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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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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 16, 2024

ERegs: A New Way to Navigate Truck Safety Regulations

With eRegs, two veteran trucking attorneys and fleet consultants want to revolutionize the way trucking companies and their drivers interact with and internalize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 6, 2024

FMCSA Revokes 5 ELDs from Registered List

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed five electronic logging devices from its list of registered ELDs — two of which were previously revoked and reinstated.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 11, 2024

Speed Limiters, Automatic Emergency Braking, Side Underride? 2024 Regulatory Outlook

What trucking can expect this year in federal rulemakings in areas such as mandatory truck speed limiters, mandatory automatic emergency braking, changes in how motor carrier safety is scored, trailer side underride guards, electronic truck IDs, possible ELD rule revisions, and more in this 2024 regulatory update.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamDecember 27, 2023

HDT’s Top 10 Safety & Compliance Stories of 2023

What were the most-read HDT safety and compliance news and articles in 2023?

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2023

FMCSA Limits Scope of Emergency Regulatory Waivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has limited the scope of regulatory relief in emergency situations, changes that went into effect Dec. 12.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 14, 2023

House Subcommittee Grills FMCSA on Speed Limiters, Younger Driver Pilot

If anyone was hoping to get any hints about what might be in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s upcoming proposed rule on truck speed limiters from FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson during a Dec. 13 House subcommittee hearing, they were probably disappointed.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 26, 2023

Where is FMCSA with New Regs on Speed Limiters, New-Entrant Exams, AEB?

An update on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's significant rulemakings briefly included a mandatory speed limiter information, which has been pulled back.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 27, 2023

Proposed Rule Would Require Automatic Emergency Braking, Stability Control

DOT said its proposed rule on automatic emergency braking and stability control could prevent more than 19,000 crashes and save 155 lives every year.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 19, 2023

NHTSA Mulls Mandating Side Underride Guards for Trailers

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the results of its research on costs and benefits of mandated side underride guards for truck trailers. But in the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency acknowledged that it lacks information on a large number of factors that could affect those calculations.

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