Improving how truck driver registrations are vetted and collecting better crash data are among FMCSA’s FY26 priorities, according to a new detailed budget request.
Freight broker Landstar System reported a messy first quarter, dragged down by insurance costs, fraud and stolen cargo.
Delays in setting up a new registration system will push back compliance deadlines for a rule addressing freight fraud in trucking.
The nation’s trucking regulator has told Congress it lacks the ability to deal effectively with illegal brokers.
New legislation designed to crack down on fake companies that give legitimate brokers and carriers a bad name has bipartisan support.
Federal regulators are taking the first steps to crack down on scams caused by hackers into the trucking industry’s government registration system.
Transfix has launched tools aimed at protecting shippers, carriers and brokers from fraud.
Lawmakers are told that criminals are registering as fake trucking companies with FMCSA.
Truckers, brokers and fuel retailers told Congress where they believe regulators are overstepping their authority — and where they need to step in.
