Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

According to federal data provided by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), a spiking number of commercial truck drivers are being relieved of duty following positive drug screens for marijuana. The news reported by the Kansas NBC affiliate KSNW said that over 10,000 drivers tested positive...

Federal regulators are seeking Trump administration approval for a survey of private trucking companies that could help the government establish safety rules affecting autonomous trucks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be seeking public comment starting Tuesday on the...

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is taking another swing at a federal exemption from new entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations as it struggles to fill driver training slots across its network. The new application, to be published Wednesday in the Federal Register, follows a denial last year by the Federal...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, experts discuss what trucking will look like for the foreseeable future as it transitions to electric power. Plus, Mack Trucks lays off 450, Comcar's prepackaged bankruptcy hits a snag and a trucker...

The co-founders of a major hemp products producer want federal regulators to develop procedures and guidelines for commercial haulers of hemp and hemp-processing materials. In a white paper submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Advisory Committee (...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be taking a long look at last-mile delivery trucks' involvement in crashes, given trends revealing a jump in the use of such vehicles in interstate commerce. Commenting on those plans following a presentation on small-truck crashes...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering whether carriers should include positive drug tests obtained via hair follicle testing in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, according to Jim Mullen, the acting administrator. Speaking during the Truckload Carriers Association...

Top officials at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are confident that the hours-of-service (HOS) final rule will go into force on Sept. 29 as planned. Speaking at webinar hosted on Wednesday by the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), Joe DeLorenzo, director of the FMCSA's...

  Regulators are giving intermodal chassis providers a three-month reprieve from required annual inspections for recently expired equipment to help alleviate disruptions caused by COVID-19. The waiver, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on June 1, was granted to the...

Despite widespread complaints by small business truckers that they are being gouged by freight brokers colluding against them, the industry's top regulator has yet to see formal evidence backing their case. "It's a hot topic now – there were protesters here in D.C., and the President has spoken on...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its long-awaited final rule on changes to driver hours-of-service (HOS) regulations today with four key provisions it asserts will increase driver flexibility and generate $274 million in cost savings for the U.S. economy. "The...

With roughly one million people infected with COVID-19 in the U.S., the importance of social distancing cannot be overstated. However, this is easier said than done within the freight industry. Being frontline responders to the crisis, the trucking community cannot afford to stay at home in...

Skills-test examiners will not be required to be physically present in a truck cab to conduct commercial driver's license (CDL) skills tests during the COVID-19 emergency if states can show they can safely replace them with technology such as in-cab cameras and cell phones. The expanded guidance...

Third-party commercial driver's license (CDL) test examiners will be temporarily allowed to administer CDL knowledge tests without completing the required training, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA waiver, issued on April 9 and valid until June 30,...

Federal regulators have asked for public comment on a petition for a five-year exemption for small-business truck brokers from a $75,000 security bond requirement. The petition, filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in September by the Small Business in Transportation...