While Trump 2.0 touts deregulation, it’s still using new regulation enforcement to shape trucking in 2026. The administration is executing its crackdowns on English ...

FMCSA and its state partners conduct 3.3 million roadside inspections annually, placing nearly a million vehicles and drivers out of service, but states are measured on inspection volume, not ...

Ask any fleet manager or consultant, and they’ll tell you that when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration initiates a compliance review, it’s a full-body scan of your operation that starts ...

Within a two-week period, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration removed eight ELDs from the list of registered ...

In a new report issued Aug. 2, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General said that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was not always timely in conducting compliance ...

With a new online registration system on the horizon, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to extend the compliance date of the long-anticipated final rule that changes various ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled an in-person listening session as it continues to gather information about possible changes to the way the agency rates motor carrier ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing changes to CDL testing aimed at streamlining the process. A notice of proposed rulemaking will publish Friday, Feb. 2, in the Federal ...

Nearly five years after it was mandated by Congress to go into effect, federal trucking regulators have yet to establish a “beyond compliance” program to offer motor carriers some sort of extra credit ...

With a new online registration system in the horizon, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to extend the compliance date of a final rule that changes the financial ...

Federal trucking regulators are seeking public comment on a proposal to modify the current three-tier safety motor carrier fitness rating structure, including a review of data and other resources ...

Part I of this article was devoted to understanding Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) expectations of carriers regarding regulatory compliance and the methodology FMCSA uses to ...