JD Supra

FMCSA Clearinghouse Is Open: Are You Ready?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration drug and alcohol Clearinghouse opened for registration on Saturday, and the database will go live on January 6. According to the FMCSA, “The ...
Yahoo

FMCSA unveils 18 proposed rule changes

Regulators at DOT posted a flurry of proposed rules on Tuesday. (Photo: John Gallagher/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing 18 rule changes aimed at ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Issues Guidance on Brokerage, Dispatch Service Terms

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Wants Authority to Enforce Freight Broker Violations Amid Rising Fraud

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked Congress to give the agency the statutory authority to assess civil penalties for unauthorized brokerage violations — both the ...
Overdrive

FMCSA to audit all authorities, hires new registration fraud team

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Office of Registration Director Ken Riddle went on a podcast on Monday to give an update on the agency's fight against freight fraud, which has led a 600% ...
Overdrive

FMCSA to move ahead with revamped CSA scores

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in a Federal Register notice published Wednesday, signaled its intent to move forward with a revamp of its CSA carrier Safety Measurement ...
CCJ

FMCSA will use 2-step evaluation for enforcement of English-speaking CDL requirement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Tuesday issued guidance on how the agency plans to enforce the requirement that commercial drivers speak English – an executive order that ...
Yahoo Finance

FMCSA details new truck driver detention time survey

Regulators want better detention time data to assess safety and costs. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — A long-standing quest for better data on how delays experienced by truck drivers ...
Fleet Owner

FMCSA provides updates to driver compensation, detention time studies at MATS

FMCSA is required to study driver compensation and its effects on safety as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The host of a panel discussion here, Tom Keane, who is FMCSA's ...
Fleet Owner

New carrier? Your FMCSA safety audit may now be conducted remotely.

Every year an average of 34,000 new interstate motor carriers (“new entrants”) apply for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) operating authority. Before they can be permanently approved, the ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Extends Pre-Employment Drug Testing Waiver

Federal trucking regulators have extended through Sept. 30 a waiver from certain pre-employment drug testing requirements for truck drivers during the COVID-19 emergency. “In response to the COVID-19 ...