Can FMCSA really propose a safety fitness rule?
The FAST Act's provisions suggest that the agency may be on shaky ground Less than a week after President Obama signed into law a new...
Avery Vise
Jan 12, 2016
Random drug-test rate drops to 25% in 2016
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 21 that in 2016 motor carriers may reduce to 25% from the current 50% the...
Admin
Dec 21, 2015
FMCSA issues final rule on ELDs
Drivers who currently must maintain paper logs for hours-of-service compliance will be required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs)...
Admin
Dec 10, 2015
Congress finalizes legislation on motor carrier safety
On Dec. 4, the House and Senate passed the final version of a final version of a five-year highway bill known as Fixing America’s Surface...
Admin
Dec 3, 2015
FMCSA rule bars driver coercion
Carriers, shippers, receivers and brokers face penalties of up to $16,000 for coercing drivers to violate several key regulations under a...
Admin
Nov 30, 2015
Final highway bill could hurt conditional carriers
As House and Senate negotiators meet to hash out their differences in a long-term highway bill one of the major differences between the...
Admin
Nov 17, 2015
FMCSA proposes equipment, maintenance changes
Responding to requests from several organizations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed several changes in its...
Admin
Oct 6, 2015
Carrier gets HOS break exemption on high-risk cargo
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Oct. 2 granted R&R Transportation Group’s requested exemption from the minimum...
Admin
Oct 2, 2015
FMCSA plans to finish HOS restart study this year
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Oct. 1 that the data collection phase for the congressionally mandated...
Admin
Oct 1, 2015
FMCSA chief outlines priorities for rest of 2015
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's priorities for the rest of the year include issuing a final rule on electronic logging...
Admin
Sep 15, 2015
FMCSA panels explore driver wellness
Two groups established to advise the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on regulatory issues will meet Sept. 21-22 to consider...
Admin
Sep 4, 2015
South Carolina man admits to illegal CDL testing
A third-party commercial driver's license tester who had been authorized by the State of South Carolina solely to test employees of the...
Admin
Sep 1, 2015
FMCSA clarifies HHG carrier definition
A carrier that delivers furniture, appliances or other furnishings from a factory to an individual household is not a household goods...
Admin
Aug 24, 2015
