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The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Program: An Update

Webinar Description: 

Registration in 2019 for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Program is scheduled to open on October 1, 2018. This webinar will provide both an introduction to UCR for those who may be unfamiliar with it, and an update on some important changes to the program. The UCR Program requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business with a participating state and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. This includes ALL carriers - private, exempt, or for hire. There’s vehicle registration, there’s licensing for fuel tax reporting, and then there’s UCR. Any motor carrier or third party who is involved in making an interstate carrier legal to operate should attend this webinar.

During this webinar, attendees will:

·         Get an overview of the UCR program,

·         Find out how much lower next year’s UCR fees may be,

·         Find out whether this year’s, as opposed to last year’s, UCR registration will start on time, and,

·         Get an introduction to new, official guidance to UCR that has been issued by the UCR Board during 2018

Our presenter, Bob Pitcher, will also explain how these issues have the potential to loom larger still as Congress is working to enact an infrastructure bill later this year.

ATA members who are also members of the National Accounting and Finance Council (NAFC) are eligible for an hour of CPE credit for attending this webinar. For details on the CPE and membership, contact Jenny Wieroniey, National Accounting and Finance Manager, at jwieroniey@trucking.org.

About the Presenter:                

Robert C. Pitcher, Vice President, State Laws, American Trucking Associations

Bob Pitcher has worked for the American Trucking Associations for nearly thirty years, involved for the most part in tax policy at both the state and federal levels. He staffs both the ATA Tax Policy Committee and has staffed the ATA Insurance Task Force since 2003. Bob also serves as the Vice Chairman of the UCR Board of Directors. Bob is admitted to the bar in Illinois and the District of Columbia, and as a corporate counsel in Virginia.

NOTICE: ATA webinars are strictly educational for our members, and are not press events. The information contained in this webinar is not intended for, nor should it be used in, the production, editing or creation of news or analysis pieces. Participants are also forbidden from using them as background for published materials, white papers or other communications. Therefore, the contents of this webinar are strictly embargoed and off the record.