NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

FMCSA grants a waiver from certain regulations applicable to interstate commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders, and motor carriers to allow them to continue to rely on a paper copy of the medical examiner’s certificate as proof of the driver’s medical certification for up to 60 days after the date the medical examiner’s certificate was issued. FMCSA strongly recommends that, in addition to submitting physical qualification examina

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed four devices from the agency’s list of electronic logging devices (ELDs). These devices were placed on the Revoked Devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395. “Electronic logging devices play an important role in preventing unsafe driving practices,” said FMCSA Administrator

FMCSA announces its final decision to renew the exemption from the minimum 30-minute rest break provision of the Agency’s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations requested by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) for certain commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemption covers drivers for all specialized carriers transporting loads that exceed normal weight and dimensional limits—oversize (OS) or overweight (OW) loads or both—and require a permit issued by