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FMCSA estimates over 11,000 Class B truck drivers will save time and money using the new process.

Sentiment could be growing for lowering the driver age, but questions linger over safety and wages.

Compliance issues can result in large fines for companies, which is why some companies find outsourcing compliance programs to experts can be a financial win.

The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also, Colorado passes bill lowering the commercial truck driving age and the Port of Long Beach sees near-record volumes.

Fraudulent medical certifications that can put carriers and drivers at risk of more accidents.are under scrutiny.

Congress is handing out $93 million in federal grants for improvements at the nation’s top 15 container ports.

California and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have filed petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging the preemption of the state’s meal and rest break rules for interstate truck drivers.

Speed limiter regulations sat idling under Bush and Obama, so truck safety groups now look to Congress – and Trump – to put it in gear.

FreightWaves adds violations, fuel spread, and more rail data to SONAR platform

FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez wanted to “fast track” the HOS rules changes – but the government shutdown is in the way.

Regulators say a database designed to standardize and simplify training certification for new drivers will be ready on time next year.

Only about 10% of drivers aren’t belted but as a share of fatalities it’s close to 50%.

Truck drivers hauling in the state of New York will not see ELD enforcement until state regulators finish getting the rule on the books.

As administrators for the Black Smoke Matters group on Facebook worked to get a handle on the sudden explosion of members in the group, one administrator announced he is stepping away from the page and the group has posted what it is calling “Truckers Declarations for the 2019 Shutdown” on its website.

Trucking companies could be exposed to increased liability while a challenge to FMCSA’s hours-of-service preemption in California is pending.

While onboard with the group’s goals, not all truckers seem happy with the approach Black Smoke Matters is taking to achieve them.

The new fees for 2019 are more than in 2018 but less than they were two years ago.

ELDs have been required for the majority of the industry for more than a year now, but there are still some that do not have to comply until Dec. 16, 2019. A look back at ELDs, and what the next deadline means.

Black Smoke Matters, a group formed by truckers, is planning a nationwide shutdown on April 12 to protest several issues facing truckers.

The regulatory body granted Stoneridge a five year exemption to install its MirrorEye camera monitoring system on trucks in lieu of two rear-view mirrors.