Tag: DOT

A provision on truck driver hours of service regulations has been added to a short term spending bill expected to be approved by Congress...

The FMCSA has released its Final Rule to establish a nationwide minimum training standard for new truck drivers. Rule Does Not Require A Specific Number...

This morning the FMCSA announced the establishment of a nationwide searchable database that will hold records of drug and alcohol violations discovered by the...

The FMCSA has ordered an Idaho trucker out of service following a fatal crash with a pedestrian that occurred when he was not qualified...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of a new head for the Department of Transportation. Trump named former Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao as his...

After cutting funding for rest area maintenance led to disgusting conditions, the Connecticut DOT is hoping that corporate sponsorship could be the key to...

The FMCSA issued a statement today to announce that every single one of the 16,000 Volvo trucks that were recalled for steering issues in...

The speed limiter proposal is one of the most controversial regulation changes to the trucking industry in years --and many truckers are making sure...

Yesterday New York Senator Charles Schumer announced his intention to fast track legislation what would require all trucks over 26,000 pounds to be equipped with...

This video from YouTuber Trucker Rudi shows a Minnesota DOT officer "not being a good example" for other drivers. https://youtu.be/OYbugtGFPNo Video Credit: Trucker Rudi  

The FMCSA has placed a Utah truck driver out of service for testing positive for methamphetamine the day before a crash and then telling his...

After torrential rainfall and flash flooding stranded drivers and forced the shut down of several major roadways in central and southern Minnesota, MnDOT attempted...