FMCSA News Updates

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Medical Registry Hack Still Causes Delays Nine Months Later

An “incursion” nine months ago that shut down the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners still is causing delays in registering new examiners and backlogs for medical examiners to upload truck driver examinations, officials said.

September 6, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Making Progress as It Evaluates Possible CSA Changes, but Concerns Linger

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials held their first public meeting Aug. 30 to drill down on portions of their action plan to evaluate possible sweeping future changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s Safety Measurement System used to identify motor carriers at high risk for future crashes.

August 29, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

New Jersey Beverage Distributor Seeks 14-Hour Workday for Its Drivers

Allied Beverage Group, a large New Jersey beverage distributor, has requested that the company’s shorthaul drivers utilizing the record of duty status exception be allowed to return to their work-reporting location within 14 hours instead of the usual 12 hours, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Aug. 3.

August 3, 2018
Safety, Autonomous

Federal Regulators, Industry Leaders Review Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential

The utilization of automated technology in trucks could prevent thousands of fatalities along the highways and offer benefits to the national economy, the chief federal trucking regulator said July 12.

July 17, 2018
Government, Safety

FMCSA Outlines New Data Model to Be Tested in September

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials have withdrawn a slate of proposed “enhancements” to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s Safety Management System to make way for a small-scale test in September of a new statistical data model intended to better identify high-risk carriers.

July 17, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA to Host Autonomous Vehicles Listening Session July 12

The country’s top trucking regulator wants to hear what you have to say about autonomous vehicles.

July 10, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 9: Get Lyft’ed

More than a flashy, pill-shaped light to be placed on the dashboard, it’s a tool to further advance the transportation sector’s culture of safety. We’re talking, of course, about the Lyft Amp. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

July 9, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Concrete Group Seeks 14-Hour Workday

The American Concrete Pumping Association is asking federal regulators to extend allowable work hours in a day for shorthaul drivers from 12 to 14. 

June 20, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential Benefits

Commercial vehicles utilizing automated technology have the potential to increase highway safety and provide a boost to the economy, the country’s top trucking regulator said June 19.

June 19, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Announces Three-Year Delay of Rule to Eliminate Need for Truck Drivers to Carry Their Medical Cards

Federal trucking regulators have issued a final rule that will delay for three years a streamlined process to eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical certification cards.

June 18, 2018