FMCSA News Updates

Government, Business

Senate Committee Unveils Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill

The U.S. Senate committee that oversees funding across the federal government unveiled a plan for fiscal 2021 that will ensure operations continue uninterrupted across agencies, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

November 12, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

IG Report Outlines Top Management Challenges for FMCSA

A federal oversight report calls on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide more “robust oversight” of states’ compliance with commercial driver license and driver medical exam requirements.

November 12, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

ELD Vendors Update Software to Match Modified HOS Rules

Before the federal government’s revised hours-of-service rules went into effect Sept. 29, suppliers of electronic logging devices were busy updating their software.

November 3, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Seeks Nominations for Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting nominations for people to serve on its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

October 28, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Endures Busy, Challenging Year, Agency’s Top Official Says

It’s been a busy but productive year for FMCSA officials, Deputy Administrator Wiley Deck said Oct. 23 during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 23, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Denies ELD Exemption for Drivers Traveling With Pets

Can truck drivers use paper logs if Fido rides shotgun? No way, federal trucking regulators say.

October 19, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Proposes Expanding Specialties for Military Driver Pilot Program

FMCSA is proposing to expand the military occupational specialties associated with its pilot program that allows people between the ages of 18 and 20 who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a CDL to operate trucks in interstate commerce.

October 8, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

NHTSA Data Shows Slight Increase in Large-Truck Occupant Fatalities

The number of large-truck occupants who died in traffic crashes rose slightly in 2019, while overall traffic fatalities declined, according to NHTSA.

October 1, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

TuSimple Hires Former FMCSA Official Jim Mullen

Jim Mullen, former acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has taken a position at TuSimple, a company that specializes in autonomous driving technology for trucks.

September 30, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Unveils HOS Resource as Revised Rules Take Effect

FMCSA has launched an online tool to help carriers and drivers better understand the hours-of-service regulations that took effect Sept. 29.

September 29, 2020