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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on May 14 published a long-awaited final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers that offer the industry more flexibility. The final rule…
In April, 27 State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) were closed, along with most government offices, due to COVID-19 concerns. If someone wanted to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and join the trucking industry, or…
Federal regulators have asked for public comment on a petition for a five-year exemption for small-business truck brokers from a $75,000 security bond requirement. The petition, filed with the FMCSA in September by the SBTC…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an exemption request from Groendyke Transport Inc. that allow the company to install amber brake-activated pulsating lights on the back of its trailers. Such lights...
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTC) has joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Our Roads, Our Safety Coalition, the trade groups announced recently. As a coalition partner, NTTC will collaborate with FMCSA and other…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making it easier and less expensive for truck drivers to upgrade their commercial driver’s license from a Class B to Class A through a change to its…
The Teamsters Union has become more aggressive in its fight against the U.S. DOT’s late-December decision to exempt motor carriers from California labor laws that require periodic meal breaks and paid rest breaks.
Last month…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Crossville, Tenn.-based trucking company, Rock City Stone Co. to immediately cease all transportation. Rock City Stone Co. operates as RC…
A group calling itself Black Smoke Matters is trying to organize a shutdown of truckers on April 12 to protest a variety of conditions affecting drivers, including hours of service and training levels. The group…
Every year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) releases a survey that identifies the U.S. trucking industry ‘s most pressing issues, in addition to strategies on how to deal with these dilemmas…
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