Federal trucking regulators have proposed delaying for four years completion of a redesign for a web-based national registry of certified medical examiners, citing information technology-related challenges with the effort.
April 22, 2021FMCSA News Updates
FMCSA Proposes Four-Year Rebuild Delay of Its Medical Examiners Website
Biden Taps Meera Joshi to Lead FMCSA
President Joe Biden announced April 14 that he intends to nominate Meera Joshi to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 14, 2021FMCSA: Beware of Companies Posing as Government Agencies
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials posted a warning to truckers on April 8 to be aware of 鈥減redatory鈥 companies that pose as government agencies.
April 13, 2021CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual event will target risky driving behaviors, particularly speeding.
April 7, 2021FMCSA Begins Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors Study
Federal trucking regulators are progressing on plans for a $30 million Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors study intended to gather new critical information and data in an effort to reduce crashes nationwide.
March 18, 2021Crash Trends a 鈥楥oncern,鈥 FMCSA Officials Say at Safety Meeting
Speeding, distracted driving, work zone accidents and a lack of seat belt use in fatal truck-occupant crashes remain 鈥渁reas of concern鈥 among federal trucking regulators, according to a top official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
March 11, 2021Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA鈥檚 Meera Joshi Says
Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be 鈥渆xtremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says.
March 11, 2021Learn About FMCSA鈥檚 Regulatory Priorities for 2021
Each change in our country鈥檚 leadership brings a different vision of how our federal government should be run. That vision extends to the rules that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration adopts and enforces. Two former FMCSA executives will tell you what to expect from the new administration.
March 4, 2021FMCSA Extends Emergency Declaration Through May 31
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again extended its emergency declaration offering regulatory relief to truckers involved in coronavirus-related assistance efforts.
February 16, 2021Audit Finds Flaws in FMCSA Monitoring of Drivers鈥 Medical Qualifications
An Inspector General audit has found weaknesses in regulators鈥 monitoring of medical examiner qualifications and ensuring that truck drivers meet physical qualification standards to safely operate commercial vehicles.
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