11JanThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to modify the scope of regulatory relief automatically granted in declared emergencies. Existing federal regulations grant an automatic 30-day exemption from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance to
9JanNow that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has an agency head for the first time in years expect to see a raft of new and updated trucking regulations in 2023. Listen to this new episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast as we discuss anticipated rules when
5JanTransformational leader brings more than two decades of transportation, bypass, and tolling technology experience to PrePass. PHOENIX – January 5, 2023 – PrePass Safety Alliance today announced that Chris Murray has been named President of PrePass LLC effective January 1, 2023. Murray is a transportation technology executive with an extraordinary
3JanA look at the U.S. Department of Transportation Significant Rulemaking Report coupled with new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration efforts in 2022 leads to one conclusion: 2023 will be a very big year for trucking regulations! And that’s even before viewing the Fall
29DecBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Motor carriers and professional truck drivers are essential to our lives. As a law enforcement officer, I saw the hard-working folks in trucking as a partner in highway safety and often in emergency response. Still, there were those times
27DecAt the beginning of 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration forecast several important rulemakings that did not come to full fruition. FMCSA would, according to the Fall 2021 edition of the Unified Regulatory Agenda, adopt regulations imposing time or mileage limits on the personal conveyance use of commercial motor
22DecBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Truck driver families learn to live with the uncertainty, the tension, and the danger of having their loved ones out there on the road. But even the most patient and understanding of families still yearn for time together. Birthdays,
15DecYour monthly digest of trucking news and everything PrePass. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Subscribe now. FMCSA Proposes New Electronic IDs for Most Trucks The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a plan that would require all trucks in interstate commerce to be equipped with devices that electronically transmit
14DecThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is exploring a device that would allow roadside enforcement to electronically identify and perhaps monitor the condition of drivers and commercial motor vehicles on the highway. But it is also raising a lot of questions. The federal truck regulator is considering requiring interstate CMVs
12DecThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has jurisdiction over the manufacturing standards for all new vehicles – cars, trucks, buses, and trailers. While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) tells motor carriers how they must operate and maintain today’s vehicles, NHTSA rulemakings tell manufacturers how to equip those
8DecThe FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is approaching its three-year anniversary. That means new rules are coming on Jan. 6, 2023. Motor carriers must conduct background investigations before hiring a driver. The process includes checking for drug and alcohol violations within the past three years. When the Federal Motor Carrier
6DecBy: Steve Vaughn, vice president of field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Old Man Winter is here… or maybe he is just peeking around the corner where you operate. Nothing to fear, though. You’ve got this – you are ready. Winter driving conditions mean all you and your team’s planning and
