Jim Mullen is leaving FMCSA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jim Mullen, who as acting chief of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rolled out the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program in January, is leaving the agency at the end of August. His impending departure was…

DOT says it’s full speed ahead on hours changes implementation

“Right now,” said current FMCSA chief Jim Mullen, “there’s no effort to abate or hold off on Sept. 29,” the day on which the new provisions can be utilized by drivers. Views on safety technology, hours petitions and more aired in first session of agenc…

D.C. protest reached an apex on Wednesday inside the White House

Amid financial pressures and abysmal rates for many small-business truckers, the demonstrations in D.C. on their 20th day Wednesday reached an apex with a meeting in the White House with administration reps on the subject of issues in the brokered-frei…