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.
HHS is preparing to rollout a proposal that could move the trucking industry a step closer to federal recognition of drug hair tests.
In some rare good news for autonomous truck software developer TuSimple, the FMCSA closed a probe into a crash last April.
Driverless truck-tech companies say their equipment is as safe — or safer — than traditional devices used to warn the public of trucks stopped on the highway.
Lifting a CDL requirement for apprenticeships could get more prospective truck drivers on the road, according to a pilot program supporter.
Michigan truck owner has not provided enough safety evidence in his hours-of-service request to federal regulators.
AskWaves looks into why the trucking industry is resisting a proposal to tighten the scope and duration of temporary federal exemptions for motor carriers.
Truck safety regulator will host webinars to discuss revisions aimed at keeping more high-risk violators off the road.
Regulators are asking the public to comment on how much more federal oversight will be needed before Level 4 and 5 automation can be safely deployed.
After three years in operation, FMCSA’s drug clearinghouse is ‘a great source of truth’ despite alarming trends, asserts a trucking regulatory expert.
AskWaves checks on the latest FMCSA certification requirements for medical examiners qualified in the trucking industry.
Regulators are modifying financial requirements and penalties for brokers, freight forwarders and surety bond issuers.
Liability concerns for drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing are unfounded, according to federal regulators.
Congress and the Biden administration will aim to advance trucking policy despite the potential gridlock of divided government.
