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Trucking companies onboarding new drivers are no longer eligible for temporary relief from conducting queries within the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse now that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has resolved the system's technical problems. Pre-employment queries became a...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plans to take factors such as texting and other cellphone distractions into account in gathering data for its first large truck crash study in more than 15 years. In a formal proposal made public Tuesday, the agency said it is seeking...

Logistics company Trimble Transportation (NASDAQ: TRMB) has requested an extension to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA's) eight-day electronic logging device (ELD) repair requirement, as the company struggles to update devices that malfunctioned when 2020 arrived. "Driver...

Zach and Anthony discuss why January is so difficult to manage and why this one may be different for trucking; FMCSA and AB5 hangups; and give a economic and market update as well as projections. Image Sourced from Pixabay

Federal regulators surprised the trucking industry the day after Christmas by announcing an increase in the minimum annual rate for random drug testing for drivers from 25% to 50% starting on Jan. 1. The increase, made public by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in a federal...

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX) is appealing to federal regulators that it be exempt from having to provide certain record-keeping requirements for its drivers citing onerous and unnecessary costs. A letter from Knight-Swift attorneys recently made public by the Federal Motor Carrier...

While not new, many carriers may have been surprised this year when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) knocked on their digital doors to conduct off-site audits. The off-site audit has been growing in use by FMCSA, which conducted nearly 1,000 off-site audits through...

Federal regulators made final a proposed rule delaying the compliance deadline for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse by three years for state motor vehicle agencies. Instead of being required to access the new database on Jan. 6, 2020, state agencies will have until Jan. 6, 2023, to comply with...

Federal regulators have denied a petition by UPS Inc (NYSE: UPS) to be exempted from two requirements of the entry-level driver training (ELDT) final rule after finding the company failed to make a valid safety case for its request. In its petition filed earlier this year, UPS contended that its...

Starting Jan. 6, 2020, a loophole in current drug testing compliance programs will close, giving fleets some relief from inadvertently hiring a driver who has failed a drug or alcohol test. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Commercial Driver's License Drug & Alcohol...

Federal regulators in the U.S. are keeping tabs on storms producing heavy snowfall during Thanksgiving weekend in case exemptions from hours-of-service (HOS) regulations are needed. As earlier reported by FreightWaves, two winter-like storms are predicted to produce significant amounts of snow as...

A prominent truck safety group warns that regulators' decision to further delay new training rules for entry-level drivers could increase the number of fatal highway crashes. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS), which lobbies on behalf of truck accident victims and their families, blasted...

President Donald Trump has signed off on legislation blocking a planned cut of $7.6 billion worth of Highway Trust Fund (HTF) money set aside for state highway projects. The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, signed on Nov. 21, keeps money flowing to federal agencies through Dec. 20, thus...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has started matching up drivers with carriers as part of its pilot project allowing drivers between the ages of 18 and 20 with military experience to haul interstate freight. Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) subsidiary...

Close out your week with What The Truck?!? as Chad & Dooner roundup this electric week in freight. They're talking China USA Tariff Rollbacks, Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Next Break Up, and FMCSA Chief's Exit. Economist Anthony Smith is ready to play Earnings Over/Under, Anchor Emily...