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The UCR Plan also called the INTERSTATE agreement and the 41 States participating in the UCR Agreement establish and collect fees from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. It is based on a calendar year basis from January through December. You pay the same free in Jan that you do in December. Nothing is prorated. Fees are based on the number of power units in your fleet.
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FMCSA does provide information to the UCR Plan about motor carriers that are issued USDOT numbers for the purpose of administering the UCR Agreement (cf. 49 U.S.C. 13908)
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IX. International Impacts
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Motor carriers and other entities involved in interstate and foreign transportation in the United States that do not have a principal office in the United States are nonetheless subject to the fees for the UCR Plan. They are required to designate a participating State as a base State and pay the appropriate fees to that State. 49 U.S.C. 14504a(a)(2)(B)(ii) and (f)(4).
DO I NEED TO FILE UCR?
WHAT IS UCR?
If you answer YES to the following question then you must file for UCR.
1. Is your operation INTERSTATE commerce?
How is Interstate Commerce Defined?
Interstate commerce refers to the movement of goods or passengers across state lines or across the borders of the U.S. This includes movements of goods or passengers across state or national boundaries, but also a movement entirely within a state when that movement is the beginning or continuation of a movement across a state or national border.