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Regulation Changes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has recently published three additional regulatory changes. This is part of their program to remove obsolete rules and reduce compliance costs without impacting safety. The most recent changes are discussed below...
Negligent Hiring Suits
In December 2017 motorist Shawn Montgomery received life changing injuries when his vehicle, which was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 70 in Illinois, was struck by a tractor trailer which had veered off the road. Montgomery sued the motor carrier, Caribe...
CVSA Brake Safety Week
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 23-29 as this year’s Brake Safety Week, a seven-day focused inspection and enforcement initiative. Throughout that week, inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct routine commercial motor...
Build America 250 Act: Key Trucking and Safety Provisions to Watch
The House of Representatives is working on the next surface transportation bill titled the Build America 250 Act. This Bill will reauthorize federal surface transportation programs and it currently has a September deadline. What follows is a discussion of some of the...
2026 Operation Safe Driver Week: What Drivers and Fleets Should Know
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 12-18. During this week, commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers who are demonstrating unsafe driving behaviors will be issued a warning or ticket/citation....
2026 Brake Safety Day Results: Key Inspection Takeaways
CVSA sponsored a one-day brake safety blitz. Throughout North America over 4,000 inspections were conducted. As a result, 574 trucks (14%) were placed out-of-service due to brake related violations. Forty-seven jurisdictions throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S....
DataQs Revisions: What Motor Carriers Need to Know
The online system DataQs is used to request and track reviews of crash and inspection data. Users can review their own data and request corrections to erroneous or incomplete data. Each year FMCSA publishes information on approximately 3 million inspections, 5 million...
Section 393 Waivers: What Motor Carriers Should Know
Parts and Accessories Waivers Over the past few years over a dozen waiver applications have been filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with regards to lighting, mirrors, and warning devices. The most common involve lighting, and...
Roadside Inspection Programs
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Operation SafeDRIVE was conducted earlier this year by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). During the three-day effort, FMCSA inspectors, and law enforcement partners in 26 states and the...
Financial Responsibility Requirements
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released a report with this lengthy title: Examining the Appropriateness of the Current Financial Responsibility and Security Requirements for Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders – Report to...
