Trucking Industry, Licensing Rules

FMCSR Waivers and Exemptions - Game Plan When You Can’t Strictly Comply

Benesch on 3/25/2024

Public safety on the roadways is the chief objective of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Some safety and operations teams will from time to time encounter unique circumstances where strict compliance can...more

Reminder: Federal Requirements for Entry-Level Driver Training Delayed Until 2022

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/17/2020

In 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced final regulations revising mandatory training requirements for entry-level commercial motor vehicle operators who are required to possess a commercial...more

Youth Movement: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Seeks Younger Drivers

Fisher Phillips on 7/22/2019

Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) unveiled plans to lower the minimum legal age required to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. The FMCSA began the Under-21 Military...more

IFTA Audit Roadmap: What to Expect From Base State Tax Departments

Benesch on 4/25/2019

The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) system is an important clearinghouse mechanism for for-hire motor carriers and private carriers with interstate operations. The IFTA plan benefits participating carriers by offering...more

NC Court of Appeals Finds Freight Broker Liable for Driver's Workers' Comp Claim

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/7/2015

Motor freight brokers hold federal licenses that allow them to locate suitable transportation services for their shipper clients. Brokers never actually handle or transport the freight, but act as an intermediary to pair...more

Setting the Table - January 2015: I Really Need A License For That?! Regulators Crack Down on Liquid Food Commodity Transporters

Benesch on 1/15/2015

The new “Tank Vehicle” definition, which became effective and enforceable in all 50 states last summer, will likely have a disproportionate effect on the food commodity transportation sector due to the tendency to transport...more