Commercial vehicle inspectors will issue citations to motor carriers operating vehicles without electronic logging devices beginning Dec. 18 but will not place vehicles out of service until April 1.
August 28, 2017FMCSA News Updates
Trucks Without ELDs Won鈥檛 Be Placed Out of Service Until April 1, CVSA Says
New ELD Vendors Flood Market as Mandate Nears
A growing number of technology vendors have been flooding the market with new electronic logging device products in advance of the federal ELD mandate that takes effect Dec. 18.
August 21, 2017LiveOnWeb Preview: The ELD Landscape Ahead
Managing Editor/TT Features Seth Clevenger sets the stage for Transport Topics' Aug. 23 LiveOnWeb program that will discuss the impact of the ELD mandate on fleets' bottom line.
August 11, 2017Truck, Rail Regulators Withdraw Sleep Apnea Proposal
Regulators for the FMCSA and FRA announce plans to formally withdraw a 2016 advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding sleep anea.
August 4, 2017NTSB, FMCSA Grapple With Synthetic Drugs Issues
A 2014 Oklahoma crash has put a spotlight on the potential problems associated with the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs such as 鈥淜2鈥 or 鈥淪pice鈥 that has been sold in convenience stores, gas stations and on the internet, but also remain a popular product on the street.
August 4, 2017No Names for FMCSA Top Post Nominee, Sen. Thune Says
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Senate Commerce Committee鈥檚 approval on Aug. 2 of Steven Bradbury鈥檚 nomination for general counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation was a step forward in staffing up Secretary Elaine Chao鈥檚 leadership team.
August 3, 2017FMCSA to Host Sept. 8 Stakeholders Meeting on CSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will host a public meeting on Sept. 8 where industry stakeholders will be able to share their views for improving a safety performance scoring program for carriers.
July 28, 2017Editorial: Scaling the Mountain of Safety
The desire for safety is obvious and broadly shared 鈥 it鈥檚 intuitive.
July 27, 2017FMCSA to Host Meeting on CSA Corrective Plan in September, Sources Say
A public meeting on a congressionally mandated plan federal trucking regulators must complete this year about a safety performance scoring program will be held in September, officials with insight into the matter told Transport Topics.
July 26, 2017Government Watchdog Criticizes FMCSA鈥檚 Information Technology Systems
A government watchdog has issued a searing review of some of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 most critical information technology systems used to monitor the safety of motor carriers.
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