UCR brackets / B2
Bracket B2 · 3–5 vehicles
UCR bracket B2: $167 for 2027
Bracket B2 covers carriers that operated 3–5 vehicles in the preceding year. The fee is $167 for the 2027 registration year, up from $138 in 2026, a rise of $29 or 21 percent.
- 12027 fee $167
- 22026 fee $138
- 3Increase 21%
- 4Vehicles 3–5 vehicles
What $167 buys, per truck
At the bottom of the bracket, 3 vehicles, the 2027 fee is $55.67 per vehicle; at the top, 5 vehicles, it is $33.40. The bracket you fall into is set by last year's count, so a carrier that grew from 3 to 5 trucks during 2026 pays the same $167 as one that stayed at 3 all year. The reverse holds too: a carrier that shrank from 5 to 3 still pays this bracket's fee because it operated 5 during the year.
The edges of bracket B2
Below: there is nothing below B2. Zero vehicles is still B2.
Above: one vehicle past 5 puts you in bracket B1 (0–2 vehicles) at $55, a step of $-112. The step is modest at this end of the schedule; the brackets widen sharply further up.
Three to five: the first step up
Adding a third truck is the first time UCR gets noticeably more expensive: the fee roughly triples from $55 to $167, and it stays at $167 through the fifth truck. Spread across the bracket that is $55.67 a truck at three and $33.40 at five, so the fourth and fifth trucks are effectively free for UCR purposes. Small carriers at this size often run one or two tractors they own plus owner-operators leased on; the leased tractors count in the carrier's total if the carrier operated them under its authority.
Registration years and sources
| Registration year | Bracket B2 fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $138 | UCR Plan — fee brackets |
| 2027 | $167 | FMCSA final rule, 49 CFR 367.50 (FR Doc. 2026-17893, Docket FMCSA-2025-0655) |
2027 registration opened on October 1, 2026. The 2027 fee also applies to every later registration year until FMCSA adopts a new table by rule. Brackets did not change between the two years shown; only the dollar amounts did, by 20 percent on average across the schedule.
Who registers in bracket B2
Small fleets: a family operation with three to five tractors, a regional LTL feeder, a small passenger carrier running a few coaches. Anyone in the bracket who is engaged in interstate commerce to any extent must register; the rule is not about how far or how often.
Sources: FMCSA final rule, 49 CFR 367.50 (FR Doc. 2026-17893, Docket FMCSA-2025-0655); UCR Plan — fee brackets; UCR Plan — FAQ. Checked 2026-10-23.