Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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News
EFS chat recap: Pushing driver training boundaries
A. Bailey Wood reveals his vision and goals as the new head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.
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Trucking Regulation
California court dismisses XPO meal/rest break complaint
FMCSA hours-of-service exemption weighs heavily in a court decision rejecting wage claims against XPO Logistics.
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Trucking Regulation
Carriers pressure FMCSA to act on drug hair-test exemption request
Trucking companies cite safety concerns in their request to FMCSA to allow limited use of hair testing to screen for drugs.
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Trucking Regulation
Labor to DOT: Scrap Trump administration’s automated vehicles plan
Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.
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News
Watchdog spotlights FMCSA’s, other agencies’ disjointed drug testing verification
A GAO report links accurate data collection to motor carrier costs.
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Driver issues
DOT study predicts no mass layoffs from driverless trucks
A DOT autonomous trucking technology study downplays concerns raised by the FMCSA.
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Legal issues
Former auto hauler sentenced to 30 months for faking FMCSA records
Michael Chaves, the former owner of a vehicle-transport carrier, gets 30 months in prison for forging DOT documents and failing to maintain driver certifications.
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Regulatory Agencies
What freight carriers should know about Biden’s transportation review
Carriers should begin planning now to influence policy change that could result from Biden’s supply chain executive order, industry observers say.
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News
FMCSA chief Joshi: Drivers will take hit from automated trucks
Understanding trucking automation’s effect on the trucker workforce is a priority for the Biden administration, an FMCSA official asserts.
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Trucking Regulation
New head of CVTA focusing on entry-level driver training rule
A. Bailey Wood takes over as head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Alliance from Don Lefeve.
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