Transportation Joshi named FMCSA deputy administrator January 22, 2021 The U.S. government has appointed transportation consultant Meera Joshi deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). She was among a slew of U.S. Department of Transportation…
Regulations FMCSA streamlines CDL testing process December 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is streamlining the commercial driver’s licence (CDL) testing process. On Thursday, the agency announced a final rule, which…
Human Resources What drives trucker compensation low? November 3, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – In his groundbreaking book Sweatshops on Wheels, published at the turn of the century, Michael H. Belzer argued that truck driver compensation was so low because the…
Technology FMCSA eyes autonomous trucks November 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the race to build autonomous trucks gathers pace, U.S. regulators are seeking to set some safety rules for such vehicles. In a notice published in…
Human Resources FMCSA proposes additional HoS relief August 28, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing a pilot program that would allow additional hours-of-service (HoS) regulatory relief to truck drivers. The initiative would…
Transportation Jim Mullen is leaving FMCSA August 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jim Mullen, who as acting chief of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rolled out the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program in January, is leaving…
Business Management Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets July 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Amid a flurry of warnings, a Canadian cybersecurity expert is urging carriers to take proactive measures, and deploy a cyber incident response plan to avoid any costly…
Health & Safety Thousands refuse FMCSA tests July 23, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revealed that thousands of commercial vehicle drivers have refused to take the tests for controlled substances since the…
Regulations FMCSA eases drug and alcohol enforcement July 8, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) says it will exercise discretion in enforcing random drug and alcohol testing to help the struggling supply chain during…
Regulations Safety activists want FMCSA to delay HoS final rule July 2, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pressure is mounting on the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to delay the implementation of its new hours-of-service (HoS) final rule, which activists say is…
Transportation U.S. regulator wonders if some Covid-19 waivers could become permanent June 24, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – U.S. regulators have introduced a series of waivers in response to Covid-19, to ensure that freight continues to move south of the border. Now they’re looking…
Transportation U.S. accepting recently expired licences until Sept. 30 June 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to accept recently expired driver’s licences, recognizing reductions in licensing services during Covid-19. The related Notice of…
Transportation Marijuana use tops stats in first report from U.S. drug clearinghouse June 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Positive tests for marijuana use far outpaced those for other drugs reported in the first few months of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug…
Regulations FMCSA grants testing waiver to furloughed drivers June 9, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted furloughed drivers a three-month waiver from certain pre-employment testing requirements because of Covid-19. The waiver will be…
Regulations Movie industry drivers get clearinghouse reprieve June 1, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators have granted the company that provides truck drivers to the movie industry an exemption from pre-employment full query as required under the Drug and…
