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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Proposal to Reduce Burdens and Costs on Applicants for Commercial Driver’s Licenses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposed rule to reduce burdens and costs for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants by allowing applicants to take general and specialized knowledge tests in a state...
U.S. Department of Transportation Works to Help American Farmers and Commercial Drivers by Seeking Public Comment on Agricultural Commodity Definitions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it is seeking public comment on revising agricultural commodity or livestock definitions in hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. The Agency worked closely with the U.S....
SSC - Extension of Emergency Declaration 2018-008 - Florida - 07-11-2019
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Southern Service Center1800 Century Blvd., Ste. 1700Atlanta, GA 30345
July 11, 2019
EXTENSION OF REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION NO. 2018-008 UNDER 49 CFR § 390.25
FLORIDA
The Field Administrator for the Federal Motor...
U.S. Department of Transportation Permanently Bans Commercial Drivers Convicted of Human Trafficking
Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking Releases Final Report
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a final rule that permanently bans drivers convicted of human trafficking from operating a...
Minnesota 2019-07-03
STATE OF MINNESOTAExecutive DepartmentGovernor Tim WalzEmergency Executive Order 19-33Declaring an Emergency and Providing for Relief from Regulations to Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating in the State of
Minnesota
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, by...
MWS-SSC-ESC-WSC - Emergency Declaration No. 2019-002 - Extension 06-28-2019
Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationWestern Service Center, 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Ste. B-300 Lakewood, CO 80215Eastern Service Center, Fallon Federal Bldg, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Ste. 800, Baltimore, MD 21201 Southern Service Center, 1800 Century Blvd, Ste. 1700, Atlanta, GA...
U.S Department of Transportation Takes Action to Streamline Process for Aspiring Truck and Bus Drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposed rule to streamline the process for men and women interested in entering the trucking workforce. The proposal is intended to allow states greater flexibility in...