Watchdog: FMCSA fell short on CDL compliance oversight
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) oversight of states’ actions to disqualify commercial drivers when warranted fell short, according to an…
Industry champion presses for CERTS funding to be expedited
At an Appropriations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, urged Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
DOT cannabis policy prompts warning to drivers about CBD use
The Department of Transportation has issued a notice about drug and alcohol policy compliance that deals with the use of cannabis products.
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50 Years: UMA formed to stand up for industry ‘little guys’ in 1971
Fifty years ago, a dozen small bus and motorcoach operators decided they had had enough of struggling to grow and prosper while major companies —…
Biden to name Buttigieg as transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, according to news reports.
The move will elevate the former South Bend, Indiana,…
Legislation requires feds provide PPE to transportation workers
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) announced he has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation…
CDL examiner and owner of trucking school sentenced for fraud scheme
A Georgia CDL examiner and the former owner of the American Truck Driving Academy in Alabama received probation and fines for their roles in a…
Maryland man sentenced to prison for altering emissions control devices
Brian Mellott of Cumberland, Maryland, has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to installing “emissions defeat devices in its commercial motor…
FMCSA Issues National Emergency Declaration
Hours of service regulatory relief applies to all fifty states and the District of Columbia
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had issued a national…
New regulations for the regulators
The recent relief in regulations is now codified in a final DOT rule.
Many operators felt the unprecedented regulatory and enforcement actions of the last…