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U.S. Department of Transportation Statement on Fatal Phoenix Bus Accident

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that Tierra Santa Inc., the company involved in the fatal bus crash in Phoenix today, was operating illegally. FMCSA investigators are on the premises of Tierra Santa’s place of business and conducting an...

FMCSA Launches Phase I of Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today launched the first phase of its Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP), which when fully active will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver safety inspection and crash records as a part of the...

FMCSA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Hours of Service Requirements

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it will hold four listening sessions in January to gather information and comments as the agency prepares a rulemaking proposal on hours-of-service requirements for property-...

FMCSA Raises Safety Requirements for New Truck and Bus Companies

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today will begin enforcing its New Entrant Safety Assurance Process rule, which requires newly registered truck and bus companies to meet stricter safety requirements. This final rule raises...

FMCSA Enforces Safety Compliance for Intermodal Equipment Providers

This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began enforcing its Intermodal Chassis rule that requires intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), motor carriers and drivers to share responsibility for the safety of intermodal equipment used on our highways. Intermodal equipment or...

FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to Hold Public Meeting

WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a public meeting on December 7-9, 2009 in Washington, DC. To obtain details on meeting location, time and teleconference information, visit...

FMCSA Raises Safety Requirements for New Truck and Bus Companies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish an increase in the fees that interstate commercial truck and bus companies, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies must pay under the Unified...