Earlier this month, Robin Hutcheson, the Acting Administrator of FMCSA since January, finally got her day in the Senate. While her written testimony was predictably milquetoast, her answers to questions posed by Senators provided a bit more insight into…
In light of the recent confirmation hearing, STC has been reflecting on the alarming turnover at FMCSA top spot since the last confirmed administrator, Ray Martinez, left the top spot in November 2019. In the last two and a…
With all the tumult at the top of FMCSA as well as internal shuffling, sadly, safety continues to suffer. New NHTSA early estimate data for 2021 shows crashes continuing to rise even in the face of big regulatory changes.…
With the impact of supply chain issues on truck replacement rates and parts availability, mechanical issues are frustrating drivers. A recent phone survey conducted by PDA found that equipment issues were cited as a concern with 34.6% of drivers…
CVSA has launched a revised emergency declaration portal that allows carriers to use a mapping tool to get quick access to information about state and federal emergency declarations that may affect their operation. It’s a great compliment to their…
If the rate at which drivers are filing federal coercion complaints in the first four months of 2022 holds, it’ll be the most complaints filed since the program started in 2016.