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.
A demand spike in truckload markets can leave independent drivers particularly vulnerable to fraud and theft.
Regulators have approved a motor carrier’s equipment exemption despite opposition from a safety-standard group.
FMCSA has been told to strengthen ELD requirements after a fatigued truck driver was found to be the probable cause of a 2022 crash that killed three people.
Community colleges around the country will use grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand and improve their CDL programs.
A second Trump presidency could mean drastic course changes for DOT truck policy if the administration embraces recommendations in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
Landfill operator Waste Management Holdings told federal regulators that certain truck driver requirements hinder its ability to respond to emergencies.
FMCSA has been called on to rein in spiraling towing rates that many claim lack proper oversight.
Owner-operators and crash victim advocates say easing restrictions for new drivers is a safety risk. Regulators approved an exemption despite those objections.
Regulators approved Convoy Technologies’ rearview exemption while contemplating a rule change allowing cameras to replace mirrors.
The nation’s trucking regulator has told Congress it lacks the ability to deal effectively with illegal brokers.
Data from regulators reveals improvements in truck safety last year, with the fewest deaths in five years.
The Biden administration is pushing back the schedules for a list of rules that are being watched closely by trucking.
Allegations of data suppression by committee members tasked with advising the federal government on truck crashes have gone unacknowledged by U.S. Department of Transportation officials.
