NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FMCSA proposes amendments to its regulations governing the annual Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement registration fees that participating States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. The UCR Board of Directors (Board) did not recommend any change in fees for the 2026 registration year, therefore the fees remained the same as the 2025 registration year. However, on September 18, 2

Employers: Download the Revised Employer Handbook For the first time in ten years, DOT’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) updated their publication, What Employers Need to Know About DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing: Guidance and Best Practices . Here are some of the more substantive changes that DOT made to their handbook for employers: Supervisors and service agents should know the difference between DOT and non-DOT testing forms. Owner-operators don’t n

Question: What should a motor carrier do to assess a CMV driver’s English language proficiency (ELP) during the driver qualification process? Guidance: Because 49 CFR § 391.11(a) prohibits a motor carrier from requiring or permitting a person to drive a CMV unless that person is qualified, a motor carrier should assess a driver’s qualifications, including the ability to comply with the ELP requirements of 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2). Motor carriers may conduct this assessment us