Unified Carrier Registration Best Practices and
MCMIS Survey of States
National Conference of State Transportation Specialists
June 9, 2008
Survey of States
• 17 States responded including:– 1 non-participating State – Oregon– 1 participating soon – Missouri– 2 new participating States – Minnesota and
Delaware
MCMIS
• 11 State UCR agencies have MCMIS access– View information– Update undeliverable mail addresses– Change addresses– Update all MCS-150 information
• 6 do not have access– Most were interested in all of the above
Identifying Registrants Who Have Not Paid UCR Fees
• Compare to other lists – – IRP– SSRS and Exempt Interstate– 2007 UCR registrations– Intrastate authorities– SAFER– Secretary of State– Tax databases
Finding Registrants Who Have Not Paid UCR Fees
• Various internet search engines– GOOGLE.COM– SMARTPAGES.COM– ANYWHO.COM– SWITCHBOARD.COM– WHITEPAGES.COM– YELLOWPAGES.COM– ZIP4.USPS.COM/WELCOME.ASP
• Phone book
Contact Methods
• Phone call
• Roadside enforcement
• Non-renewal of IFTA/IRP
• Require 2007 registration when registering for 2008
• Letter
PrePass
• UCR verification function
• 28 States use PrePass
• 280 operational sites
• 23 are UCR participating States
Other Suggestions
• UCR compliance a component of new entrant audits, safety review, complaint investigations
• State contact list for enforcement to use to determine a carrier’s UCR compliance – may be different than the contact list for UCR registrants
• Make UCR information available in other systems - CVISN
Mailing UCR Notice
• 2008 Mailing – Early March to early May
• 2009 Mailing– Improve preparation for mailing so that all go
out at the early– National enforcement begins earlier
UCR enforcement is being provided by:
• State Police
• Ports of Entry/Weigh Stations
• State UCR agency
• Local Police Departments
UCR Enforcement
• State agency access to SAFER, MCMIS, INDOR, other State database
• Current UCR info at roadside– Continuous– Daily– 3-5 days
Explaining Justification for UCR
• Revenues are used for motor carrier safety programs
• Replaces SSRS and various State registration programs for exempt interstate carriers and private interstate carriers
Best Practices
• Enforcement by multiple agencies
• Enforcement at multiple levels
• Electronic access to current data
• Training – Enforcement and administrative staff, motor carriers
• Utilize programs provided by private sector
• Coordinated early mailing by all States
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