Lead sponsor of TIA-backed truck safety bill withdraws support
A truck broker lobby plans to regroup after losing momentum for a bill requiring interim standards for brokers.
A truck broker lobby plans to regroup after losing momentum for a bill requiring interim standards for brokers.
A bill seeking to simplify eligibility for truck driver apprenticeships is part of a legislative package addressing supply chain shortfalls.
Opposition is growing against a bill that would prevent the FMCSA from issuing a regulation mandating maximum speeds for trucks.
Truckers, brokers and fuel retailers told Congress where they believe regulators are overstepping their authority — and where they need to step in.
A report to Congress shows that truck safety may have gotten worse since regulators loosened hours-of-service rules in 2020.
Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen calls FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal an “overreach” and introduces legislation aimed at heading it off.
Trucking industry representatives and others have been tasked with evaluating unfair leasing practices by carriers against owner-operators.
Carriers and drivers will not be able to take advantage of a new drug testing rule due to a lack of certified testing facilities.
Federal regulators have told Congress that assessing the safety impacts of ELDs has become a challenge.
Propane haulers were unable to convince federal officials that a work-rule exemption could be provided without boosting crash risks.
Crash data for carriers entering the industry before the pandemic suggests a gradual deterioration in safety, according to a sample of federal data.
Truck safety advocates and labor are at odds with big business over a request to loosen regulations for driverless trucks.
The White House is reviewing a proposal setting mandatory hair-test guidelines that would be used to screen truck drivers for illegal drugs.
The NTSB found that an exemption allowing drivers potentially to use “unlimited” work hours was partially to blame for a 2021 truck crash that killed four people.
Trucking’s top safety enforcer is considering changes to work rule recording devices with the goal of making them easier to use.
Truck broker lobby group asserts FMCSA is being negligent on safety while entertaining private contract issues that should be decided in the marketplace.
Transportation secretary takes on lawmakers’ concerns on truck and rail issues while defending his department’s $145 billion fiscal year 2024 budget request.
Motor carriers can anticipate a registration fee increase in 2025 as the collection agency adjusts how it reconciles with mandated entitlements.
TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou quit the board at the autonomous trucking startup as the company investigated him for employee poaching.
Regulators will hold a listening session at the Mid America Trucking Show to help fine-tune proposed rules and guidance governing truck brokers and dispatchers.