Driver retention is not an FMCSA compliance story
Platform Science's 2026 Driver Experience Report shows 52% of drivers value technology, but no docket, no CSA change, no audit trigger ties retention to…
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DOT Container Pre-Screening Plan Carries No FMCSA Compliance Trigger
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a container pre-screening initiative Friday, but the proposal contains no new FMCSA rule, no docket number, and…
CBP Tariff Refund Process Heads to Federal Court Amid Importer Dispute
U.S. Customs official to testify on refund procedures after Supreme Court struck down Trump-era tariffs. No FMCSA compliance trigger, no CSA change, no…
Trump Customs Order Targets Tariff Evasion, No FMCSA Compliance Trigger
Executive order directs CBP to crack down on third-country routing schemes. No new CSA scoring, no audit trigger, no operating-authority change for carriers.
USTR Forced Labor Tariffs Hit 60 Countries, No FMCSA Compliance Trigger
New 10-12.5% tariffs target forced labor imports under Section 301. No change to carrier operating authority, CSA scores, or cross-border documentation.
How do ghost fleets hide hundreds of trucks from FMCSA registration?
One carrier told FMCSA it runs a single truck. Roadside inspectors stopped that carrier's equipment 801 times on 675 different VINs across 46 states. The…
FMCSA's MOTUS Registration System Crashes Two Weeks After Launch
Carriers report login failures, lost filings, and frozen screens after FMCSA retired legacy registration portals May 14 and forced all users onto…
BUILD America 250 Creates First Federal AV Truck Deployment Framework
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee embeds self-driving truck policy in infrastructure reauthorization: no standalone rulemaking, no FMCSA docket…
BUILD America 250 Act orders DOT to write AV truck safety rule
House bill hands FMCSA a two-year deadline to publish a federal performance standard for automated driving systems in interstate commerce: no trucks cleared…
USMCA Review Deadline July 1, What Cross-Border Carriers Must Track
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement faces its six-year review deadline July 1, with carriers watching for changes to cross-border operating authority,…
House Passes CORCA, Federal Cargo Theft Prevention Bill Advances
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act cleared the House on May 14 as cargo theft tactics shift to digital fraud and double-brokering.
Ghost process agents control service for 1.67 million US carriers
FMCSA BOC-3 dataset shows 89 agent entities hold blanket coverage for nearly every interstate motor carrier in America, and many cannot be reached when…