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Proposals to limit top truck speeds – initiated by major trucking companies – lacked enough data to justify moving forward, according to regulators.
The Trump administration has launched a sweeping package of initiatives affecting trucking that includes investigating fraudulent CDLs, money for parking, and work-hour flexibility.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen is again leading the charge to keep regulators from capping truck speeds below the legal limits posted on highways and interstates. The Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act, introduced on Thursday by the Oklahoma Republican, would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from requiring that […]
Truckers are getting a new opportunity to tell the Trump administration what regulations are hurting their business.
Deregulatory priorities within the Trump administration could throw a wrench in federal agencies’ rulemaking pipeline.
Policies instituted over the past four years during the Biden-Harris administration will likely be reversed or sped up – many to the benefit of the trucking industry.
Safety and cost implications for trucking weigh heavily on three rulemakings that could see action next year.
GOP lawmakers have asked owner-operators for rules they want to see overturned following a landmark Supreme Court decision.
Large fleets should be “laser-focused” on reauthorizing the infrastructure bill and the provisions – good or bad – that could make it into the legislation.
Truck safety advocates say foot-dragging on rulemakings by Department of Transportation regulators is costing lives.
J.D. Vance will give truckers another high-profile supporter in Washington if Trump wins in November.
The FMCSA recently delayed rulemaking on truck speed limiters, pre-2000 engine ELD mandates and automatic emergency braking systems to 2025.
The Biden administration is pushing back the schedules for a list of rules that are being watched closely by trucking.
Distractions in Washington will not deter OOIDA’s Todd Spencer from keeping the focus on his members, he said at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet and Owner-Operator Summit.
The latest agenda from DOT delays rules on truck speeds and automated driving systems.
Nation’s top truck safety regulator, Robin Hutcheson, will step down Jan. 26, according to DOT.
FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson was grilled by Republicans on the safety implications of a federal rule to effectively mandate truck speeds.
A new regulatory agenda sets dates for trucking sector rulemakings ranging from speed limiter mandates to automatic emergency braking.
Truckers, brokers and fuel retailers told Congress where they believe regulators are overstepping their authority — and where they need to step in.
