Guides

What these filings are, who owes them, and what they cost — written plainly, and reviewed when the rules change.

1. 01Who must register for UCRCarriers, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies, including those with no vehicles of their own.
2. 02UCR fee brackets, and what we chargeThe registration fee steps by fleet size. What the states set, what we add, and why the steps are so steep.
3. 03Counting power units for UCRThe two permitted methods, which twelve months the second one means, and what counts as a power unit.
4. 04UCR and BOC-3 comparedTwo different filings that are often confused. What each is for, how often, and who collects the money.
5. 05The UCR registration calendarWhen the season opens, when the year is due, and what late registration means in practice.
6. 06After you place an orderThree facts we keep apart: that you paid us, where your filing is, and what the government record says.
7. 07When your FMCSA record is out of dateWhy the register drifts, which errors change a fee, and what correcting our form does and does not do.
8. 08What a BOC-3 isThe process-agent designation an operating-authority application needs, and why you cannot file it yourself.

Milepost Filings is a private filing service. We are not affiliated with the FMCSA, the UCR Plan, or any government agency.