Did You Know?
Nebraska joined the IRP program in 1975 and IFTA in 1990.
Prior to the base state agreements, carriers were required
to file an application with each state they traveled in.
Did You Know?
Enforcement dates: IRP, January 31, 2013, IFTA, March 1, 2013, UCR, January 1, 2013
Did You Know?
Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) Form 2290 for the 2012/2013 year is now being processed by the IRS.
UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION
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The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Program is a federal law that requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce to register their business with Nebraska and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. The UCR applies to all states in the continental United States and the provinces of Canada (if the Canadian carrier travels in the lower 48 states, UCR is required), if the state or province in which your principal place of business is located, does not participate in the UCR program, you may choose another state in which to register. Nebraska will accept applications from individuals and companies located in Missouri, Manitoba and Ontario along with individuals and companies located in Nebraska.
The UCR replaces both Single State Registration System (SSRS) and the Nebraska Interstate Registration (Bingo Stamp) program.
The UCR fees are based on the number of commercial motor vehicles you reported on your last MCS-150 form or the total number of commercial motor vehicles owned and operated for the 12-month period ending June 30 of the year immediately prior to the year for which the UCR registration is made. This includes owned and leased vehicles (term of lease for more than 30 days).
A “commercial motor vehicle” is defined as a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle:
There are five classifications required to participate in UCR they are as follows:
Brokers, Freight Forwarders and Leasing Companies:
Brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies pay the lowest fee tier.
THE FEE BRACKETS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (2013)
| Fleet Size (power units only) |
Fee per Company |
| 0-2 | $76.00 |
| 3-5 | $227.00 |
| 6-20 | $452.00 |
| 21-100 | $1,576.00 |
| 101-1,000 | $7,511.00 |
| 1,001-200,000 | $73,346.00 |
Example: A motor carrier operating four tractors and nine straight trucks has a fleet size of thirteen commercial motor vehicles and pays $452.00.
If you reduce the number of vehicles on your UCR application , you are required to maintain a list of the vehicles that were subtracted,forms have been developed to help you keep track of the vehicles removed from your application and can be found at www.ucr.ingov. UCR-1 UCR-2 Do not submit the lists to the DMV, retain them in your records.
The UCR application is available in pdf form 2013 UCR 2012 UCR Application. You may complete the application form and mail it, along with the correct registration fee, to the Nebraska DMV. Nebraska DMV will accept, cash, check or money order only, NE DMV does not accept credit cards.
On-line filing is available by going to www.ucr.in.gov. Payment must be made by either credit card or e-check. Log in and follow the step-by-step instructions. This site is not maintained by Nebraska DMV, but is a national site. PLEASE NOTE: if using the on-line system, there is a $3.00 transaction fee charged for each filing. In addition you will pay either a 2.5 percent processing fee, if paying by credit card (Visa and Mastercard), or a $1.00 transaction fee if paying by e-check.
Motor Carrier Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P O Box 94729
Lincoln NE 68509-4729
1-402-471-4435
(Toll Free) 1-888-622-1222
Fax 1-402-471-4024
Office Hours:
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