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Continuing its efforts to enhance motor carrier safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed training requirements for entry-level truck and bus drivers who hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), except transit...
Continuing its efforts to improve the safety of large trucks, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed new training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles (LCV) who wish to obtain an LCV Driver-Training...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced requirements that will improve the safe operation of commercial nine- to 15-passenger vans and small buses in interstate commerce.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that would enhance the ability of prospective motor carrier employers to make sound hiring decisions and at the same time ensure...
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....
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...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a requirement that all interstate commercial motor vehicles (CMV) comply with a new single set of performance standards. Meeting these standards will help to ensure that all CMV loads are...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced an interim final rule that will require states and state law enforcement personnel to place interstate motor carriers out of service and assess appropriate state penalties for not properly...
Continuing its efforts to improve the safety of trucks and buses, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued a final rule that significantly strengthens the licensing and sanctioning requirements of the commercial driver's license (...