Motor Carrier Services Resources

Presentations, Meeting Minutes, etc.

Below are a list of presentations, meeting minutes and other various documents pertaining to the Motor Carrier Services area.   

Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Information:

• Requested changes to FMCSA database
• Letter from Avelino Gutierrez
• E8-3603 Fees for UCR Plan and Agreement Correction 2-26-08
• FMCSA Reponse to UCR Board March 5 Letter
• NCSTS 2008 UCR Enforcement Date Letter
• Resolution on trailers
• Senator Boxer Amnendments
• UCR Penalties
• Update on NCRA IT Issues (word doc)
• Update on UCRA IT Ussues (PDF)
• 2008 UCR Form
• 2008 UCR Industry Notice - Carriers
• 2008 UCR Industry Notice - FF Broker Lease Solely
• 2008 UCR Instruction Sheet
• UCR Questions and Answers 1-30-08
• 2008 UCR Fees Letter 2-4-08
• 2008 UCR Entitlement 2-4-08
• NCSTS Update 2-1-08
• Proposed Agenda for UCR Board Meeting 1-14 and 1-15-08
• Resolutions for Board Meeting January 08
• UCR Program - Louisiane 12-05-07
• UCR Treatment of State Revenue Shortfalls 12-10-07
• Letter from State of Hawaii
• Memo - Preemption of Intrastate Fees and Renewals 6-25-07
• UCRA Fin Resp Opin 108 - Draft 1-04-08
• UCR Penalties 12-10-07
• Letter - UCR Revenue 8-16-07
• Letter to Avelino Gutierrez 12-28-07
• UCR Agreement Response Letter 12-24-07
• Addtional Q & A 12-07
• UCR Board meeting minutes12-06-07 agenda
• UCR Board meeting minutes 12-06-07 Ex. 1
• UCR Board meeting minutes 12-06-07 Ex. 2
• UCR Board meeting minutes 12-06-07 Ex. 3
• UCR Board meeting minutes 12-06-07 Ex. 4
• UCR Procedure Committee Report 12-07
• UCR Questions and Answer Document 12-01-07
• UCR Training Presenting
• Unified Carrer Registration Agreement Training
• UCR - NCSTS Industry Notice 11-15-2007
• UCR State Contact List 11-15-2007
• Agenda for UCR Board Meeting 9-13-07
• UCRA Fees Information 9-7-07
• Pennsylvania UCRA Plan 8-30-2007
• Oregon UCR Letter 8-22-2007
• SAFETEA-LU Technical Amendments
• Fees Committee Email on 2008 UCR Fees
• Financial Responsibility Provision
• Oklahoma Letter to UCR Board 8-16-2007
• UCR 2008 Entitlements & Fees A-2
• UCR 2008 Entitlements & Fees B-2
• UCR - Instruction Sheet V7
• UCR D Hugel 8-27-2007
• UCR Procedures Committee Report 8-30-2007
• UCRA Sunshine report 8-2007
• UCR Fee Final Rule 8-27-2007
• NCSTS proposal to UCR 8-3-2007
• UCR Agreemenet Update 7-25-07
• SSRS Provisions in the 9-11 Commission Bill
• UCRA Q&A revised 6-28-2007
• UCR NPRM Amendment 6-5-2007
• GAO UCR Report
• UCR Fees Federal Register 5-29-2007
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes 3-15-07
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes 3-15-07 Ex. A
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes 3-05-07 Ex. B
• Report to the Board 4-20-07
• UCR Form Version 2.1
• Letter from PA regarding Q&A
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes (Dec. 2006 Ex. A)
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes (Dec. 2006 Ex. B)
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes (Dec. 2006 Ex. C)
• UCR Q&A
(Jan. 2007)
• Update SSR-UCR
 (Dec. 2006)
• UCR Fees Letter (Dec. 6, 2006)
• UCR Revenue Fees Write-up (Dec. 4, 2006)
• Discussion of Entities Subject to Fees Under the UCRA Program
• UCRA State Plan List (2007)
• UCR Update (Nov. 27, 2006)
• UCRA Functional Requirements Draft (Oct. 31, 2006)
• UCR Revenue & Fee Board Rerport (Oct. 11, 2006)
• UCR Update (Oct. 19, 2006)
• UCR Agreement (Oct. 18, 2006)
• UCR Board Letter (Oct. 6, 2006)
• UCR Presentation (Oct. 2, 2006)
• UCR Board Letter (Sept. 29, 2006)
• UCRA State Plan (Sept. 16, 2006)
• UCRA Q&A (Sept. 16, 2006)
• UCRA Invitation Letter (Sept. 16, 2006)
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes (Aug. 2006)
• UCR Presentation (Aug. 24, 2006)
• UCR Board Meeting Mintues (July 2006)
• UCR Board Meeting Minutes (June 2006)
• Establishment of the Uniform Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors (Federal Register, May 12, 2006)
• UCR Questions/Answers (Nov. 11, 2005)
• Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005: As contained in P.L. 109-59 (Tom Klingman, UPS)

Other Resources (HVUT, CVISN, PRISM, etc.)

• PRISM IRP Cab Card and Bar Code Specs V3-3
• IRS-2007-128
• 2007 Electronic and Paper Form 2290 Schedule 1
• HVUT Update July 9, 2007
• PRISM Newsletter June 2007
• PRISM Newsletter January 2007
• Crash Costs Study - FMCSA 2006
• Safety Belt Newsletter April 2007
• Carrier Vehicle Safety v11
• CVSA Legislative Update - February 5, 2007
• Inside IT January '07 v1.11
• PRISM Brochure
• PRISM Cab Card Bar Code Specs.
• PRISM Procedural Manual
• PRISM TO041P Trans Specification
• Q&A re COMPASS and CVISN
• TO2 1.4 Q3 Baseline COMPASS Program Roadmap Update FINAL for Review
• Roadside Call Notes (Oct 10, 2006)
• HVUT Call Notes (Oct 5, 2006)
• HVUT Presentation (Aug. 24, 2006)
• Large Truck Crash Cause Study (July 2006)
• HVUT Meeting Notes (June 20, 2006)
• HVUT Technical Exchange Meeting (May 31, 2006)
• Report to Congress on the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (FMCSA)
• HVUT Final Comment Form 2290 (Dec. 18, 2005) 
• Why Large MC Fleets May change Their IRP Base (Bob Pitcher, ATA)
• Licensing Requirements: HOT SHOTS
• PRISM: Federal Fiscal Year 2005, Year in Review
• PRISM Implementation Committee Meeting (Orlando, FL Nov. 3, 2005)
• MCS-150 Update Processing Issues
• OOS Order Communication to State DMVs: Proposal for Automated Notification of MCSA OOS Orders
• SAFETEA-LU: PRISM Related Provisions
• IRP Registration Sanctions: Best Practices for the Various Types of FMCSA OOS Orders

MCS Community Newsletters:

MCS Update Fall 2007

MCS Update Summer 2007

MCS Update Spring 2007

MCS Update Winter 2007

MCS 2006 Fall Update

MCS 2006 Spring Update 

MCS Community Newsletter - Winter 2005

MCS Monthly Update - October - November 2005

MCS Monthly Update - May 2005

MCS Monthly Update - April 2005

MCS Monthly Update - March 2005

MCS Monthly Update - February 2005

MCS Monthly Update - January 2005

Sharing Information with the Membership

Has your jurisdiction implemented a new process for electronic credentialing?  Has your jurisdiction recently implemented PRISM or a new CVISN process?  Is there something exciting happening in your jurisdiction with respect to motor carrier services or highway safety?

If so, please share the news with your fellow jurisdictional members.  We are always looking for interesting information to share with the AAMVA membership and would like to hear from you. 

If you have questions or comments about this status update or need information on MCS issues or activities, contact Tim Adams, Program Director, MCS, via e-mail or by phone at (502) 845-0398.