Items Tagged with 'Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration'

Washington – For 2016, the federal government is cutting in half the number of random drug tests commercial motor carriers are required to conduct.

Washington – Commercial motor vehicle drivers soon will be required to use electronic logging devices instead of paper logs to document hours-of-service records, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 10.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration no longer will publicly display most information involving motor carriers’ safety performances.

Washington – Commercial truck and bus drivers who feel pressured to violate safety regulations to keep their jobs now have added protections from the government.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has finished collecting data for its six-month study into the safety effects of a 34-hour restart rule regarding commercial motor vehicle drivers’ hours of service, the agency announced Oct. 1.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted an hours-of-service exemption to truck drivers who transport hazardous materials.

Washington – President Barack Obama has nominated T.F. Scott Darling III to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Washington – The American Trucking Associations is taking issue with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s interpretation of a new Government Accountability Office report on FMCSA’s research into the federal hours-of-service rule for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

Washington – Congress wants the Department of Transportation to pick up speed with regard to the MAP-21 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study.

The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has notified the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it will audit an upcoming study regarding restart rules for commercial truck drivers.