FMCSA News Updates

GovernmentBusinessSafety

Werner Exempt From New Driver Training Requirement

Federal trucking regulators have granted Werner Enterprises Inc. an exemption to allow a commercial learner permit holder who has successfully passed a commercial driver license skills test to operate a commercial vehicle without having a CDL holder observing from the front passenger seat.

April 1, 2022
Government

FMCSA Drops Mandate That Drivers Report Traffic Violations to Their Employers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has amended its regulations to eliminate a requirement that interstate commercial motor vehicle drivers annually prepare and submit to their employers a list of their convictions for traffic violations and ordinances.

March 29, 2022
GovernmentSafety

White House Requests Budget Increase for FMCSA

The White House’s $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 budget proposal aims to increase funding for federal trucking regulators.

March 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Drops Two CDL Streamlining Proposals

Federal trucking regulators have withdrawn two proposals intended to streamline credentialing and testing processes for aspiring truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver licenses.

March 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Safety ‘Areas of Concern’ Remain Consistent, FMCSA Says

Many of the safety trend concerns discussed during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 21st Annual Analysis, Research and Technology Forum on March 23 echoed those identified at the 2021 forum.

March 24, 2022
Government

$1.5 Trillion Funding Bill Backs Freight Programs

A $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 bill that ensures funding for the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, has been signed by President Joe Biden.

March 15, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Driver Drug Violations Increased by 10% in 2021 Over Prior Year

The total number of truck driver drug violations increased by 10% in 2021, compared with total numbers reported in 2020, according to a new federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse summary report.

February 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Government Aims to Streamline CDL Process

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration amended its regulatory guidance to clarify that federal statutes and regulations do not prohibit third-party testers from administering commercial driver license learner permit knowledge tests.

February 3, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Broken Lights Top Violation for North American Truckers

Inoperable vehicle lamps caused the most violations in national roadside inspections of trucks from the United States, Mexico and Canada last year, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statistics.

February 2, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

DOT Announces Strategy to Address Increases in Roadway Deaths

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Jan. 27 released a multibillion-dollar plan that calls for actions to address what it called “a national crisis in roadway fatalities and serious injuries.â€

January 27, 2022