OOIDA cautiously optimistic about study of 34-hour restart

Mark Schremmer The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week that it is taking steps to address those problems. DataQ is an electronic system run by the FMCSA that allows motor carriers, drivers and safety officials to request a review of data in...

How this affects you: More success on legitimate challenges: Fleets will no longer face "rubber-stamp" denials from the same officer who issued a citation; the new rule mandates independent, multi-stage reviews to eliminate conflicts of interest. Strict timelines for...

Mark Schremmer The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving forward with a study looking at how a truck driver’s work schedule relates to crash risk. In a notice that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 20, FMCSA said the study, “Crash...

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2026) – From May 12 to 14, enforcement personnel throughout North America will inspect commercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle drivers for compliance with vehicle, cargo and driver regulatory requirements as part of the...