FMCSA Lowers Unified Registration Fees on Motor Carriers

FMCSA Lowers Unified Registration Fees on Motor Carriers

FMCSA said the reduction of the current 2019 registration year fees range from approximately $3 to $2,712 per motor carrier or other entity. Photo: FMCSA A new final rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Feb. 13 lowers the annual...
Regulatory Outlook 2020: Keep an Eye on Hours of Service

Regulatory Outlook 2020: Keep an Eye on Hours of Service

Don’t expect any radical new regulatory developments to come out of nowhere in the coming months to slap trucking upside the head. Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation On the regulatory front – no matter which party controls the White House – progress always comes...
ELD – 11 Things to Know to Stay Out of Trouble

ELD – 11 Things to Know to Stay Out of Trouble

Data transfer of the driver’s record of duty status to the enforcement official’s ERODS program is one of the key differences between an ELD and an AOBRD. Photo courtesy CVSA As of Dec. 17, 2019, most motor carriers are required by federal law to use...
ELDs – Don’t Shortchange Training When Converting to ELD

ELDs – Don’t Shortchange Training When Converting to ELD

Come Dec. 16 — less than two months away — motor carriers still running with grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices to track hours-of-service will have to be switched over to devices that are compliant with the electronic logging device mandate that first...
Ray Martinez Stepping Down as FMCSA Chief

Ray Martinez Stepping Down as FMCSA Chief

Ray Martinez, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, will be leaving his agency post by the end of this month to take on a different position within the Department of Transportation. Photo: Deborah Lockridge Ray Martinez, Administrator of the...