How the feds are tackling non-dom CDLs and English language proficiency.
Discover the MC number market and learn about the FMCSA’s efforts to curb illegal trades in this underground industry.
The favorite argument from those supporting the ATA’s teen trucker push is “if they can go to war at 18, they can drive a truck at 18.” Military service transforms young people into disciplined, responsible adults who understand that their decisions affect others. That’s why military-trained drivers have 42% fewer accidents. The solution isn’t younger drivers; it’s requiring the standards that make military drivers safer. We’ve lost something fundamental in how we raise our young people, and the highway data proves it.
Inspectors are monitoring the progress of DOT organizations in implementing prior recommendations.
A class-action lawsuit filed in Alameda County seeks to block California’s Jan. 5 cancellation of nearly 20,000 commercial driver’s licenses. The plaintiffs argue the DMV is punishing immigrant drivers for the agency’s own administrative failures while refusing to let them reapply for corrected credentials, violating state law and due process.
One owner who hired an unqualified driver got 60 days. Other owner offered no time plea deal. The driver who killed seven was acquitted. The system that enabled them both remains largely unchanged.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found FMCSA likely violated federal law when it attempted to eliminate approximately 200,000 commercial driver licenses without following standard procedures. The November 13 emergency stay revealed failures that leave 200,000 drivers in legal limbo while courts define the boundaries of administrative power during claimed emergencies.
The U.S. trucking industry is facing a crisis of overcapacity, safety lapses and national security risks, exacerbated by decades of deregulation and lax enforcement. Since March 2018, the number of active for-hire carriers has nearly doubled from 138,000 to 212,000 today, a 54% increase. According to SONAR’s OTVI index, freight volumes are only 1.2% higher […]
For the first time in decades, the federal government is shifting its attention from policy roundtables to the actual drivers and fleets keeping the country moving.
The DOT is expediting infrastructure projects in North Carolina and Tennessee.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday signed an order to again require strict enforcement of English language proficiency rules for commercial truck drivers.
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Two new executive orders refocus attention on English language requirements for truck drivers, reviving enforcement protocols that have existed since 1937. Industry voices say training, licensing and real-world risk management are essential priorities beyond language rules.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is partially funding an $8.8 million project promoting adoption of autonomous truck platooning technology in the Midwest.
This week the industry gets advice on cybersecurity strategies for 2025.
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FreightTech hasn’t solved freight fraud, and regulators can’t figure out who is regulating it. Is there a solution?
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has provided a detailed framework surrounding driver drug and alcohol violations – including return to work procedures.
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Atlas Air has apparently cleared the final hurdle for its sale to Wall Street hedge funds.
DOT wants railroads to take immediate actions to address safety
Truck safety lobby pressures DOT on crash prevention
Community colleges to prepare veterans for jobs in trucking
FreightWaves recently conducted a survey of owner-operators outlining business issues and outlooks on profitability in 2022 compared to the previous year.
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The number of carriers receiving FMCSA conditional safety ratings is increasing as more off-site audits are conducted.
A new complaint filed by NLRB could serve as a focal point in a revision of independent contractor rules.
Oral fluid testing is not only a win for the safety-conscious, but the cost-conscious too.
Automatic braking, improving CDL accuracy included in department-wide shift to close agency oversight gaps
No hace falta ser un experto para saber que el sector del transporte por carretera tiende a confiar demasiado en sus raíces heredadas. Después de todo, para un sector empresarial absolutamente dependiente de la velocidad y la eficiencia, seguro que ha tardado en llegar al siglo XXI. FreightWaves se ha comprometido a ser un agente […]
The Top 500 list of the largest U.S.-based for-hire trucking fleets is ranked on the basis of tractor count.
Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act means the industry has a path forward on infrastructure investment, and several additional provisions will benefit trucking in the future.
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In 2020, DOT received a total of 102,561 consumer complaints
Western Global Airlines is a midsize cargo carrier that can’t grow its fleet until the U.S. DOT lifts conditions placed on startups.
The FMCSA will still not disqualify a truck driver for failing a hair test for drug use.
Fireworks could be stuck at sea by the time the Fourth of July rolls around. Blame massive port congestion and overloaded freight networks. The fireworks industry is asking the Biden administration to provide a fix, but what can it do?
Airlines are bleeding red ink and are asking incoming DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg to focus on testing and other steps to give people confidence to travel.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, civil penalties for drug and alcohol violations could jump under a proposed rule. Plus, the holiday shipping season trned out better than most expected, and California unveils a plan to invest in clean vehicles.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the U.S. DOT has laid out its strategic plan for safely deploying autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. Plus, LTL volumes stayed strong in December, and XPO names the head of its logistics spinoff.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the freight bull market shows no signs of slowing; Chao says goodbye; and trucking continues to add jobs.
Two companies are bringing in partners with yard space that might not already be available or marketed to truck drivers.
National freight “outlook” is significant for states, municipalities and companies that may want federal money for rail or other transport projects.
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Chaves, ex-owner of CAT Transportation Inc., is awaiting sentencing in another federal case after pleading guilty to falsifying DOT records, bank fraud, identity theft and tax evasion in August 2019.
FMCSA has expanded the types of crashes eligible for review under its Crash Preventability Determination Program, giving fleets and drivers more options to have non-preventable crashes removed from their record. )
U.S. DOT green lights Nuro with first ever autonomous vehicle exemption
The Federal Aviation Administration’s drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn’t want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public until March 2 to submit comments. The […]
Changes need to be made, but the process the Federal Aviation Administration uses to certify aircraft — including the grounded Boeing 737 MAX — is effective and a significant contributor to the world’s safest aviation system, according to a panel of outside safety experts. In a report that is sure to rile Boeing (NYSE: BA) […]
The proposed rule will cover just about every drone operating in the U.S.
Drone rulemaking delayed for fourth time this year.
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US DOT awards $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to 232 airports in 43 states.
Furniture-makers may face long slog in adjusting to tariffs on Chinese imports; Autonomous freight trains to be tested
Ray Martinez said truck users will benefit from better data from CSA scores to make carrier selections i
Small carrier profits are about to be pressured by a large government organization and it’s not the FMCSA, DOT, or CVSA.
For months, members of a Facebook group named Black Smoke Matters (BSM) have been calling for an industry-wide shutdown to bring national attention to what the group says is government overreach.
If confirmed, the new DOJ deputy could bring with him from DOT potential deregulatory influence.
Rails may need to raise rates to comply with new rules from Washington.
The National Academies of Science has identified seven core research areas that it said could help DOT determine possible changes to truck size and weight.
Leaders from state departments of transportation across the country participated in a panel discussion about connected and automated vehicles, and the winding road to their ubiquitous adoption.
If there is just one word that can best sum up the official Listening Session on hours of service (HOS) that FMCSA held on Friday at the Great American Trucking Show, it would be flexibility.
FMCSA has agreed to implement a series of actions as it works toward the possible implementation of a more data-driven to identifying at-risk carriers for intervention.
A rule last year by DOT on testing trucking applicants for drugs specifically left hair testing out, but the HHS needs guidelines if the push is to proceed.
Fleets that run without an ELD could get into a lot of trouble with the inspectors, insurance companies, and customers, who can access the CSA data with regard to crash incidents and violation details.
Trucking’s persistent parking problem is only getting worse. What’s being done to help solve the issue?
The trailer portion of EPA’s Phase 2 greenhouse gas regulations will be on hold following a federal appeals court hearing on Friday. The court, with the support of EPA which did not challenge the ruling, stopped implementation of the rule that affects trailers.
Ford is following that of other automakers and investing in electrification and connectivity. The company also said it would redirect $7 billion from car production to increase SUV and truck production.
Four of the defendants in the Pilot Flying J federal fraud trial have reached plea deals with prosecutors, according to documents filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
The Department of Transportation has revised and renamed its FASTLane program to “align [projects] with national and regional economic vitality goals and to leverage additional non-federal funding,” it said.
