Making the Registration Numbers Move Some More - January Plan

Unregistered Carriers on 01/04/2009 - 1257
Unregistered Carriers on 01/05/2010 - 1235

Illinois - 94.27%
Maine - 93.42%

We are now in a very interesting period with regard to 2009 UCR registration. I like to call it the "haymaking period".

First, we are no longer adding new 2009 USDOT numbers. All of the "new" numbers are 2010 USDOT numbers. The only adds we are seeing are the "sideways" adds that we've discussed at length in past posts. 2010 USDOT numbers will not, in most cases, need to register for 2009 - although we probably won't turn them away if they want to register because of potential enforcement hassles on the road.

Second, you can't meaningfully increase your registration percentage without going after your unregistered list ... which means you have to HAVE an unregistered list in front of you to go after. Most states still aren't working off an unregistered list.

So .... here's my plan: go after the unregistered list with gusto.

You may have noticed that we have quietly put almost a percentage point of distance between ourselves and Maine. That's because Maine, as predicted, hardly moved last month, while we increased our registration percentage about 1.5%.

Look for more of the same this month.