SBTC Stops FMCSA's Unlawful UCR Fee Hike

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SBTC DECLARES VICTORY In the immediate aftermath of SBTC's August 8, 2018 letter to FMCSA which challenged a UCR fee increase from 2018 to 2019, and a recent follow-up meeting with FMCSA officials, FMCSA today published notice in the Federal Register that it is moving to abort a previously promulgated rule, which would have raised UCR fees on the motor carrier industry in 2019... Currently, fees are set for 2018 by rule 49 CFR 367.40 as follows

Before SBTC challenged the 2019 Fees, they had been set by rule 49 CFR 367.50 as follows:

Today, FMCSA announced intent to adopt a proposed revised rule that would amend 49 CFR 367.50 and lower the fees as follows:

"Today, SBTC claims credit for stopping the unlawful 2019 UCR fee increase and effecting lower fees for the motor carrier industry for 2019. In the meantime, SBTC's legal team is currently reviewing the legality of an additional proposed rule 49 CFR 367.60 that would raise the fees for 2020," SBTC President James Lamb said.

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