From ocean shipping reform to vaccine mandates, the past year has been a backdrop for new and proposed government oversight and requirements affecting carriers and shippers.
The agency that regulates trucking has not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than two years.
A closer look into FMCSA HOS rule changes
El plan de acción para los camioneros incluye 30 millones de
dólares para agilizar las licencias de conducir (CDL)
The Biden administration is taking a series of actions aimed at bolstering the truck driver workforce that includes assessing compensation.
Federal regulators have once again denied a request to exempt small truck brokers from bond requirements.
OMB’s 2022 agenda for regulatory agencies includes proposals from FMCSA on ELDs and carrier safety ratings.
Truck safety groups and the Teamsters claimed in federal appeals court that the FMCSA weakened its regulations in 2020 regarding truck driver work hours.
Federal regulators are keeping in place a work-hour exemption giving truck drivers more time to haul pandemic-related freight.
The latest hours-of-service waiver is set to expire on Christmas Eve.
Fleets and individual truckers buying at today’s elevated prices
assume a big risk when the used equipment market normalizes.
Even when everyone agrees, regulations take a year to get approved. And there are detractors to autonomous trucking rulemaking
Federal ruling on rear impact guard inspections on truck trailers sparks debate over costly new safety equipment.
Motor Carrier Act of 1980, OTR driver shortage, consumer confidence falls
Federal regulators have vastly improved the ability to keep unsafe drivers off the road but the trucking industry is scrambling to make up the shortfall.
Regulators are urging carriers to take action to ensure their ELDs remain legal after mobile networks transition out of 3G.
These are the five spots where truckers are most likely to experience a rollover, according to a telematics company.
FMCSA’s Meera Joshi is taking on multiple trucking issues.
Long-term supply chain challenges could minimize the value of driver pay increases.
Owner-operators are warning the FMCSA that shortages at drug-testing clinics are threatening truck driver livelihoods.
FMCSA is giving states three years to comply with a new truck-driver ban for drug and alcohol abusers.
An owner-operator lawsuit fails to convince a federal appeals court that FMCSA acts as a consumer reporting agency.
Odometer fraud is the disconnection, resetting or alteration of a vehicles’s odometer with the intent to change the number of miles indicated.
FMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi was told during the hearing on her nomination to become administrator that truck crash trends underscore the need for agency action.
Former government safety officials now have investments and profits to keep in mind as they help their companies chart a course for autonomous vehicles.
This AskWaves looks at what separates truck dispatchers from truck brokers.
In 2020, there were 523 tunnels in 40 states and the District of Columbia.
The FMCSA touts safety efforts and driver recruitment in its latest round of grant funding.
The pandemic-related HOS waiver has been in place since March 2020 and was due to expire Tuesday.
Regulators will poll the trucking industry on the value of the hours-of-service waiver as FMCSA readies another extension.
Retaining drivers — not increasing the driver pool — is the way to address supply chain disruption, OOIDA asserts.
The FMCSA seeks comment on a stricter field-of-vision requirement as part of alternate medical standards for certain drivers.
Werner claims it will face a “significant burden” if regulators do not provide more flexibility in how truck driver licenses are issued.
Simple actions by large truck and bus drivers can help keep everyone safe
FMCSA is asking the medical industry to help ensure the agency has a proper handle on truck driver qualification.
Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.
Governors have the ability to waive federal law for 30 days and four recently have taken action and cited the lack of truck drivers.
Trucking companies outbidding each other for drivers using salary and per-mile wage increases are leaving themselves vulnerable when the next economic downturn hits, the American Trucking Association’s chief economist warns. […]
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Getting shippers to pay for drivers’ wait time could boost driver retention and improve safety, according to a trucking economics expert.
The order says tired drivers can’t be forced to work, but the definitions are vague.
The current rule can get a person qualified in a year; the ATA proposal has no firm time span.
Owner-operators see a downside to keeping FMCSA’s emergency hours-of-service order in place.
The FMCSA has agreed to make changes to improve its oversight of state driver’s license agencies.
A patchwork of autonomous driving regulations at the state level are ready to move to a more coordinated effort at federal agencies, according to Plus’ Wiley Deck.
Federal regulators push for more data as automated trucking rolls from testing to reality.
FMCSA is proposing to revise rules for advanced driver-assist cameras.
The number of drivers prohibited from driving due to drugs matches an estimated shortfall of drivers needed to keep up with freight demand.
Trucking regulator responds to commenters seeking stronger interaction with industry before the entry-level driver training compliance date starts in February 2022.
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The United States Cattlemen’s Association warns JBS hack could disrupt the meat supply chain without emergency work-hour changes.
President Joe Biden’s regulatory policy shift has wide-ranging implications for shippers and carriers.
President Joe Biden’s 2022 funding request of $676 million for FMCSA safety programs dropped 10% from 2021 levels.
Bipartisan legislation would limit truck speeds to no more than 70 mph.
FMCSA clearinghouse data reveals violations per number of employers within states.
The Biden administration is considering waiving the Jones Act in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.
Independent truck dispatchers are pushing back on potential regulatory changes that could restrict their services.
Exemption applies to 17 states and District of Columbia
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FMCSA official affirms almost half of truck drivers in fatal crashes were not wearing seat belts
Fireworks lobbying group warns Fourth of July celebrations at risk without waiver extensions from FMCSA.
Regulators point to fatalities in promoting Work Zone Awareness Week.
The Office of Management and Budget is considering whether to greenlight a trucking automated driving systems project.
FMCSA needs more time to integrate the electronic transfer of driver medical certificates to and from state motor carrier agencies.
Biden has picked former New York City regulator Meera Joshi to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
A. Bailey Wood reveals his vision and goals as the new head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association.
FMCSA hours-of-service exemption weighs heavily in a court decision rejecting wage claims against XPO Logistics.
Trucking companies cite safety concerns in their request to FMCSA to allow limited use of hair testing to screen for drugs.
Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.
A GAO report links accurate data collection to motor carrier costs.
A DOT autonomous trucking technology study downplays concerns raised by the FMCSA.
Michael Chaves, the former owner of a vehicle-transport carrier, gets 30 months in prison for forging DOT documents and failing to maintain driver certifications.
Carriers should begin planning now to influence policy change that could result from Biden’s supply chain executive order, industry observers say.
Understanding trucking automation’s effect on the trucker workforce is a priority for the Biden administration, an FMCSA official asserts.
A. Bailey Wood takes over as head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Alliance from Don Lefeve.
FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse data reveals 47,995 drivers are ineligible due to violations.
KeepTruckin is petitioning the National Transportation Safety Board to rescind its recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remove the company’s logging devices from its list of self-certified vendors following a fiery crash that killed seven motorcyclists.
Employees can be “your greatest liabilities if they’re not trained properly,” says Infinit-I Workforce Solutions CEO Jay Wommack. So he is offering a free training video for truckers.
Regulators give Wilson Logistics more flexibility for CLP holders participating in revenue-generating freight.
A change in political direction – and ongoing concerns – greet 10 Biden picks who will deal with freight issues.
Washington appeals court asked to place in abeyance HOS review for 60 days due to the new administration.
Fuel haulers are getting relief from hours-of-service rules as a winter storm moves into the Northeast.
Ongoing risks attributed to COVID-19 trigger a three-month extension to hours-of-service exemptions.
A judge denied the request by truckload carrier Western Express to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a driver seeking meal- and rest-break pay.
The countdown continues, rating the five worst interstates for truckers in bad weather, based on accident statistics.
President Biden has pledged to pump funding into state and local agencies in a bid to make last-mile freight delivery smarter and safer.
OOIDA testifies on vaccine and truck parking concerns before the House transportation committee.
The countdown continues, rating the five worst interstates for truckers in bad weather, based on accident statistics.
The countdown continues, rating the five worst interstates for truckers in bad weather, based on accident statistics.
The countdown continues, rating the five worst interstates for truckers in bad weather, based on accident statistics.
This begins the countdown of the five worst interstates for truckers in bad weather, based on accident statistics.
A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.
Sen. Maria Cantwell seeks COVID-19 vaccine priority for the food transportation sector.
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on infrastructure, trucking regulations and the Jones Act during a three-hour nomination hearing.
Three-judge panel upholds determination by FMCSA that the agency preempts California’s meal/rest break rules
New 25-driver subcommittee will give FMCSA direct feedback on safety issues.
FMCSA agrees to take action after OIG warns of weaknesses in its medical examiner registry.
An FMCSA pilot project is considering 6/4 and 5/5 split rest periods for sleeper-berth drivers.
FMCSA’s safety advisory committee for 2021 adds two trucking companies and four women.
Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse penalties of up to $5,833 issued by FMCSA are more than double what had been used as guidance over the past two years
