FMCSA Just Issued a Bulletin Warning Carriers Not to Buy or Sell DOT Numbers – Here Is Why That Warning Exists and What It Means

FMCSA does not publish emergency bulletins for hypothetical problems. When a federal agency puts out a formal, dated, ...
Overdrive

FMCSA's registration overhaul 'incomplete and piecemeal': Legal experts

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's plan to “clean up the bad actors” and freight fraudsters in trucking with an overhaul of its registration system represents a "significant step" ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Plans to Revamp Registration Process

Federal trucking regulators are in the early stages of developing a new online registration process aimed at reducing fraud and improving transparency and efficiency for the registration of motor ...

FMCSA: Stop buying and selling paper trucking companies

FMCSA just put the industry on formal notice of the sale of MC authorities and DOT numbers. The post FMCSA: Stop buying and ...
Overdrive

FMCSA says fighting fraud will improve safety, with first look at new registration system

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held another "stakeholder day" to get input from trucking industry professionals on its new registration system. It hopes new architecture and ...
Fleet Owner

FMCSA to build a new online registration system

After a long and rocky road with the Unified Registration System, the agency announced that it is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a new online system to simplify ...
Fleet Owner

A peek at FMCSA’s new online registration system

Registration through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can require interstate carriers to juggle multiple disparate paper forms in a complicated and mind-bending process. To make things ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Suspends Rollout of Online DOT Registration System

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has suspended the rollout of its new online Unified Registration System until technical issues are resolved. While the suspension is in place, the ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Rule Proposals Target Chameleon Carriers, CDL Training

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced new federal rules to curb fraud in trucking, including stricter CDL testing and revamped carrier registration. Officials said the changes aim to address ...
CCJ

Registration open for FMCSA's carrier safety rating virtual listening sessions

As reported last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to host both in-person and virtual listening sessions related to the agency’s efforts to revamp its carrier safety ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA Cuts UCR Fees for Motor Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule that reduces annual registration fees collected the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement for the 2018, 2019, ...
JD Supra

FMCSA Issues Final Rule on Financial Security Requirements

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Nov. 16, 2023, issued a final rule that implements financial security requirements on brokers and freight forwarders. The rule, proposed ...