Regulatory Agencies

FMCSA has granted waivers to a new round of truck drivers who have epilepsy or hearing impairment.

The Federal Maritime Commission suggests that requiring better data could lead to less congestion and fewer container storage fees.

The government’s long-awaited National Multimodal Freight Network has finally kicked off with a two-month request for information to help map out facilities and routes.

Federal regulators are bracing for a surge in container late fee complaints as ocean carriers and shippers process alternate routing options following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Federal Railroad Administration has lowered the gates on railroads looking to move to one-person crews.

Legislation approved by the House gives the Federal Maritime Commission more power to investigate potential container market manipulation by China.

The Biden administration is getting a clearer picture of freight flow changes with new data from inland intermodal hubs.

An NLRB rule on joint employee status that was widely feared by employers has been vacated by a federal court in Texas just before it was to take effect.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has withdrawn a rule that would have required reporting of scope 3 emissions, those related to companies’ supply chains.

A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Pennsylvania on Saturday amid an already heated battle over railroad safety issues. Here’s the latest.

Shippers say a new Federal Maritime Commission rule meant to make billing more transparent will instead cause them more headaches.

Highway, port and freight rail projects are caught up in a Government Accountability Office report questioning how the Department of Transportation justifies infrastructure investments.

EPA’s proposal to consider mandating air pollution reporting could place new burdens on rail yards and rail carriers, critics say.

Road builders say the Biden administration’s new emissions performance rule goes beyond the intent of Congress.

Postal Service auditors have advised the agency to boost oversight of contract trucking companies.

Here’s how 10 federal agencies plan to protect carriers and their customers if Congress fails to approve funding by Saturday night.

Automated equipment put to work for the U.S. Postal Service failed to achieve projected savings, according to the agency’s watchdog.

Requiring container ship operators to file an export policy would be too costly — and unlawful as well, carriers tell regulators.

The Department of Transportation’s “supercharged” Freight Office will be tasked with overseeing and coordinating competitive grants and how they fit into a national freight strategy.

There may be plenty of hand-wringing about California’s Clean Fleets rule, but fleets are advised to start getting ready for it.