Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Acting FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson was unanimously confirmed as the agency’s seventh administrator.

Federal regulators are considering a proposal first ordered by the Obama administration that could change how trucks undergo safety inspections.

Federal regulators will use a simulator experiment to assess driver distraction in automated trucks.

Drivers and trucking companies seeking flexibility from work rules can expect full attention from federal regulators.

ACT Research’s Ann Rundle discusses policy implications for autonomous and electric trucks at FreightWaves’ one-day summit.

Federal regulators release new data and ask for public comment to help determine whether to end the nationwide trucking hours-of-service waiver.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled — again — that UPS has not shown it can maintain safety levels if it were exempted from new driver-training requirements.

Truck safety regulators have renewed until Oct. 15 a national exemption from hours-of-service rules for drivers supporting pandemic relief efforts.

A Michigan trucking company owner is seeking major relief from driver work-rule restrictions to help his customers avoid costly shutdowns.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues a temporary exemption to hours-of-service rules for the states affected by BP’s refinery shutdown.

Trucking regulators will consider allowing hair drug test results to be reported into a federal drug clearinghouse — despite asserting a lack of authority.

Federal regulators are inviting the public to comment on a truck driver’s request to be exempt from hours-of-service rules.

Federal regulators are issuing new guidance for truck driver medical qualifications, and sleep apnea regulations could be a next step.

TuSimple CEO Xiaodi Hou responded to a federal safety investigation that raised concerns about a potential setback to its driverless truck technology.

FreightWaves recently conducted a survey of owner-operators outlining business issues and outlooks on profitability in 2022 compared to the previous year.

A federal appeals court upheld the FMCSA’s hours-of-service rules by rejecting a challenge filed by safety groups alleging the 2020 changes make the roads less safe.

Public comments reveal most truckers believe a proposal to require engines to have speed limiters will make roads less safe.

Comments filed with the FMCSA underscore concerns over how the agency should regulate freight brokers and dispatchers.

Texas, California, Florida top 2022 money list for FMCSA’s motor carrier safety grants

FMCSA is a partner in a multistate effort this summer to more aggressively enforce traffic laws on Interstates 81 and 95.