Speaker Ryan Urges Obama Administration to Stop Rulemaking
Before leaving town for Thanksgiving, House Speaker Paul Ryan reaffirmed his stance that federal regulators relax their rulemaking until the start of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
November 17, 2016Public Comment Period on Safety Fitness Determination Proposed Rule Ends on June 23
Public comments on FMCSA’s Safety Fitness Determination proposed rule were scheduled to end at the close of business on June 23.
June 23, 2016Driver Coercion Rule Issued
Federal regulators last week issued a final rule that prohibits fleets as well as shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate hours-of-service and other safety regulations.
December 7, 2015FMCSA Issues Driver Coercion Final Rule
Federal regulators have issued a final rule that prohibits carriers, shippers and brokers from coercing truck drivers to violate hours-of-service and other safety regulations.
November 30, 2015Bill Maintains Restart Suspension, OKs Twin 33s
WASHINGTON — A House appropriations bill unveiled last week could keep the suspended 34-hour restart rule from being reinstated by Sept. 30, and would permit use of twin 33-foot trailers.
May 4, 2015NHTSA’s Stability Control Rule Sent to OMB
A rule that would require stability control systems on trucks and buses is a step closer to becoming a reality.
February 10, 2015FMCSA Says Enough Examiners Certified as New Medical Rule Becomes Effective
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they are confident there will be an adequate number of certified medical examiners to administer truck driver physicals when new requirements take effect this week.
May 19, 2014Trucking to Face New Rules, Continue Road-Funding Push
A new highway finance law, greenhouse-gas emissions standards for commercial vehicles and a mandate for electronic logs to record drivers’ hours of service are some of the issues trucking will face in 2014.
January 6, 2014Lax Chassis Rule Enforcement Reduces Safety, Truckers Say
Four-year-old intermodal equipment safety rules that were supposed to make chassis safer have failed to accomplish that goal because the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t enforcing the law, according to trucking officials.
October 21, 2013DOT to Cut Daily Reports; Rule Change Could Save Trucking $1.7 Billion a Year
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his department would formally propose eliminating a requirement that truck drivers file daily inspection reports when they do not find any problems with their vehicles, a decision he said would save the industry $1.7 billion a year.
August 5, 2013