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October 17, 2022

FMCSA Cancels Emergency Hours Of Service (HOS) Waiver

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration quietly let lapse a national hours-of-service exemption in place for over two years, a move supported by both major trucking companies and truck safety

October 12, 2022

USDOT Outlines Challenges Facing New Infrastructure Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has mapped out what it calls “key challenges” facing the implementation of the $660 billion earmarked for infrastructure improvements

October 10, 2022

CVSA Approves New Inspections For Autonomous Trucks

How will driverless vehicles handle roadside inspections? The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) believes it has a solution. CVSA’s board of directors approved the launch of a new Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle

September 29, 2022

FMCSA: CLP Drivers Allowed To Haul Doubles During OTR Training

The FMCSA has granted a regulation exemption request placed by UPS that would allow commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders to be trained on twin trailers. The FMCSA published a notice in

September 26, 2022

Florida Waives HOS for Truckers, Prepares for Hurricane Ian

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an emergency declaration relaxing trucking regulations as a major hurricane, named “Ian” is expected to landfall by mid-week. On Saturday afternoon with hurricane Ian

September 23, 2022

The FMCSA Asking for Input On New Rule to Require electronic IDs For CMVs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking for public comment on a new rule to require that commercial vehicles be equipped with electronic identification technology. In an Advance

September 21, 2022

FMCSA to Study How Truckers Work With Automated Driving Tech

The FMCSA is currently gathering information on how quickly and effectively truck drivers will respond when asked to take over for an Automated Driving System (ADS). The FMCSA is planning

September 19, 2022

Bill Introduced To Guarantee Overtime Pay For Drivers

Multiple Democratic Senators took are pushing for a guarantee in overtime pay for long-distance employee truck operators by introducing the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act. This Act would repeal the

September 16, 2022

TSA Grants Renewal Exemption for Truckers With HAZMAT Endorsement

The TSA will temporarily exempt the Security Threat Assessment requirement for Hazardous Material Endorsement (HME) holders whose endorsements have expired or will expire before the end of calendar year. The HME Threat

September 14, 2022

12,000+ CMVs Placed Out Of Service During CVSA’s Roadcheck

Commercial vehicle inspectors conducted more than 59,000 inspections during the three-day 2022 International Roadcheck event, placing 12,456 vehicles and 3,714 drivers out of service, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported