New FMCSA Bond Rule May Shake Up Broker Compliance – Here’s What Small Carriers Need to Know

Starting January 16, 2026, freight brokers will face stricter financial standards that could thin the herd—and for small ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Goes After Unscrupulous Brokers With Proposed Rules

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed changes to freight broker and freight forwarder financial responsibility requirements, addressing the problem of brokers that don’t pay ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Proposes Financial Security Requirements for Freight Forwarders

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that establishes financial security requirements for freight forwarders, taking further action on legislation that stretches ...

More than 7,000 truckers reportedly sidelined for English proficiency violations

Transportation Secretary said on Thursday that 7,248 truck drivers have been placed out of service for failing English ...

FMCSA removes five ELDs, warns fleets to switch by Dec. 16

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed five electronic logging devices from its approved list as the agency steps up compliance oversight. The post FMCSA removes five ELDs, warns ...
Fleet Owner

FMCSA provides updates to driver compensation, detention time studies at MATS

The federal agency outlined progress in its ongoing studies, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on driver compensation and detention time. Upcoming Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse ...
Overdrive

FMCSA calls fraud a 'public safety crisis masquerading as an economic problem' in tech-focused MATS talk

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday at the Mid-America Trucking Show took a hard stance against freight fraud, framing it as a threat to the safety of the entire motoring public ...
CCJ

FMCSA employees unaffected by government shutdown

With Congress unable to agree to a deal to keep the federal government operational into the new fiscal year, the government officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Despite this, the trucking ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Looking to Change How it Determines Motor Carrier Safety Fitness

[Updated 10/23/2023 and 1/12/2024] The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for comments to help it develop a new way to determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA: HOS Violations Rise After Rule Change

Amendments to the hours-of-service rule that went into effect in late 2020 may have increased flexibility for truck drivers, but the percentage of HOS violations rose “significantly higher” the first ...
CCJ

FMCSA expanding allowable windshield area for mounting safety tech

In a final rule published in the Federal Register Monday, March 7, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is updating its regulations to expand the area on windshields where certain safety ...