Trucking Regulation
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FMCSA plans to cut carrier highway safety fees by 27%
Carriers, truck brokers and leasing companies will see annual fees collected by states reduced by up to $15,000 per year.
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Hutcheson succeeds Joshi as head of FMCSA
The Biden administration announced Robin Hutcheson will replace Meera Joshi as FMCSA deputy administrator.
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Buttigieg’s DOT rejects hours-of-service court challenge claims
The Biden administration has rejected assertions made by safety groups that more flexible hours-of-service rules will make roads less safe.
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OOIDA: Can under-21 truck drivers get insurance?
Comments coming into FMCSA look to be mostly opposed to the Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
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Virginia likely to see push for right-lane truck restriction during snow
Jackknifed trucks were a problem during the recent snowstorm that shut down I-95; a senator thinks he has a solution.
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Drilling Deep: Switching from gas taxes to mileage fees
Also covered on the podcast is the spillover from the natural gas price surge.
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Buttigieg prioritizing truck driver pay
The U.S. Department of Transportation is ramping up studies analyzing truck driver pay and unpaid detention time.
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Supreme Court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses
American Trucking Associations was one of the many plaintiffs in the lawsuit that challenged the OSHA rules on 100-plus worker companies.
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OSHA clarifies: Solo truck drivers don’t fall under Biden vaccine mandate
There had not been formal guidance on truck driver status since the secretary of labor said they would not fall under the rule.
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Watchdog pushing feds to move on truck user fee pilots
Federal watchdogs tell the Biden administration that more research is needed to ramp up a national user fee system to eventually replace the gas tax…
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