Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FMCSA has granted a waiver to 34 states allowing an Hours of Service waiver for hauling fertilizer.

The federal government’s push on English language proficiency for drivers now has the Department of Labor in the mix.

A request by two separate plaintiffs for a court to stay the enforcement of the federal government’s rule governing issuance of CDLs to most non-domiciled drivers has been denied. The request came from two separate groups of plaintiffs. One is Martin Luther King County in Washington state, more colloquially known as King County, home of […]

Both FMCSA and outside companies are spurring carriers to get ready for the next phase of Motus.

New York CDL lawsuit filed as state challenges DOT in federal court over a $73M funding cut.

New York transportation funding is cut after dispute with feds over non-domiciled CDLs.

FMCSA has launched its earlier announced study on truck parking.

ORLANDO–Derek Barrs received a standing ovation when he completed his address to the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and it felt completely spontaneous and genuine. The new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spoke to his first TCA annual meeting Monday, fiercely defending the steps that the agency and other parts of the federal […]

The FMCSA is seeking 18 commercial drivers to help pre-test more flexible sleeper berth splits and a new 14-hour “window pause” before these pilot programs roll out nationwide.

Regulators warn Congress that stagnant 1985 insurance minimums now cover less than 1.5% of median “nuclear” verdicts leaving a consolidated trucking fleet exposed.

The FMCSA has made changes to a slate of technical rules affecting drivers and carriers, including ditching spare fuses and embracing digital inspection reports.

New federal guidelines enforce strict 48-hour document deadlines – including weekends – to purge unvetted foreign drivers.

The FMCSA has warned Illinois to fix its non-domiciled CDL program or face decertification and the loss of up to $128.6 million in federal highway funds.

FMCSA has finalized strict new non-domiciled CDL standards, initiating a five-year staggered phase-out for an estimated 200,000 drivers affected by the new rule.

Federal regulators are weighing a proposal to allow drivers to ditch ELDs for paper logs, potentially ending the digital mandate for small carriers.

Are ELP out-of-service violations actually effective law enforcement?

Regulators are pursuing a three-year extension for a non-domiciled CDL data collection despite legal challenges, citing a need for federal oversight.

A court refused to grant an order forcing California to resume granting CDL renewals.

Regulators are proposing to restore the automatic emergency hours-of-service exemption from 14 days back to 30 days to prevent delays during disaster relief efforts.

The U.S. government has withheld millions in truck safety funds from California for missing a deadline to cancel thousands of CDLs issued to foreign nationals.