Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Request follows similar FMCSA waivers recently provided for truck dashcams.

Tony Kirik owned both Dallas and Orange Transportation, which had a weak safety rating

Minnesota wants to combine the vehicle control skills and on-road driving parts of CDL test requirements.

Dispatch services are operating illegally as unlicensed brokers, TIA claims.

Exemption granted weeks after similar waiver approved for Samsara’s AI dash cam.

Drivers who begin using exemptions as a result of the clarifications could see cost savings.

Drivers and carriers tell the American Transportation Research Institute where they need greater understanding of new hours-of-service rules. A separate survey finds a wide swath of fleets still struggles with ELD mandates.

State laws are preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations, agency finds.

FMCSA ruled in December 2018 that federal hours-of-service regulations preempt California meal and rest-break laws.

Roehl Transport sees plaintiff attorneys “having a field day” with the current proposal.

Drayage operator Best Transportation is willing to support FMCSA’s pilot project with an apprenticeship program.

Truckload carrier successful after receiving no action on first application filed in 2016.

Project will inform regulators on ADS safety rules.

In its comments to FMCSA, 3PL trade association says provisions that allow disclosure of data from brokers to carriers were for different era and seeks end to rule

The inquiry follows an OIG report highlighting slow progress on safety improvements.

Would a requirement to automatically disclose information to carriers run afoul of confidentiality clauses?

NTSB raises safety implications of potentially increasing workday to 19 hours.

A driver shortage worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and failed drug tests topped the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of critical issues in the trucking industry for the fourth consecutive year.

Company claims over 400,000 drivers and approximately 93,000 commercial vehicles will get relief from the waiver.

41 sentencings since 2016 resulted in 54 years of incarceration for CDL violators.