Admin
- Jul 18, 2017
FMCSA supports National Academies' proposed new SMS model
At a July 18 congressional hearing, Daphne Jefferson, deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, confirmed...
Admin
- Jul 18, 2017
Congress, CVSA move toward wireless roadside inspections
Congress has blocked funding for a wireless roadside inspection program for several years, but that could change in the coming year. The...
Admin
- Jul 13, 2017
Bill targets CMV drivers in human trafficking
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota), who chairs the committee that oversees trucking, on July 12 introduced legislation (S. 1532) that...
Admin
- Jul 13, 2017
House funding bill includes meal, rest break preemption
About two weeks after a Senate panel adopted the language in a different bill, a House subcommittee has approved a fiscal 2018 Department...
Admin
- Jun 30, 2017
SMS review finds flaws, proposes new statistical model
A congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends a replacement for the...
Admin
- Jun 29, 2017
Court backs FMCSA authority on Mexican permits
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on June 29 rejected challenges to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...