Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Safety officials warn that federal trucking regulations are not keeping up with industry changes.

Meera Joshi’s surprise departure from FMCSA is the latest in a string that may have the public wondering why the job is so difficult to fill.

From ocean shipping reform to vaccine mandates, the past year has been a backdrop for new and proposed government oversight and requirements affecting carriers and shippers.

The agency that regulates trucking has not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than two years.

A closer look into FMCSA HOS rule changes

El plan de acción para los camioneros incluye 30 millones de
dólares para agilizar las licencias de conducir (CDL)

The Biden administration is taking a series of actions aimed at bolstering the truck driver workforce that includes assessing compensation.

Federal regulators have once again denied a request to exempt small truck brokers from bond requirements.

OMB’s 2022 agenda for regulatory agencies includes proposals from FMCSA on ELDs and carrier safety ratings.

Truck safety groups and the Teamsters claimed in federal appeals court that the FMCSA weakened its regulations in 2020 regarding truck driver work hours.

Federal regulators are keeping in place a work-hour exemption giving truck drivers more time to haul pandemic-related freight.

The latest hours-of-service waiver is set to expire on Christmas Eve.

Fleets and individual truckers buying at today’s elevated prices
assume a big risk when the used equipment market normalizes.

Even when everyone agrees, regulations take a year to get approved. And there are detractors to autonomous trucking rulemaking

Federal ruling on rear impact guard inspections on truck trailers sparks debate over costly new safety equipment.

Motor Carrier Act of 1980, OTR driver shortage, consumer confidence falls

Federal regulators have vastly improved the ability to keep unsafe drivers off the road but the trucking industry is scrambling to make up the shortfall.

Regulators are urging carriers to take action to ensure their ELDs remain legal after mobile networks transition out of 3G.

These are the five spots where truckers are most likely to experience a rollover, according to a telematics company.

FMCSA’s Meera Joshi is taking on multiple trucking issues.