The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can go years without changing its commercial driver qualification (DQ) file requirements in 49 CFR Part 391. However, this year the agency made a few ...

When putting together driver qualification files, it’s all about dotting the i's and crossing the t’s. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires fleets to keep qualification ...

Qualifying drivers requires navigating complex Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Doing this correctly is critical, as non-compliant driver qualification files can result in ...

Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) or gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), or gross combination weight (GCW) or gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 10,001 pounds or more; or Vehicles ...

Among fleet managers' biggest challenges are the day-to-day challenges of staying up to date with regulatory changes and improving driver knowledge and skills, according to a recent survey — with ...

For nearly a decade, FMCSA’s rules on English proficiency and medical certification have existed in regulatory limbo, passed but rarely enforced. The delays are over. Today, June 23, followed by June ...

Driver safety and compliance data pours in from disparate systems as information from driver qualification files, electronic logging devices (ELDs), vehicle telematics and video event recorders rarely ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A Department of Transportation Inspector General audit has found weaknesses in federal regulators’ monitoring of medical examiner ...