FMCSA Cannot Enforce Compliance Without More Staff and Funding
Agency oversees millions of drivers and hundreds of thousands of carriers with outdated systems and staffing that has not kept pace with its mission.
Compliance & FMCSA
FMCSA rulemakings, CSA scoring, ELD compliance, hours of service, drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse, audits and safety ratings.
FMCSA Grants Nationwide Fuel-Hauler HOS Waiver Through December 16
Drivers transporting motor fuels can drive up to 16 hours per day under the three-month waiver. Standard 11-hour limit suspended.
FMCSA Pauses Biennial-Update Enforcement During Motus Rollout
Agency extends customer-service hours as carriers report problems with the new registration system. Intrastate carriers are not subject to the federal…
Trucking Groups Push Excise Tax Repeal, Cargo Theft Bills Before Recess
Industry advocates are lobbying Congress to advance federal excise tax repeal and cargo theft oversight measures before lawmakers leave Washington.
Ghost Drivers: Falsified ELD Records Draw FMCSA Scrutiny
Bad actors create fake driver profiles to split hours across multiple accounts, evading hours-of-service limits even with compliant devices.
Florida County Employees Charged in CDL Reciprocity Fraud Scheme
Felony charges filed against county workers who allegedly misused Florida's out-of-state license transfer process to issue fraudulent commercial driver…
DOT Tells FMCSA to Rewrite Rules for Autonomous Trucks
New federal guidance orders FMCSA to revamp operational safety regulations and resolve hazmat questions before wider autonomous deployment.
Mexican Truckers Block California Border Over B-1 Visa Revocations
CANACAR estimates 25,000 commercial drivers lost visas over alleged cabotage violations; industry warns unclear enforcement could disrupt cross-border freight…
FMCSA Shuts 110 Driver Schools, Launches FBI Task Force on Hiring
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration removed 110 training schools, proposed shutting 160 more, and warned carriers who hire underqualified drivers they…
Texas bill targets fraudulent Mexican CDLs after crash probe
State official testified that untrained drivers purchased valid Mexican-issued commercial licenses later linked to Texas roadway crashes.
Texas Permian Basin Blitz Places 47.6% of Trucks Out of Service
Texas DPS documented 1,935 violations in 351 inspections near Mentone. Six-state enforcement sweep placed 99 drivers out of service in August.
HSI Arrests Two Mexican Nationals in Cabotage Probe at Arizona CDL School
Federal agents seized firearms and a tractor-trailer at a Nogales truck driving school as authorities investigate illegal hiring and domestic freight hauling…