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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 3, 2025

DOT Wants Your Ideas on Streamlining Regulations

Now’s your chance to tell the U.S. Department of Transportation about regulations that should be changed or eliminated at DOT agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2025

FMCSA Latest Acting Administrator Gone After 2 Weeks

Just days after FMCSA featured Adrienne Camire in social media posts behind the wheel of a truck, her name and information about her appointment as acting administrator disappeared from the FMCSA website.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 7, 2025

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Gets Acting Administrator

Adrienne Camire has been appointed to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as acting administrator.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 19, 2024

FMCSA Revokes Two More Electronic Logging Devices

Two more electronic logging devices have been kicked off the list of registered ELDs by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, meaning drivers or motor carriers using them will need to replace them with ones on the list.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 6, 2024

Motor Carriers Get More Options to Get Non-Preventable Crashes Removed from Safety Scores

Trucking companies now have one more reason to use in-cab cameras – being able to remove non-preventable crashes from their federal safety scores.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 20, 2024

The Government is Changing How it Prioritizes Motor Carriers for Enforcement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it’s moving ahead with changes to the Safety Measurement System (better known as CSA scores) that it proposed early last year, although it has not yet announced a date when they will be effective.

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FMCSA former official Jack Van Steenburg at HDTX podium with HDT backkdrop
Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 6, 2024

What's Happening With FMCSA Proposed Rules? Not Much Before 2025

Jack Van Steenburg, a former top career official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, shared insights on safety ratings, speed limiters, the slow pace of rulemakiing, and more at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 24, 2024

FMCSA Wants Authority to Enforce Freight Broker Violations Amid Rising Fraud

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked Congress to give the agency the statutory authority to assess civil penalties for unauthorized freight brokerage violations — both double-brokering and broker fraud problems as well as a significant increase in household goods consumer complaints.

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FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White.
Newsby Jack RobertsJune 25, 2024

Vinn White Named FMCSA Deputy Administrator

Prior to joining FMCSA, White was responsible for coordinating DOT initiatives on emerging transportation technologies.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 7, 2024

Safety Fitness Determination Changes: FMCSA to Hold Listening Sessions

Should the way motor carrier safety fitness determinations are made be updated? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is continuing to gather input on ideas for improvement.

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