Fillable Form Bas-2 - Unified Carrier Registration Form (Page 4 of 5) in pdf

Instruction Sheet for UCR Carrier Registration

What is my base state for UCR?

(A)

If your principal place of business as completed in Section 1 of the form is AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN,

KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA,

WI or WV, you must use that state as your base state. If your principal place of business is not in one of these states, go to (B).

(B) If your principal place of business is not one of the states listed in (A) above but you have an office or operating facility located

in one of the states listed in (A) above, you must use that state as your base state.

(C) If you cannot select a base state using (A) or (B) above, you must select your base state from (A) above that is nearest to the

location of your principal place of business; or

(D) Select your base state as follows:

If your principal place of business is in DC, MD, NJ, or VT or the Canadian Province of ON, NB, NL, NS, PE, or QC,

you may select one of the following states: CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VA, or WV.

If your principal place of business is in FL or a state of Mexico, you may select one of the following states: AL, AR,

GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, or TX.

If your principal place of business is in the Canadian Province of ON, MB or NU, you may select one of the following

states: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, or WI.

If your principal place of business is in AZ, HI, NV, OR, or WY or the Canadian Province of AB, BC, MB, NT, NU,

SK, or YT or a state of Mexico, you may select one of the following states: AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, SD, UT,

or WA.

Change of Base State

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If you selected your base state using (C) or (D) above and your principal place of business has moved to a qualified state in (A)

or (B) above, you may at the next registration year change your base state to a state listed in (A) or (B).

Section 1. – General Information

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Enter all identifying information for your company. The owner and DBA name should be identical to what is on file for your

USDOT number (See ). Enter the principal place of business address that

serves as your headquarters and where your operational records are maintained or can be made available.

Section 2. – Classification (Definitions)

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“Motor carrier” means a person providing motor vehicle transportation for compensation.

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“Motor private carrier” means a person who provides interstate transportation of property in order to support its primary line of

business.

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“Broker” means a person, other than a motor carrier, who sells or arranges for transportation by a motor carrier for

compensation.

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“Freight forwarder” means a person who arranges for truck transportation of cargo belonging to others, utilizing for-hire

carriers to provide the actual truck transportation, and also performs or provides for assembling, consolidating, break-bulk and

distribution of shipments and assumes responsibility for transportation from place of receipt to destination.

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“Leasing company” means a person or company engaged in the business of leasing or renting for compensation motor vehicles

they own without drivers to a motor carrier, motor private carrier, or freight forwarder.

Section 3. - Fees Due-Brokers, Freight Forwarders and Leasing Companies

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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 will skip this section of the application.

Section 4. - No. Of Motor Vehicles– Motor Carrier & Motor Private Carrier

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Check the appropriate box indicating where you obtained the vehicle count for the numbers you entered into the table in this

section. If you select Option B, and your fleet count using this method places you in a bracket with a lower fee than if you had

selected Option A, you are required to maintain a list of vehicles covered by your UCR registration and submit this information

on Form UCR-2 to your base state upon request. Form UCR-2 may be obtained from your base state or at

You only need to provide Form UCR-2 to your base state upon request, do not submit the form with your UCR

registration!

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Line 1. In the table, enter the number of commercial motor vehicles you reported on your last MCS-150 form or the total number

of commercial motor vehicles owned and operated for the 12-month period ending June 30 of the year immediately prior to the

year for which the UCR registration is made. This table includes owned and leased vehicles (term of lease for more than 30

days). Do not include any trailer counts in Columns A, C or D on this line. Trailers are no longer counted in determining fees

under this program.

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Line 2. (A) Subtract the number of vehicles designed to transport 10 passengers or less, including the driver, that are included

in Column C of Line 1. (B) (Optional). You may also subtract the number of vehicle(s) that you included in Section 4, Column

A that are used exclusively in the intrastate transportation of property, waste, or recyclable material. In order to subtract a

commercial motor vehicle under this option, during the UCR registration year 1) the vehicle did not or will not travel outside the

state; 2) the vehicle 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 3) the vehicle was not or will not be registered under the International Registration Plan

(IRP) (vehicle must not have an apportioned plate). You may not enter on this line the number of passenger carrying vehicles

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