Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

This AskWaves looks at what separates truck dispatchers from truck brokers.

In 2020, there were 523 tunnels in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

The FMCSA touts safety efforts and driver recruitment in its latest round of grant funding.

The pandemic-related HOS waiver has been in place since March 2020 and was due to expire Tuesday.

Regulators will poll the trucking industry on the value of the hours-of-service waiver as FMCSA readies another extension.

Retaining drivers — not increasing the driver pool — is the way to address supply chain disruption, OOIDA asserts.

The FMCSA seeks comment on a stricter field-of-vision requirement as part of alternate medical standards for certain drivers.

Werner claims it will face a “significant burden” if regulators do not provide more flexibility in how truck driver licenses are issued.

Simple actions by large truck and bus drivers can help keep everyone safe

FMCSA is asking the medical industry to help ensure the agency has a proper handle on truck driver qualification.

Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.

Governors have the ability to waive federal law for 30 days and four recently have taken action and cited the lack of truck drivers.

Trucking companies outbidding each other for drivers using salary and per-mile wage increases are leaving themselves vulnerable when the next economic downturn hits, the American Trucking Association’s chief economist warns. Bob Costello told the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC), part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, that while the ongoing pay increases in […]

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Getting shippers to pay for drivers’ wait time could boost driver retention and improve safety, according to a trucking economics expert.

The order says tired drivers can’t be forced to work, but the definitions are vague.

The current rule can get a person qualified in a year; the ATA proposal has no firm time span.

Owner-operators see a downside to keeping FMCSA’s emergency hours-of-service order in place.

The FMCSA has agreed to make changes to improve its oversight of state driver’s license agencies.

A patchwork of autonomous driving regulations at the state level are ready to move to a more coordinated effort at federal agencies, according to Plus’ Wiley Deck.