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The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the beginning of its Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Field Operational Test. This test will measure the effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) safety and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued an interim final rule specifying how interstate household goods (HHG) carriers (movers) and brokers must assist their individual customers shipping household goods.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today denied a petition of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) that proposed a pilot program to allow drivers 18 to 20 years of age to drive trucks in interstate commerce under certain conditions....
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator-Designate Annette M. Sandberg on Tuesday, June 3, will kickoff Roadcheck 2003, a truck and bus safety inspection effort, with officials from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the Michigan State Police. This three-day event...
San Francisco, California -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an Order to Cease All Interstate Transportation, effective May 27, 2003, to Nationwide Moving Systems, LLC, USDOT #1072700, located in Woodinville, Washington,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the first substantial change to the hours-of-service rules (HOS) since 1939. The science-based HOS final rule will improve highway safety and help reduce the number of truck crashes and...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointment of Warren E. Hoemann (pronounced "Hay-man") as Chief Counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Hoemann will assume his duties on Monday, March 17.
In an effort to highlight the steps the Administration is taking to strengthen small business, President George W. Bush recently chose a St. Louis trucking company as a venue to deliver his remarks.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has assessed a civil penalty of $302,000 against a for-hire motor carrier hauling primarily household goods from New York for multiple violations of the Federal Motor Carrier...
U.S. Department of Transportation officials today released details of a plan to educate truck drivers about and to enforce a new hours-of-service rule. Starting Jan. 4, when the rule is implemented, state and federal officials expect to spend the first 60 days waging an aggressive education...