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FMCSA Waives Certain HOS Regulations in Anticipation of Snow Storm Fern
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hereby declares that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Regional Emergency Declaration and provide emergency regulatory relief from certain requirements in Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). This Emergency Declaration is issued in response to severe winter storms and cold temperatures substantially below normal in the Affecte
6 days ago2 min read


FMCSA Revokes 4 More ELDs
On January 13, 2026, FMCSA removed the following ELDs from the list of registered ELDs due to the companies' failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395. ELD Name Model Number ELD Identifier ELD Provider PREMIERRIDE LOGS 1RIDE PRD391 PREMIERRIDE LOGS LLC DSGELOGS DSGELOGS1 DSGEL1 DSG TRACKING LLC STATE ELOGS ST8-E STE384 STATE ELOG LLC STATE ELOGS 2 PT-30 STE384 STATE ELOG LLC These ELDs now appear on FMCSA’s Revoke
Jan 141 min read


FMCSA Removes Four Devices from List of Registered Electronic Logging Devices
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
Dec 30, 20252 min read


FMCSA Renews Oversize, overweight haulers 30-minute break exemption
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
Dec 4, 20251 min read


FMCSA Removes Five Devices from List of Registered Electronic Logging Devices
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed five 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. “This action reinforces FMCSA’s commitment to ensuring that every ELD used on America’s roadways meets federal standa
Nov 20, 20252 min read


FMCSA Issues Notice and Request for Comments to Study Impact of HOS Regs on Crash Risk
The preamble of FMCSA's 2011 final HOS rule ( 76 FR 81134 ) stated that FMCSA is committed to an analysis of the relative crash risk by driving hour, the impact of the changes in the HOS provisions, and examination of differences in crash risk after restarts that include 2 nights and those that do not. The HOS final rule also said that FMCSA would work with the OMB on the methodologies of these new statistical data collections. FMCSA needs additional data to answer important
Nov 20, 20251 min read
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