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)

Utility for Risk-Based Screening and Assessment (URSA)

Restorative Rest for Motorcoach Drivers

The study will analyze the relationships between time off-duty and sleep. This will be a re-analysis of the motorcoach driver sleep and performance data that was collected for the study entitled “Motorcoach Driver Fatigue Study, 2011” (Belenky et al., 2012).

Motorcoach and School Bus Fire Safety Analysis

Volpe updated its previous analysis, titled "Motorcoach Fire Safety Analysis Report," to include data on motorcoach fires that occurred from 2009–13. In addition, Volpe included an evaluation of school bus fires, expanded on the evaluation of the effectiveness of automatic fire...

Impact of Driver Detention Times on Safety and Operations, Phase II

To better understand the nature of the problem of detention or waiting times in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry and the potential safety impacts that can occur because of long detention times. The purpose of Phase 2 will be to implement the methodology developed in Phase 1 by...

FMCSA Seeks Comment from the Public, Insurance Providers, Motor Carriers on Revising Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that the Agency is seeking comment from the public, liability insurance providers, motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders on the safety and financial impacts of...