Calif. CDLs require residency
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has instituted new application requirements designed to block illegal immigrants from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.
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Email ticket hoax targets N.Y. drivers
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York State consumers are being warned about a fake ticket email hoax meant to collect personal information.
Proposed FMCSA rules target national driver shortage
WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has launched two proposals that would take steps toward responding to a national shortage of qualified truck…
USDOT names reform officer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has named a Regulatory Reform Officer to lead efforts to weed out unnecessary regulations.
National driver-training standards finally approved
WASHINGTON — A new rule establishing national driver-training standards for entry-level commercial bus and truck drivers that had been delayed for five months has finally…
FMCSA cites lack of data in dropping insurance proposal
WASHINGTON — The motorcoach industry’s three-year battle with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over a proposal to at least double liability insurance minimums appears…
State police issuing traffic tickets to NYC drivers
NEW YORK CITY – Motorcoach drivers traveling in New York City have something new to keep an eye out for: state troopers.
States taking initiative in raising fuel taxes, fees
Even though the Trump administration is promising to unveil its $1 trillion national infrastructure-funding plan as early as this month, many states are pushing ahead…
Some owners of recalled coaches slow to fix defects
WASHINGTON — As many as 2,172 motorcoaches may be carrying passengers despite unresolved safety defects that were the subject of federal recalls in 2015 and…
FMCSA Pulls Back Planned Minimum Insurance Rulemaking
UMA Calls Action a Victory Over Regulatory Overreach
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The United Motorcoach…