An inordinate number of inspection violations issued in several counties in Texas and Indiana are examples of “disparate enforcement” that limits the effectiveness of the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, according to the head of a data analytics firm.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has approved a request from the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association that will exempt the industry’s drivers from an hours-of-service requirement that they take a 30-minute rest break within the first eight hours of driving.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule increasing most of its motor carrier civil penalties for violations of federal regulations.

Federal regulators have approved a request by the Oregon Trucking Associations that grants commercial vehicle operators transporting timber from the state’s forestlands a limited exemption from taking 30-minute rest breaks.

The proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, originally planned for publication in March, has been delayed until June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by the Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents that all property brokers and freight forwarders be exempted from the agency’s $75,000 bond provision.    

WASHINGTON — Data linking training to safe driving performance for new truck drivers is shaping up to be the critical component that could make or break another attempt at a federal rule on training standards for entry-level drivers.