FMCSA Regulations & Guidance
FMCSA rules, guidance, interpretations, waivers, exemptions and orders.
FMCSA Regulations & GuidanceGeorgia Seeks FHWA Approval to Take Over Highway Environmental Reviews
Two proposed agreements posted to federal dockets would let Georgia's transportation department clear highway projects under NEPA and other environmental laws without waiting on Federal Highway Administration sign-off.
FMCSA Regulations & GuidanceFMCSA Reverts Emergency HOS Exemption Window to 30 Days
The agency finalized a rule undoing a 2023 change that had cut the automatic hours-of-service relief period after regional emergency declarations to 14 days, a shift carriers and state regulators said created unnecessary paperwork.
FMCSA Regulations & GuidanceFMCSA Orders Staff to Respond to Three More CDL School Appeals
The agency directed its Office of Safety Programs to answer petitions from CDL Training of Tampa, Prime Truck Driving School and ELDT Direct after each was emergency-removed from the federal Training Provider Registry.
FMCSA Regulations & GuidanceUSDOT To Utilize FreightWaves SONAR Freight Market Intelligence Data to Support Transportation Analysis and Decision-Making.
Tuesday June 16, 2026 Breaking from FMCSANews.com A Significant Transportation Announcement from Washington The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it will utilize FreightWaves SONAR freight market intelligence data to support transportation analysis and decision-making. https://lnkd.in/euF7BjAt That may not sound groundbreaking to everyone, but those of us who have spent our careers in transportation understand the significance. For years, many transportation decisions...
FMCSA Regulations & GuidanceIs It Time to Rethink Hours-of-Service? A New FMCSA Rulemaking Petition Says Yes.
PETITION FOR RULEMAKING SUBMITTED TO FMCSA Recenty Zach Meiborg and Dale Prax ✅ formally submitted a Petition for Rulemaking requesting that FMCSA initiate a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and pilot program to evaluate a modernized approach to Hours-of-Service regulations. At its core, this proposal asks a simple question: Can we improve compliance, reduce incentives for cheating, and maintain or improve safety by replacing a complex regulatory structure with a simpler, fatigue-responsive...