Guides
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- UCR renewal for 2027: fees, dates and how to fileThe 2027 Unified Carrier Registration fees by fleet size, when registration opens, how to count your vehicles, and how to file it yourself in about ten minutes.Read Oct 25, 2026
- MCS-150 update: find your due month and file it freeThe last digit of your USDOT number sets the month, the one before it sets the year. Look yours up, see what the update involves, and what the 2026 pause on deactivation means.Read Oct 25, 2026
- USDOT number deactivated? What it means and how to get it backWhy a USDOT number goes inactive, how to check yours in a minute, and the usual way back. Includes how reactivation differs from getting operating authority reinstated.Read Oct 25, 2026
- BOC-3 filing: what it is and who files itA BOC-3 names a process agent in every state you operate in. You do not file it yourself; a process agent company does. What to ask for, and how to confirm it is on file.Read Oct 25, 2026
- IRP renewal: apportioned plates, who needs them and when they renewThe International Registration Plan lets one registration cover every state you run in. Who has to have apportioned plates, who issues them, and why your renewal date is on your cab card.Read Oct 25, 2026
- Who has to register for UCR? A five-question checkUCR covers more than long-haul truckers. Answer five questions and see whether you have to register, which bracket you fall in, and what it costs for 2027.Read Oct 25, 2026