A group of bipartisan legislators reintroduced the DRIVE-Safe Act to address the growing shortage of professional truck drivers in the U.S. by allowing (younger) certified commercial truck driver’s who are under 21 to cross state lines after completing safety training...
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is asking Congress to provide needed economic relief to struggling small-business truckers by suspending the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for one year as part of the next COVID-19 response package. OOIDA sent a...
A House appropriations bill could affect FMCSA rules regarding HOS, meal and rest breaks, the CSA safety accountability program, and underride guards. *Screenshot of U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee video A House appropriations bill setting...
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is nudging Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez to act swiftly to reform the hours-of-service rule to “provide needed flexibility for [truck] drivers.” In a May 17 letter, co-signed by Senate Commerce Committee...
