Derek Barrs News Updates

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the efforts aim to modernize and strengthen federal systems used to verify motor carrier identity, ownership and compliance.

The Department of Transportation’s research portfolio is helping to guide a wide-ranging safety platform, FMCSA chief Derek Barrs said at TRB’s annual meeting.

California is suing the U.S. Transportation Department over the permanent loss of more than $33 million in safety grants tied to English-language rules for truck drivers.

“We are [reining] in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses,” DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Senate on Oct. 7 confirmed Barrs to manage the nation’s trucking regulatory agency even as the federal government remained locked in a partial shutdown.

Derek Barrs, nominated by President Donald Trump to the top post at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was easily approved by the Commerce Committee July 30.

Derek Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, is recognized as an authority on commercial vehicle safety.

President Donald Trump's commitment to reduced federal regulations is expected to lead to a shift in how transportation policy is handled, experts detailed during a discussion April 21.

The nomination of Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, follows a string of leadership changes at the agency.