FMCSA withdraws another rulemaking initiative
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to change the process for carrier...
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Mar 22, 2017
FMCSA plans to modify safety fitness proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it plans to publish a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking...
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Jan 12, 2017
Congress pushes off final action on government funding
As expected, Congress avoided a government-wide shutdown by continuing funding through December 9 – a month beyond the election. For the...
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Sep 29, 2016
Important legislation in limbo as DOT funding bill stalls
Unusually early action on the fiscal 2017 Department of Transportation appropriations bill has given way to indefinite delay as the U.S....
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Jul 6, 2016
Few parties file replies in SFD NPRM
Although more than 150 initial comments were filed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking...
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Jun 23, 2016
Motor carrier industry opposes proposed safety fitness rule
Associations representing property and passenger carriers almost uniformly objected to major aspects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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May 25, 2016
House panel advances HOS fix, SFD rule ban
The U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee on May 24 approved legislation to fund transportation programs for the...
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May 25, 2016
Comment period on safety fitness plan extended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended for 60 days until May 23, 2016, the comment period on a proposed rule that...
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Mar 8, 2016
FMCSA's $9.4 million ace in the hole
Armed with DOT guidance on the value of a statistical life, the agency can justify just about anything. Regulators naturally develop...
Avery Vise
Feb 1, 2016
FMCSA proposes new safety rating system
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 21 will officially publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would...
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Jan 19, 2016
Groups object to FMCSA's expected SFD plan
Eight trade associations representing various segments of the trucking industry are threatening to challenge an expected notice of...
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Jan 12, 2016
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
White House clears safety fitness plan
The White House Office of Management and Budget has approved a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) notice of proposed...
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Dec 11, 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...
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Sep 15, 2015
