FMCSA News Updates

Government, Business

ELD Provision in Transportation Bill Missing Crucial Support in Congress

Legislation that would pre-empt state laws on meal and rest breaks for truckers and boost funding for truck safety grants was advanced by a House funding panel on July 17.

July 18, 2017
Government

Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 17: CSA Under the Microscope

A House hearing will focus on the controversial methodology of FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability performance scoring program. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

July 17, 2017
Government

House Panel OKs Bill to Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Meal, Rest Break Laws

Legislation that would boost funding for federal trucking regulators and would pre-empt state laws concerning meal and rest breaks for truckers was easily advanced by a House panel on July 11.

July 13, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Experts Say Inspection System Should Have Room to Give Credit for No Violations

For years, truckers have been complaining that inspectors do not always submit reports to federal regulators giving them credit for no violations or clean roadside inspections.

July 13, 2017
Government, Business

House Panel OKs Bill to Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Meal, Rest Break Laws

Legislation that would boost funding for federal trucking regulators and pre-empt state laws concerning meal and rest breaks for truckers was easily advanced by a House panel.

July 12, 2017
Government

House Bill Would Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Laws on Meal, Rest Breaks

Federal trucking regulators would receive a boost of more than $100 million in their annual budget under a fiscal 2018 funding bill House lawmakers unveiled this week.

July 11, 2017
Government, Safety

FMCSA Decides to Heed Advice of CSA Panel, Baffling Some Truckers

A decision by federal trucking regulators to adopt sweeping recommendations of an elite academic panels study assessing the way truckers are safety-rated has been mostly well received by the industry; yet some truckers admit they are a bit baffled by the complex item response theory, or IRT, approach to revamp the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

July 6, 2017
Government

FMCSA Accepts, Will Act on CSA Recommendations, Agencys Chief Counsel Says

The top attorney for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency is moving forward with plans in support of recommendations by a panel of elite academics for a new approach to measuring motor carrier safety scores.

June 30, 2017
Government, Business

Group Devises Recommendations to Protect Consumers Against Mover Fraud

A federally appointed working group on household goods tackled recommendations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that aim to better inform consumers of moving fraud and streamline paperwork for brokerage and moving companies.

June 29, 2017
Government, Safety

Ordered to Cut Regulations, FMCSA Panel Identifies 12 'Nothing Burger' Rules

WASHINGTON A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory committee gave its blessing to a preliminary plan by the agency to eliminate 12 mostly outdated nothing burger commercial vehicle regulations to comply with President Donald Trumps executive order to ease regulatory burdens on businesses.

June 13, 2017