Today, January 3, 2012, FMCSA and PHMSA’s final rule restricting mobile telephone use for CMV interstate drivers and intrastate hazmat drivers went into effect. The new restrictions prohibit CMV drivers from holding, dialing, or reaching for a mobile tele ( Article Continued... )

Today, Dec. 22, FMCSA posted its new HOS rule on its website at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos-final/hos-final-rule.aspx along with other materials, including a Q&A document. ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, December 2, FMCSA and PHMSA published a joint final rule restricting CMV interstate drivers and intrastate hazmat drivers’ use of hand-held cellular ( Article Continued... )

On August 3, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish an Ammonium Nitrate Security Program (ANSP ( Article Continued... )

Following up an early October meeting, ATA President Bill Graves recently wrote a letter to the White House Office of Management ( Article Continued... )

Today, November 17, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its report detailing the extent to which CSA has impacted the daily operations of trucking companies. ATRI’s report also describes and analyzes motor carrier attitudes towa ( Article Continued... )

On November 15, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule that extends the requirement that drivers maintain a copy of their medical certificate on their person. ( Article Continued... )

Wednesday, November 9, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously passed its reauthorization plan - MAP 21. ATA ( Article Continued... )

On Tuesday, November 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation officially transmitted FMCSA’s draft final hours of service rule to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. OMB’s review is the final step in the government’s regula ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, October 28, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released the following statement regarding the publication of the Hours of Service regulations: “The petitioners have agreed to extend the October 28, 2011, deadline for publication of ( Article Continued... )

Last week, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) filed an Hours of Service-related amendment for consideration and possible inclusion in the FY 2012 Transportation Appropriations bill. If enacted, the amendment would have stopped the proposed HOS changes from bein ( Article Continued... )

Wednesday, September 21, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the findings of their annual report on congestion at freight significant highway locations. The research, which assesses ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, Sept 2, on the heels of the Obama Administration's decision to abandon a costly, proposed EPA regulation, ATA sent a letter to the White House's Office of Management & Budget (OMB) urging the Administration’s head of regulatory affairs ( Article Continued... )

In an August 30 letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), President Obama identified the Administration’s proposed rules on hours-of-service and electronic onboard recorders as having potential costs of more than a $1 billion. The President’s letter, ( Article Continued... )

On Wednesday, August 31, FMCSA released the long-awaited evaluation of its CSA Operational Model Test. The analysis, conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute on the Agency’s behalf, demonstrates that CSA represents an impr ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) April 2010 final EOBR rule, scheduled to become effective in June 2012, has been vacated by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and sent back to the Agency for reconsideration ( Article Continued... )

On August 23, the Department of Transportation issued its final plan under Executive Order 13563, which requires the federal executive agencies to identify burdensome or outdated regulations that should be revised. ATA and numerous other organizations sub ( Article Continued... )

Earlier this month, FMCSA made an underlying change to how its new CSA system defines and identifies “Hazmat Carriers” for the purposes of applying lower intervention thresholds. Previously, any carrier that had identified itself on its biennial MCS-150 M ( Article Continued... )

On July 29, 2011, ATA filed comments with FMCSA on its Draft Strategic Plan for 2011-2016. In the draft plan, FMCSA proposes to ( Article Continued... )

In testimony before a Senate subcommittee today (July 21, 2011), Dan England, Chairman and President of C.R. England Inc., and Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Associations, urged Congress to adopt several ATA-suggested initiatives ( Article Continued... )

On Wednesday, June 29, FMCSA released its draft strategic plan, FMCSA 2011-2016 Strategic Plan: Raising the Safety Bar . The draft plan sets forth the agency’s focus areas and future goals for the next five years. ATA provided ( Article Continued... )

In testimony on behalf of ATA before the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, James Burg, president of James Burg Trucking Co., said proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service were unwarranted and ( Article Continued... )

On June 14, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would extend the requirement that CDL-holders retain paper copies of their medical certification on their person through January 30, ( Article Continued... )

On May 9, FMCSA placed four new research reports in the HOS docket and re-opened the docket for 30 days to accept comments on these new studies. On Wednesday, June 8, 2011, ATA filed ( Article Continued... )

On Tuesday, June 7, ATA participated in the kickoff of CVSA’s annual Roadcheck event. Each year, CVSA member jurisdictions conduct a 72-hour roadside inspection blitz, checking vehicles and their drivers at inspection sites along major highways across Nor ( Article Continued... )

On May 8, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a Final Rule concerning a number of CDL-related issues, including the issuance of Commercial Learner's Permits. ( Article Continued... )

On May 8, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a Final Rule concerning a number of CDL-related issues, including the issuance of Commercial Learner's Permits. ( Article Continued... )

Executive Order 13563 requires the federal executive agencies to identify burdensome or outdated regulations that should be revised. ATA and numerous other organizations submitted formal comments to DOT on this initiative ( Article Continued... )

On May 24, 2011, ATA filed comments in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) proposal to require drivers to log their hours electronically, ( Article Continued... )

In a statement released today, ATA President Bill Graves responded to a number of inaccuracies about the trucking industry being promoted by opponents of the industry. ( Article Continued... )

Officials from ATA praised industry and law enforcement groups, as well as the federal government, for their efforts to improve safety belt usage among commercial truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, April 29, PHMSA will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) restricting the use of cellular phones for intrastate hazmat drivers. The proposal would extend FMCSA’s proposed cell phone restrictions to motor carriers that transport ( Article Continued... )

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will be holding its 2011 Roadcheck, their annual safety inspection blitz, from June 7 to 9, 2011. In the course of 72 consecutive hours, vehicle inspectors and other law enforcement officers will be ( Article Continued... )

This week the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a study revealing that truck drivers with certain driving ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA granted an exemption to allow motor carriers transporting metal coils to secure them grouped in rows with eyes crosswise and the coils in contact with each other in the longitudinal direction ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 9, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy hosted an Hours of Service Roundtable discussion in Washington, DC. The purpose of the Roundtable was to provide ( Article Continued... )

n Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a proposed rule to mandate the installation and use of electronic logging devices for hours of ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA has agreed to honor a joint request made by ATA and CVSA and will hold a public listening session on the proposed changes to the hours of service rules. ( Article Continued... )

On Jan. 27, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a proposed rule to prohibit cargo tank operators from transporting flammable liquids in unprotected external product piping (wetlines). ( Article Continued... )

On Monday, Jan. 24, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a study articulating strategies for improving the trucking industry’s safety record through “alternative compliance.” ( Article Continued... )

Earlier today, Jan. 18, President Obama issued an Executive Order entitled Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. ( Article Continued... )

Yesterday, ATA launched its aggressive campaign to fight the Obama Administration’s attempt to replace proven and safe Hours ( Article Continued... )

n response to ATA advocacy efforts, on Jan. 4, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a broad interpretatio ( Article Continued... )

On Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will publish ( Article Continued... )

n a self-described effort to get the hours of service rules “right” for professional truck drivers, the Obama Administration missed the mark in many ways with their Dec. 23, 2010 proposal. ( Article Continued... )

On Friday, Dec. 17, FMCSA released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) banning the use of hand-held mobile telephones by truck drivers. The proposal prohibits drivers from holding, reaching, or dialing a mo ( Article Continued... )

As part of its ongoing effort to improve CSA 2010, ATA submitted a comprehensive letter to FMCSA, Nov. 29, suggesting additional changes to the ( Article Continued... )

As FMCSA prepares to implement the first phase on CSA 2010 on Monday of next week, ATA reiterates its support for the program and its objectives. ( Article Continued... )

Earlier today, FMCSA announced that when carriers’ CSA 2010 scores are made publicly available in early December, scores in the Cargo-Related BASIC ( Article Continued... )

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today that the final rule ( Article Continued... )

In response to a Petition for Reconsideration of the Final Rule mandating electronic logging devices for non compliant carriers ( Article Continued... )

Earlier today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released highway safety figures showing that truck-involved fatalities dropped 20 percent in 2009 from the prior year. ( Article Continued... )

On Monday, Aug. 16, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) changes to its CSA 2010 methodology were made available to the industry and the public. ( Article Continued... )

Yesterday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released its revised CSA 2010 methodology reflecting many changes that address concerns ATA had raised on behalf of its members. ( Article Continued... )

Yesterday, FMCSA formally announced changes it is making to the CSA 2010 methodology. Many of these changes are ones that ATA has been calling for and are due, at least in part, to ATA’s advocacy efforts. ( Article Continued... )

On July 13, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published its solicitation for applications for FY11 safety grants. FMCSA disseminates funds and oversees grants awarded in support of 11 safety programs, including the CMV Operator Safe ( Article Continued... )

On July 14, 2010, ATA filed comments supporting the Flatbed Carrier Safety Group’s exemption request concerning the federal load securement regulations applicable to the transportation of metal coils. ( Article Continued... )

Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2010 Roadcheck show the industry is holding its own in the number of commercial drivers and vehicles that passed roadside inspections in Canada, the U.S. ( Article Continued... )

Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2010 Roadcheck show the industry is holding its own in the number of commercial drivers and vehicles that passed roadside inspections in Canada, the U.S. ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed comments with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to allow the camera/sensor from a lane departure warning system to be placed on the truck windshield. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will talk with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers concerning the medical certification ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on June 4, 2010, released a tentative guidance document related to motor carriers’ responsibility to keep supporting-documents that can be used to verify driver hours-of-service records. ( Article Continued... )

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will be holding its annual Roadcheck event next week on June 8 to 10. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the results of its analysis of motor carrier safety performance under the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules. ( Article Continued... )

As a result of one of ATA’s long standing advocacy initiatives, today, May 11, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) finally launched the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP). ( Article Continued... )

Full implementation of CSA 2010 will be delayed to 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced. ( Article Continued... )

Today, April 1, FMCSA issued a proposed rule to prohibit commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers from texting while driving. ( Article Continued... )

Last fall, ATA, with the Maryland Motor Truck Association and the Virginia Trucking Association, wrote to the District of Columbia Department of Transportation asking DDOT to allow vehicle combinations with an overall length ( Article Continued... )

Today, March 18, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a limited 90-day waiver from the federal Hours of Service regulations for ( Article Continued... )

Today at a press conference on Capitol Hill, ATA Senior Vice President Dave Osiecki encouraged Congress to pass “Jason’s Law” to address shortages in safe parking for ( Article Continued... )

On March 2, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a fifth public listening session to receive public comment on its revisions to the Hours of Service (HOS) rules. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Administrator Anne Ferro held a National Dialogue on Intermodal Roadability on Feb. 3 to ( Article Continued... )

Iowa Motor Truck Association President Brenda Neville told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today that ( Article Continued... )

On January 26, 2010, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro held a quickly assembled press conference today at ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today that the trucking industry has seen a large decline in the truck-involved fatality rate since the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules took effect. ( Article Continued... )

Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and other trucking industry speakers told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today that the current Hours of Service ( Article Continued... )

Following a vote by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced on Jan. 20 that he will reopen by April 15 the 19 safety rest areas closed last year as part of a budget-cutting effort. ( Article Continued... )

ATA representatives and other trucking industry speakers gave the FMCSA a clear message yesterday: "The current Hours of Service rules are working. Retain them but add flexibility to the sleeper berth provision." ( Article Continued... )

ATA has available a document that summarizes the when, where and how for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's upcoming hours-of-service (HOS) listening sessions. There will be four listening sessions: Jan.19 (Arlington, Va.), Jan. 22 (Dallas, ( Article Continued... )

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a distracted driving website, Distraction.gov, to serve as a resource center for distracted driving information. ( Article Continued... )

In response to abnormally cold temperatures in the first week of 2010, several Southern governors have issued disaster declarations. ( Article Continued... )

On Dec. 17, The Senate Commerce Committee marked up S. 554, the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009, sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). ( Article Continued... )

On Dec. 14, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). ( Article Continued... )

On Dec. 14, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a Notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) met Dec. 7 through 9 to "provide advice and recommendations on the hours-of-service requirements." ( Article Continued... )

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2008 early edition of Traffic Safety Facts shows that truck occupant deaths deceased from 805 to 677 (-16 percent). All fatalities in truck-involved crashes declined from 4,822 and 4,229 (-12 percent) ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA Motor Carrier to meet on Hours of Service ( Article Continued... )

Late Nov. 5, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to confirm Anne Ferro as the new head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Ms. Ferro was nominated by President Obama in June of this year and her confirmation hearing was held in early October ( Article Continued... )

On Nov. 4, ATA sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood outlining various concerns with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to review and reconsider the current hours-of-service (HOS) rules. The present rules have been in ( Article Continued... )

America needs strong laws and a systematic approach to make the use of hand-held electronic devices while driving socially unacceptable, said Con-way Inc. Vice President of Government Affairs Randy Mullett today in a statement before the Subcommittee on H ( Article Continued... )

On Oct. 26, Public Citizen and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) filed a joint motion to hold the challenge to the current Hours of Service (HOS) rule in abeyance pending the issuance of a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by ( Article Continued... )

On Oct. 26, ATA filed comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a proficiency examination for new entrant motor carriers. ATA promoted requirements that new entrants satisfactorily complete ( Article Continued... )

On Oct. 20, ATA responded to a recent Federal Register notice in which FMCSA asked OMB to extend its information collection request (ICR) relating to training certification for entry-level drivers. The Agency stated it would take 10 minutes for a driver ( Article Continued... )

The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing Oct. 21 titled "Addressing the Problem of Distracted Driving." Randy Mullett, Vice President of Government Relations for Con-way Freight, ( Article Continued... )

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today his Department will begin three rulemakings banning or restricting texting and cell phone use by transportation workers. The rulemaking that will affect trucking will propose to ban ( Article Continued... )

To supplement recommendations submitted on Jan. 9, 2009, ATA on Sept. 15 filed additional comments detailing steps FMCSA should to take improve its Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 initiative. CSA 2010 is a new agency program currently being pilot ( Article Continued... )

New York State Governor David Paterson has signed A8568 into law. The legislation forbids the use of handheld devices for reading, typing and sending text messages while driving. The law goes into effect on Nov. 1. Text messaging while driving is already ( Article Continued... )

On August 6, 2009, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced its intent to hold two separate stakeholder forums in August to gather input on a new 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. ( Article Continued... )

On July 8, ATA staff met with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) management team to push for a clear, concise hours-of-service (HOS) supporting documents regulation. ATA expressed its concern over the agency’s lack of action to ( Article Continued... )

As a part of its budget bill, signed into law June 29, Wisconsin has enacted a provision that allows a law enforcement officer to stop a vehicle and issue a ticket if the vehicle’s occupants aren’t wearing their seat belts. This is called primary ( Article Continued... )

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released today its 2008 report on highway fatalities. Overall the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States decreased 9.7 percent, down from 41,259 in 2007 to 37,261 in 2008 ( Article Continued... )

In a letter to Acting Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Rose McMurray, ATA expressed concerns with a recent agency policy statement regarding its personnel’s adherence to the requirements of the Field ( Article Continued... )

Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2009 Roadcheck show a significant increase in the number of commercial drivers and vehicles that passed roadside inspections. During June 2 through 4, a record total of 72,782 truck and bus ( Article Continued... )

On June 18, Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) announced its final budget-cutting measures for the Department of Transportation. The CTB will close 19 safety rest areas. However, additional truck parking spaces will be added to some of the ( Article Continued... )

Safety belt usage by drivers of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose to 72 percent in 2008 according to a recently released study commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. There has been dramatic improvement since 2003 whe ( Article Continued... )

On June 9, 2009, ATA announced its bold new 18-point highway safety agenda at a press conference on Capitol Hill. Speakers included ATA President and CEO Bill Graves and Vice Chair Barbara Windsor, as well as Doug Duncan (FedEx Freight), Bob Davidson ( Article Continued... )

The annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Roadcheck will occur June 2 to 4 for 72 continuous hours throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States. About 10,000 CVSA inspectors will be posted on major highways and will patrol other roadways ( Article Continued... )

In the May 26 Federal Register, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a policy statement on the use of the agency’s Field Operations Training Manual (FOTM) in enforcement actions for regulatory violations. FMCSA stated that the ( Article Continued... )

So far this year, three states -- Arkansas, Florida and Minnesota -- have enacted laws that allow law enforcement to stop a motor vehicle if one or more of its passengers are not wearing seat belts. This is called primary enforcement, as opposed to second ( Article Continued... )

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) today announced a modification to its original plan to close 25 of the Commonwealth's 42 safety rest areas as part of a cost-cutting plan to address a budget shortfall. VDOT said that in response to concern ( Article Continued... )

On May 20, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), along with co-sponsors Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), introduced Senate Bill 1113, which would authorize and fund a centralized clearinghouse for positive drug ( Article Continued... )

President and CEO Bill Graves, Vice Chair Barbara Windsor and a number of ATA representatives hosted a meeting last week with 11 representatives of other highway-related groups in order to brief the groups on details of ATA’s new progressive safety agenda ( Article Continued... )

On May 11, ATA sent a letter to the Alabama Department of Public Safety (DPS) asking the DPS to incorporate, in its metal coil training regulation, a process allowing interstate motor carriers to self-certify their company-based training programs for ( Article Continued... )

The White House said this morning that Chuck Hurley, President Obama’s planned nominee for administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has withdrawn himself from consideration. He was not officially nominated, although the ( Article Continued... )

ATA recently updated its “Trucking Safety Facts” sheet with some of the latest available safety data issued by the U. S. Department of Transportation. ( Article Continued... )

On March 30, 2009, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced in the Federal Register its revised policy regarding the assessment of maximum fines ( Article Continued... )

Recently, the Acting Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker, sent a letter to ATA summarizing the Board’s investigative ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published in the March 24 Federal Register application deadlines for its FY2010 safety grants ( Article Continued... )

ATA has published the first and only comprehensive textbook on large truck safety and safety management. The book, Safety for the Long Haul; Large ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed a motion to intervene today in Public Citizen and the Teamster’s third legal challenge to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules first put in ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed comments March 12 in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) request for recommendations to improve the federal regulatory ( Article Continued... )

The Teamsters and three highway gadfly groups filed another challenge to the Hours of Service (HOS) rules on March 9 in the U.S. Court of Appeals ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed comments Jan. 30 on FMCSA’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 Initiative. ( Article Continued... )

The Teamsters and three highway gadfly groups filed another challenge to the Hours of Service (HOS) rules on March 9 in the U.S. Court of Appeals ( Article Continued... )

Meeting during ATA’s Winter Leadership conference, ATA’s Executive Committee voted to affirm a policy favoring implementation of Environmental ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officially withdrew from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its draft final rule on ele ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA on Jan. 16 reaffirmed its position in support of the 11-hour driving and 34-hour restart rules by denying the petitions by groups that have on several occasions challenged the retention of these provisions. ( Article Continued... )

Three nonprofit groups and the Teamsters filed a petition today with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asking it to reconsider ( Article Continued... )