Congress Members Ask FMCSA to Wait for the Hours of Service Rules until Court’s Verdict Members of the Congress focused on the transportation industry recently requested the FMCSA to hold the implementation of the latest hours-of-service regulation until the resolution of the current lawsuit pending between the FMCSA and the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The […]

A proposal is currently underway in the White House for creating a countrywide database of all the commercial drivers who failed at alcohol or drug tests or declined to undergo such a test. However, before the proposal goes further and becomes a regulation, White House has initiated a review on it.

FMCSA and AMSA Release Revised Consumer Education Material for Interstate Movers Interstate residential goods movers need to provide consumers with the improved version of the consumer education brochure by the federal government, “Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move.” Federal law makes it mandatory to provide this useful information before an order of service is […]

FMCSA Releases A Notice about Fraudulent Drivers Licenses and Vehicle Plates The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently came out with the news that authorities have detected many commercial vehicles and drivers running on false license plates and licenses, claiming to be issued by the FMCSA or the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT). FMCSA […]

Rule Changes in Hours of Service Affecting You? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has rejected the request made by the American Trucking Association for delaying the implementation of the new hours-of-service rules. The unique thing is that the ATA along with a number of groups has already filed challenges to the changes in […]

Fighting Against Hostage Takers: Rogue Movers Every year, millions of Americans opt for the services of a moving company to move their things from one place to another. In fact, in 2012, there were more than 36 million moves done by these moving companies. Most moves are successful, and are done without any problems whatsoever. […]