BUSREGS-21 returns to continue important role
It’s back! Likely the most important bus and motorcoach legislation in a decade, “Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st…
Pennsylvania bus operator sentenced
Pau Hua Yu, former president and shareholder of multiple Pennsylvania bus companies, was sentenced to 24 months’ probation, a $10,000 fine, a $100 assessment and…
Passenger Carrier Regulatory Reform Legislation Introduced
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry introduces landmark bill, Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act (HR 5462), known as…
FMCSA proposes to eliminate no-defect DVIR
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMV) employed by passenger carriers to report, via the driver-vehicle inspection reports (DVIR),…
UMA files comments on Chicago’s emblem requirement, NY’s 19-A regulations and proposed revisions to Crash Preventability Determination
New leadership at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has dusted off some previously submitted petitions that apparently fell through the cracks or were…
Driver licensing rules eased
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a final rule streamlining the process and reducing costs to upgrade from a Class…
FMCSA launches clearinghouse
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a new website with information about the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.