U.S. senators heard suggestions on how to empower regulators and law enforcement to deal with thieves and scammers in trucking and rail.
A group representing small transportation companies has successfully lobbied the FMCSA to keep the door open on a rulemaking that pits brokers against truckers.
Congress will try again to crack down on fake brokers and trucking companies that slip under the regulatory radar.
A federal task force wants Congress to shut down leasing programs used in the trucking industry due to “widespread harm” that they cause small-business owners.
Potential regulations aimed at boosting truck safety – including protecting women – will receive new scrutiny under one of many actions taken by President Trump on Inauguration Day.
The president-elect sided with protesting truckers five years ago, but will his new administration be willing to expand federal oversight of private broker contracts?
Regulators have issued an emergency hours-of-service exemption for truck drivers and carriers in response to high demand caused by severe winter storms.
Federal regulators want drivers for a study to find out if flares, fuses and warning triangles do enough to reduce crashes involving disabled trucks and passing motorists.
Earl Adams will advise Plus on autonomous driving regulations as the company works toward getting driverless trucks on the market.
FMCSA finalized its plan to extend by one year the compliance date for rules meant to protect motor carriers, saying that will ensure the agency will be ready to enforce the changes.
Safety and labor advocates won out over robotic trucking after the FMCSA rejected a request to replace traditional roadside warning devices with cab-mounted equipment.
A controversial drug-testing regulation affecting truck drivers and motor carriers is now scheduled for release under the Trump administration.
Regulators are modifying their truck-crash data system but without a change owner-operators contend would have ensured drivers are not unfairly targeted.
Federal regulators are considering a waiver that carries potential cost savings for truck drivers and agricultural aircraft operators.
Innovative Logistics Group’s Adam Wingfield says new enforcement power over truckers with drug violations could be a freight capacity game-changer.
In a new rulemaking governing broker-motor carrier contracts, regulators stop short of an out-right ban on transparency waivers sought by truckers.
Safety and trucking capacity changes resulting from new CDL restrictions could hinge on how effective each state is in implementing the regulation.
Delays in setting up a new registration system will push back compliance deadlines for a rule addressing freight fraud in trucking.
Roughly 6% of CDL holders may be involved in predatory lease contracts with their carriers, according to a federal task force.
Safety and cost implications for trucking weigh heavily on three rulemakings that could see action next year.
