2015 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) – Idaho Application Instructions
UCR Base State for filing purposes:
If your principal place of business is DC, MD,
If your principal place of business is in the
NJ, or VT or the Canadian Province of ON, NB,
Canadian Province of ON, MB or NU, you may
NL, NS, PE, or QC, you may use CT, DE, MA,
use IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, or WI.
ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VA, or WV.
If your principal place of business is in AZ, HI,
If your principal place of business is in FL or a
NV, OR, or WY or the Canadian Province of
state of Mexico, you may use AL, AR, GA, KY,
AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, SK, or YT or a state of
LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, or TX.
Mexico, you may use AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND,
NM, SD, UT, or WA.
Section 1 – General Information. Enter all applicable information for your company. The legal name, DBA
name, physical address and mailing address must be identical to your current USDOT record. Note: the
principal place of business address serves as your headquarters and where your operational records are
maintained or can be made available.
Section 2 – Classification. Brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies pay the lowest fee tier. If your
company is also a motor carrier (whether private or for-hire), you must use the private or for-hire classification.
“Motor carrier” means a person
“Freight forwarder” means a
“Leasing company” means
providing motor vehicle transportation
person who arranges for truck
a person or company
for compensation.
transportation of cargo belonging
engaged in the business of
to others, utilizing for-hire carriers
leasing or renting for
“Motor private carrier” means a
to provide the actual truck
compensation motor
person who provides interstate
transportation, and also performs
vehicles they own without
transportation of property in order to
or provides for assembling,
drivers to a motor carrier,
support its primary line of business.
consolidating, break-bulk and
motor private carrier, or
“Broker” means a person, other than
distribution of shipments and
freight forwarder.
a motor carrier, who sells or arranges
assumes responsibility for
for transportation by a motor carrier
transportation from place of receipt
for compensation.
to destination.
Section 3 – Number of Motor Vehicles (Motor Carriers and Motor Private Carriers only). Check the method
used to obtain the vehicle count. If “b” is selected and it places you in lower fee bracket than if you had
selected “a,” your filing is subject to audit.
Line 1, Columns A & B – Enter the number of vehicles for each category and the total of A & B in Column C.
Line 2 – Subtract the number of vehicles designed to transport 10 passengers or less, including the driver, that
are included in Column C of Line 1. You may also subtract the number of vehicle(s) used exclusively in the
intrastate transportation of property, waste, or recyclable material that are included in Column C of Line 1. In
order to subtract a commercial motor vehicle under this option, during the UCR registration year the vehicle:
did not or will not travel outside the state; did not or will not carry property, waste, or recyclable material that
originated outside the state or is destined for a location outside the state; and was not or will not be registered
under the International Registration Plan (IRP). Your UCR base state may request a vehicle detail list (Form
UCR-1). Do not submit this form unless requested.
Line 3 (optional) – Add the number of vehicles that were used exclusively in intrastate commerce if they were
not included in Column A or B above. You may also include on this line the number of other self propelled
vehicles used in interstate or intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property for compensation that
are not defined as a commercial motor vehicle that have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight
of 10,000 lbs or less or a passenger capacity of 10 or less, including the driver.
Line 4 – Total the number of vehicles shown in Column C. Remit the amount due as shown in Section 4.
Section 4 – Fees. This table reflects the approved UCR fees you will pay based upon the number of vehicles
reported in Section 3, Line 4.
Section 5 – Certification. The owner or an individual who has a power of attorney to sign on behalf of the
owner or owners. This certification indicates that the information is correct under penalty of perjury.