Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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FMCSA official affirms almost half of truck drivers in fatal crashes were not wearing seat belts

Fireworks lobbying group warns Fourth of July celebrations at risk without waiver extensions from FMCSA.

Regulators point to fatalities in promoting Work Zone Awareness Week.

The Office of Management and Budget is considering whether to greenlight a trucking automated driving systems project.

FMCSA needs more time to integrate the electronic transfer of driver medical certificates to and from state motor carrier agencies.

Biden has picked former New York City regulator Meera Joshi to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

A. Bailey Wood reveals his vision and goals as the new head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.

FMCSA hours-of-service exemption weighs heavily in a court decision rejecting wage claims against XPO Logistics.

Trucking companies cite safety concerns in their request to FMCSA to allow limited use of hair testing to screen for drugs.

Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.

A GAO report links accurate data collection to motor carrier costs.

A DOT autonomous trucking technology study downplays concerns raised by the FMCSA.

Michael Chaves, the former owner of a vehicle-transport carrier, gets 30 months in prison for forging DOT documents and failing to maintain driver certifications.

Carriers should begin planning now to influence policy change that could result from Biden’s supply chain executive order, industry observers say.

Understanding trucking automation’s effect on the trucker workforce is a priority for the Biden administration, an FMCSA official asserts.

A. Bailey Wood takes over as head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Alliance from Don Lefeve.

FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse data reveals 47,995 drivers are ineligible due to violations.

KeepTruckin is petitioning the National Transportation Safety Board to rescind its recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remove the company’s logging devices from its list of self-certified vendors following a fiery crash that killed seven motorcyclists.

Employees can be “your greatest liabilities if they’re not trained properly,” says Infinit-I Workforce Solutions CEO Jay Wommack. So he is offering a free training video for truckers.