Montana Rodeo Cowboys Worried They’ll Need Commercial Driver Licenses Under New Regulations
Montana cowboys are asking Congress to tap the brakes on federal horse trailer regulations they say could all but shut down participation in rodeos.
February 15, 2018Ray Martinez Confirmed as FMCSA Administrator
The Senate on Feb. 13 confirmed Ray Martinez to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as the Trump administration promotes a comprehensive infrastructure funding proposal.
February 13, 2018Court Says Pre-employment Screening Data Lawsuits Must Show 'Concrete Damage'
A federal appeals court has ruled that truck drivers cannot be awarded legal damages merely because there is inaccurate information about their safety violations and crash data listed in the federal Pre-employment Screening Program database.
February 13, 2018FMCSA Seeks Comment on National Consumer Complaint Database
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on ways the agency can improve its online National Consumer Complaint Database. The database allows the public and drivers to file complaints against unsafe and unscrupulous motor carriers and their employees.
February 1, 2018Drug Clearinghouse Rule Fails to Give State Agencies Proper Authority
A glitch in the federal drug and alcohol clearinghouse final rule requires state licensing agencies to check the database for drivers who have flunked their drug tests, but fails to give state agencies the regulatory authority to take action by downgrading or declining to issue a commercial driver license to those drivers.
January 24, 2018Complex Proposed CSA Replacement May Take Time to Decipher
A possible replacement for the much-maligned Compliance, Safety, Accountability framework the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uses to measure motor carriers’ safety performance has been recommended by an elite panel of academics, but its complexity may prove challenging to the trucking industry, experts said.
January 4, 2018FMCSA to Phase In Multiyear Plans for State Grant Program
FMCSA announced Jan. 4 that some states will start using multiyear commercial vehicle safety plans when carrying out projects made possible by the agency’s largest grant program supporting states.
January 4, 2018FMCSA Reduces Registration Fees for Commercial Vehicles in 2018
FMCSA has finalized plans to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019.
January 4, 2018FMCSA Plan to Eliminate Exemptions for Diabetic Drivers in Limbo
Greg Crawford, an insulin-dependent commercial motor vehicle driver from Oak Park, Mich., says he had to wait months for a medical expert’s verification that his condition was stable before federal regulators cleared him to get back behind the wheel.
January 3, 2018FMCSA Proposes Revised Hours-of-Service Personal Conveyance Guidance
Federal trucking regulators have proposed revised regulatory guidance for truckers driving a commercial motor vehicle for personal use while off-duty.
December 18, 2017