The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FMCSA in an effort to further increase transparency and public awareness of FMCSA safety programs, encourage collaboration, and stimulate...
Archived Press Releases
- August 15, 2012
- August 8, 2012
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Fit, Willing and Able policy guidance raises the safety bar for commercial trucks and buses by providing the specific criteria the agency considers when it grants, withholds, revokes or suspends a...
- July 13, 2012
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Alabama-based truck company MTI Transportation, LLC, to immediately cease all transportation services based on evidence that...
- June 29, 2012
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Tennessee-based truck company Three Angels Farms and its owners, Edwin Ayache and Dorian Ayache, to immediately cease all...
- June 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that 287 commercial bus and truck drivers were removed from the roads and more than 128 companies face enforcement actions as a...
- June 22, 2012
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule that strengthens protections for consumers moving their property across state lines. Under the new rule, if a household goods...
- June 15, 2012
June 15, 2012
FMCSA Announces No-Defect Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) for Intermodal Equipment Final Rule - Rule eliminates $54 million in unnecessary cost to the commercial vehicle industry. As part of the Obama Administration’s...
- June 8, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered Wisconsin-based truck company WTSA US Express to immediately cease all transportation services, based on serious safety violations that...
- May 31, 2012
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today it has shut down 26 bus operations, declaring them imminent hazards to public safety. This action is the largest single...
- May 25, 2012
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a 60-day extension of the time that motor carriers have to comment on proposed improvements to the agency's proposed Safety Measurement...