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…
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…
Lease and interchange rule delay marks continued progress
UMA continues to advance top regulatory priorities
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The regulatory agenda of the United…