FMCSA Administrator Ferro Participates in Commercial Motor Vehicle Technology Showcase

WASHINGTON -- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne S. Ferro today participated in a Commercial Motor Vehicle Technology Showcase that featured new-to-market and emerging roadside inspection technologies designed to improve the safety performance of commercial...

FMCSA Launches Pre-Employment Screening Program

May 11, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today launched its Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP), which allows commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records...

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...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

WASHINGTON, DC —The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it will launch a new Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program which will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring...

Wireless Roadside Inspection Market Research Info Session

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host a Market Research Information Session for its Wireless Roadside Inspection (WRI) Program on January 17 and 18, 2008 in Arlington VA. FMCSA seeks information from the telecommunications, telematics, and trucking and motor coach...

FMCSA Proposes Rule with Requirements and Incentives to Put Safety Technology that Records Hours-of-Service in More Trucks and Buses

WASHINGTON, DC—Truck and bus companies with a history of serious hours-of-service (HOS) violations may be required to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) in all of their commercial vehicles for a minimum of two years, according to a proposed rule announced today by the Federal Motor...

USDOT to Test Effectiveness of High Tech Systems For Protecting Hazardous Materials on Trucks

As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's effort to protect the nation against terrorists, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the start of an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) operational test to measure the effectiveness of safety and security...

FMCSA Rule Permitting Performance Brake Testing Technology

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) final rule establishing pass/fail criteria for use with performance-based brake testers (PBBTs). These devices measure the braking performance of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs...