FMCSA
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FMCSA Standardized Safety-Data Appeals Nationwide—Why Shippers Need a “Pending Dispute” Rule in Carrier Qualification
FMCSA’s nationwide DataQs reform creates a third carrier-qualification state: pending dispute. Here is how shippers can document interim safety decisions without treating an appeal as a clean record or final…
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FMCSA Doubled Emergency HOS Relief to 30 Days—That Does Not Make Every Disaster Load Exempt
FMCSA doubled the automatic regional-emergency HOS window from 14 days to 30. The change does not exempt every disaster-area load. FIR’s six-field test shows what shippers should document before relying…
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FMCSA Lets Driverless Trucks Replace Roadside Triangles—What Shippers Must Verify Before Tender
FMCSA’s five-year exemption lets qualifying Level 4 carriers use cab-mounted warning beacons instead of roadside triangles. Shippers still need to verify lane eligibility, cargo recovery, contract responsibility and performance evidence.
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Fake MOTUS Portals Are Turning Registration Updates Into Credential-Theft Traps
FMCSA warns of fake MOTUS registration portals. FIR explains the credential, identity and freight-release controls carriers, brokers and shippers should use.
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FMCSA Removes 110 CDL Schools—What Carriers Must Verify Before the Crackdown Reaches Driver Files
FMCSA removed more than 110 CDL training providers and published an official lookup list. Carriers should compare provider and completion dates before deciding whether a driver record requires escalation.
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DOT’s New AV Strategy Targets Freight Deployment—But Autonomous Trucks Still Face Four Gates
USDOT’s 2026–2030 automated-vehicle strategy targets freight deployment, ADS-equipped commercial-vehicle rules, safety standards and cross-state corridors—but it does not authorize nationwide driverless trucking.