DOT Reminds Commercial Drivers that Physicals Must Now Be Performed by Certified Medical Examiners

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that beginning today, all new USDOT physicals must be performed by a qualified health professional listed on the National Registry of Certified...

White House and US DOT Honor Daphne Izer as a “Champion of Change” for Truck Safety Work

On May 13, the White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation honored Daphne Izer as a 2014 Transportation Champion of Change. Her recognition has been a long time coming. 

FMCSA Initiates Rulemaking Process to Update the Financial Responsibility of Commercial Carriers and Better Protect the Public

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reported to Congress that current financial responsibility minimums for the commercial motor vehicle industry are inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes. 

FMCSA Public Listening Session - Knowledge Testing of New Entrant Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders and Brokers

FMCSA Public Listening Session - New Entrant Knowledge Testing

FMCSA Public Listening Session - New Entrant Knowledge Testing

FMCSA Orders DND International to Shut Down

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered DND International, Inc., USDOT No. 1434005, to immediately shut down after declaring the Naperville, Illinois-based trucking company to be an imminent hazard to public safety....

IHOOS DND International

 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered DND International, Inc., USDOT No. 1434005, to immediately shut down after declaring the Naperville, Illinois-based trucking company to be an imminent hazard to public safety...

FMCSA Shuts Down Two Bus Companies in Massachusetts, Trucking Company in Texas

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has revoked the operating authority of two Massachusetts-based bus companies and declared a Texas trucking company to be an imminent hazard to public safety, resulting...

Update: Connecticut-licensed CDL driver Terence W. Slowther

WASHINGTON – FMCSA has determined that the Imminent Hazard Order issued on March 10, 2014, against commercial motor vehicle driver Terence W. Slowther is no longer necessary, and on March 26, 2014, FMCSA rescinded the Order.