U.S. Regulatory Change: Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports

In a Final Rule published on December 18, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rescinded the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in the United States in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor...

Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) established the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC) by Charter to conduct a negotiated rulemaking (Reg-Neg) on entry-level training for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV).  The Committee will provide...

Hours of Service of Drivers

FMCSA suspends enforcement of certain sections of the Agency’s Hours of Service (HOS) rules as required by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, enacted December 16, 2014. Specifically, FMCSA suspends the requirements regarding the restart of a driver’s 60- or 70-hour...

FMCSA Announces Intention to Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment from commercial driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions,...

U.S. Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Billion Annual Paperwork Burden for U.S. Trucking Industry.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that, effective Dec. 18, 2014, professional truck drivers will no longer have to comply with a burdensome daily paperwork requirement, saving the trucking industry an estimated $1.7 billion annually without compromising...

Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)

FMCSA rescinds the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor carriers retain, DVIRs when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies. This rule...

U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Florida Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Florida-licensed truck driver James H. Patterson to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce....

U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program Operational Update Report for Reporting Period: 10/21/2013 - 10/27/2013 (Revised 03/05/2014)

U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program Operational Update Report for Reporting Period: 10/28/2013 - 11/03/2013 (Revised 03/05/2014)

U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Long-Haul Trucking Pilot Program Operational Update Report for Reporting Period: 10/07/2013 - 10/13/2013 (Revised 03/05/2014)