Category: The Docket
Inspector General reveals mixed results regarding FMCSA’s mandate to reform CSA
The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report to Congress assessing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s mandated efforts to…
Important reminder: FMCSA biennial update filing
Washington, D.C.–The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires all motor carriers to update the information on file with the agency once every two years. This…
Lease/Interchange–finally, a rule we can live with
The long-awaited revisions to the “Lease and Interchange of Vehicles; Motor Carriers of Passengers” was released last month with an industry sigh of relief.
The…
FMCSA proposes expanded flexibility in driver hours of service
Washington, D.C.—If made final, a proposed rule would allow passenger carrier drivers and their companies a bit more flexibility in complying with hours of service…
Congress returns from August recess
“You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it…
DOT permanently bans drivers convicted of trafficking
Drivers convicted of human trafficking will be permanently banned from operating commercial motor vehicles under a final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation…
FMCSA revising Medical Examiners’ Handbook
A new draft of the Medical Examiners’ Handbook is being reviewed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It is used by the 50,000 members…
The National Park Service Saga Continues
UMA pursues preservation of charter bus exemption
On July 29, the United Motorcoach Association filed comments with the National Park Service regarding their current proposal…
