FHWA Nominee Shailen Bhatt to Appear Before US Senate Panel
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration is scheduled to address this month the U.S. Senate committee on transportation policy.
FMCSA Awards Educational Funds for Veterans, Others to Get CDLs
To help veterans, spouses and active duty military members gain truck driving jobs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded $3.1 million in grants to 19 community colleges and truck driving schools throughout the country.
US Senate Proposes Fiscal 2023 FMCSA Funds
Senate funding leaders are proposing $873.6 million for federal trucking programs as part of a fiscal 2023 transportation bill.
FMCSA Accepting Carrier Applications for Apprenticeship Driver Pilot
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as of July 26 is accepting applications from motor carriers interested in participating in the agency’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program for 18- to 20-year-old truck drivers to operate interstate.
Commenters Divided on FMCSA Plans to Mandate Speed Limiters
Large motor carriers and their trade associations tend to express general support for plans by federal regulators to implement a speed limiter requirement for large trucks. On the other hand, independent owner-operators are overwhelmingly opposed.
Senate Panel Approves FMCSA Nominee Robin Hutcheson
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the federal agency on trucking affairs was easily approved by a U.S. Senate panel on June 22.
Sweeping Transformation of FMCSA’s IT Systems Underway
For the past two years, Pavan Pidugu, chief technology officer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has quietly been working behind the scenes to conduct a sweeping transformation of many of the agency’s admittedly decades-old technology systems.
FMCSA Nominee Touts IIJA’s Workforce Programs at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON — Robin Hutcheson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee the nation’s trucking regulations, pointed to the administration’s efforts to boost the industry’s workforce during her confirmation hearing June 8.
Transportation Agencies Face Challenges Spending More for Safety
With billions of dollars in new congressional funding available for transportation regulatory agencies to spend on safety initiatives, several high-level federal officials said leaders must take a hard look at how that money is being spent, and whether there are opportunities to take new approaches to improve highway safety.
FMCSA Extends COVID Emergency Declaration to Aug. 31
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended regulatory waivers related to truckers’ allowable work time, citing continuing public health concerns over COVID-19.