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Stay current with the latest Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration news from Transport Topics. Our expert coverage delivers timely updates on FMCSA regulations, enforcement actions and policy changes that directly impact the trucking and freight transportation industries. Whether you're a fleet operator, safety manager or industry stakeholder, our in-depth reporting helps you navigate compliance requirements and stay ahead in a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.

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FMCSA Proposes Four-Year Rebuild Delay of Its Medical Examiners Website

Federal trucking regulators have proposed delaying for four years completion of a redesign for a web-based national registry of certified medical examiners, citing information technology-related challenges with the effort.

April 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessBreaking News

Biden Taps Meera Joshi to Lead FMCSA

President Joe Biden announced April 14 that he intends to nominate Meera Joshi to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

April 14, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA: Beware of Companies Posing as Government Agencies

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials posted a warning to truckers on April 8 to be aware of “predatory†companies that pose as government agencies.

April 13, 2021
Safety

CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual event will target risky driving behaviors, particularly speeding.

April 7, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Begins Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors Study

Federal trucking regulators are progressing on plans for a $30 million Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors study intended to gather new critical information and data in an effort to reduce crashes nationwide.

March 18, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Crash Trends a ‘Concern,’ FMCSA Officials Say at Safety Meeting

Speeding, distracted driving, work zone accidents and a lack of seat belt use in fatal truck-occupant crashes remain “areas of concern†among federal trucking regulators, according to a top official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

March 11, 2021
GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Says

Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be “extremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says.

March 11, 2021
BusinessSafety

Learn About FMCSA’s Regulatory Priorities for 2021

Each change in our country’s leadership brings a different vision of how our federal government should be run. That vision extends to the rules that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration adopts and enforces. Two former FMCSA executives will tell you what to expect from the new administration.

March 4, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Extends Emergency Declaration Through May 31

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again extended its emergency declaration offering regulatory relief to truckers involved in coronavirus-related assistance efforts.

February 16, 2021
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Audit Finds Flaws in FMCSA Monitoring of Drivers’ Medical Qualifications

An Inspector General audit has found weaknesses in regulators’ monitoring of medical examiner qualifications and ensuring that truck drivers meet physical qualification standards to safely operate commercial vehicles.

January 21, 2021