Transportation FMCSA extends emergency until June 14 May 13, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its emergency declaration until June 14. The declaration eases Hours-of-Service (HoS) rules for motor carriers assisting…
Transportation FMCSA relaunches Crash Preventability Determination Program May 4, 2020 WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaunched an expanded Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). Commercial drivers with an eligible crash that occurred…
Transportation FMCSA to distribute 1M free masks to truckers April 29, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is assisting in the distribution of 1 million free protective face masks to truck drivers across America. The…
Health & Safety FMCSA doubles random drug testing rate to 50% January 6, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has raised the random testing rate for controlled substances for commercial drivers to 50% from the current 25% of driver…
Health & Safety U.S. to make Crash Preventability Determination Program permanent July 31, 2019 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants to make the Crash Preventability Demonstration Program permanent. The pilot project was launched in 2017, and was originally intended…
Transportation U.S. extends agricultural ELD waiver March 13, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agricultural haulers south of the border have been given another 90-day waiver from requirements for electronic logging devices (ELDs), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier…
Health & Safety Americans keep up drug-testing rate December 31, 2014 WASHINGTON. D.C. — Nothing will change in 2015 when it comes to how many US truckers have to undergo random drug tests. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced…
Transportation ATA says hours of service restart rule will become law June 17, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Association (ATA) is convinced it is just a matter of time before the hours of service (HoS) restart rule becomes law.
Transportation US restart rules one step closer to being postponed June 5, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the US government’s Senate Appropriations Committee has been amending—officially referred to as “marking up”—a US$54.4 billion Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill, and in…
