Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Stories

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 28, 2022

At the heart of the entry-level driver training rule, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is ensuring that first-time commercial drivers are regulated. The rule, which was kicked down the road for several years, went into effect early in 2022....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 16, 2020

Industry Lauds Easing Hours of Service Regs

Touting its revised Hours of Service (HOS) regulations as providing drivers more flexibility, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a final rule in May. It's designed to ease HOS rule compliance and takes effect Sept....

ARTBA - Mon May 18, 2020

New Hours of Service Rule Will Speed Project Delivery While Maintaining Road Safety

New updates to the federal "hours of service" rule will speed up construction of transportation improvement projects while maintaining road safety, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....

Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 12, 2019

Potential Rule Changes Would Relax Hours of Service

After years of challenging the rigid hours of service regulations in place for the trucking industry, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. (OOIDA) may be seeing some progress. An announcement by the Department of Transportation is expected this summer, following a fact-gathering phase, of a proposed rulemaking....

Wed July 26, 2017

HCSS Offers New Electronic Logging Device to Meet FMCSA Trucking Regs

Construction software developer, HCSS, announced July 25 the release of its new electronic logging solution to help construction companies meet the December 2017 deadline to become Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliant....