Welcome to the website of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). The MCSAC was established by the Secretary of… Read More »The MCSAC meeting is cancelled for Monday, August 29, 2011 but will resume as scheduled on Tuesday, August 30th at 8:30 a.m.
The Obama Administration is eliminating dozens of burdensome regulations on traffic signs, which cash-strapped state and local governments expect will save them millions of dollars. The U.S. Department of Transportation… Read More »DOT Proposes to Eliminate Deadlines for Replacing Traffic Signs
UPDATED: 8/31/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This President Obama urged Congress Wednesday to pass a highway funding bill that includes an extension of… Read More »Obama Calls for Highway Bill to Fund Transportation, Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) independent evaluation of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program’s Operational… Read More »Summary of Findings of the Evaluation of the CSA 2010 Operational Model Test
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief On a LinkedIn transportation discussion group, there’s been a discussion thread where members answer the simple question: “In five words… Read More »Five words or less
UPDATED: 8/30/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Volvo AB’s North American truck sales rose 51% in July from a year ago… Read More »Volvo’s North American Deliveries Rise 51% in July
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 29-11 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Federal… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro and North Dakota Highway Safety Leaders Announce Over $2 Million in Grants to Boost Commercial Truck and Bus Safety
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor 2010-model diesels are running well and turning in better fuel economy than their EPA-’07-spec predecessors, according to reports we’ve heard at industry meetings and in… Read More »Don’t Forget to Factor DEF into Fuel Costs
UPDATED: 8/29/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder 2010 final rule for motor carriers with… Read More »Court Throws Out EOBR Rule
A new system that standardizes and simplifies registration fees for nearly every vehicle owner in Texas begins September 1. Currently, Texas has 1,745 fee categories for registration. That number is… Read More »Texas Simplifies Vehicle Registration Fee Structure
UPDATED: 8/26/2011 8:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an… Read More »TMSi Logistics Buys Griffin Global
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York to reconsider what he called an “ill-conceived and… Read More »ATA Urges Governors to Reject N.Y., N.J. Toll Hike