Over the last 12 months, Department of Transportation officials have been claiming safety gains, billions of federal dollars for infrastructure improvements, and more.

FMCSA has issued a notice of enforcement policy that regulations require disqualification of drivers convicted of using a commercial motor vehicle to commit felony sexual assault.

A broad-based supply chain coalition is urging Congress to quickly pass legislation that would eliminate duplicative background security checks for truck drivers and other workers.

Motive Technologies Inc. in a Dec. 6 legal filing attacked the legal standing of a technology patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Omnitracs.

A federal drug advisory group has begun the cumbersome process of placing fentanyl on the list of drugs to test federal safety-sensitive employees and truck drivers for drug use.

Fleets mostly support a plan that would allow them to appeal state agency Requests for Data Review to federal regulators when they believe their crash review is “incomplete or incorrect.”

Nearly 30% of crash-related truck towing invoices included excessive rates or unwarranted additional charges, according to an American Transportation Research Institute analysis.

FMCSA has issued a warning that late next year truck drivers who test positive for drug use will not only be placed on prohibited status, but will lose their commercial driver licenses.

Hard work by skilled workers and engineers, and an infusion of $3 million of federal emergency funding led to the early reopening of a stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles on Nov. 19.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection began revealing their divergent views on side underride guards for heavy trucks, sending several questions back to regulators.