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Jesse Elison serves as the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Appointed to this role in November 2025, he supports the Administrator in leading the agency’s national safety mission and overseeing regulatory, enforcement, and policy priorities that impact the commercial motor vehicle industry.

Mr. Elison previously served as FMCSA’s Chief Counsel with oversight responsibility for all FMCSA legal services across headquarters and field offices. He provided strategic guidance on rulemaking and enforcement, ensuring the agency’s actions met the highest standards of legal sufficiency.

Before joining FMCSA, Mr. Elison was a partner at a law firm specializing in comprehensive representation of motor carriers and logistics companies. With two decades of legal experience, he has advised extensively on compliance matters regulated by FMCSA, helping transportation companies navigate federal safety requirements.

Mr. Elison earned a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University, an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, and a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law.