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The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 116-6) requested the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to submit certain reports included in House Report 115-750 accompanying House Bill 6072. This includes submission of the report “...
ALERT: Broker and Carrier Fraud and Identity Theft
Fraud and identity theft occurs when entities use another motor carrier’s assigned USDOT number, when not authorized to do so, or when someone acts as a broker and is not...
Click above to read or download the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.pdf
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: FMCSA amends two of the Agency’s financial assistance programs. As required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, FMCSA adopts a new funding...
FMCSA’s top priority is safety on America’s roadways. That’s why the Agency is updating hours of service regulations to improve safety and increase flexibility for the nation’s commercial vehicle drivers.
These updates to hours of service rules offer four key modifications...
FMCSA revises the hours of service (HOS) regulations to provide greater flexibility for drivers subject to those rules without adversely affecting safety. The Agency: (1) expands the short-haul exception to 150 air-miles and allows a 14-hour work shift to take place as part of the exception; (2...