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CVSA enforcement of UCR begins July 15

WASHINGTON — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is encouraging all jurisdictions throughout North America to begin enforcement of the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) for the 2010 registration year to begin effective July 15, 2010. All motor carriers (for-hire, private and exempt) — as well as brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies operating in interstate or international commerce — are subject to the UCR. Entities based in Canada and Mexico that are involved in interstate or international commerce in the United States also are subject to UCR. Forty-one states are participating in UCR for the 2010 calendar/registration year and will serve as UCR base states.

“Revenue generated from UCR helps fund safety and enforcement programs which in turn goes a long way to ensuring safer roads and saving lives,” said Stephen A. Keppler, CVSA’s interim executive director.

For more information on the states participating, or questions about the program, visit the Unified Carrier Registration Center’s web site at www.ucr.in.gov.

CVSA is an international not-for-profit organization comprising local, state, provincial, territorial, and federal motor carrier safety officials and industry representatives from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Our mission is to promote commercial motor vehicle safety and security by providing leadership to enforcement, industry and policy makers. The Alliance actively monitors, evaluates, and identifies solutions to potentially unsafe transportation processes and procedures related to driver and vehicle safety requirements most often associated with commercial motor vehicle crashes.

In addition, CVSA has several hundred associate members who are committed to helping the Alliance achieve its goals; uniformity, compatibility and reciprocity of commercial vehicle inspections, and enforcement activities throughout North America by individuals dedicated to highway safety and security. For more on CVSA, visit www.cvsa.org.

Barb Kampbell of The Trucker staff may be contacted for comment at [email protected].

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