Robin Hutcheson

Buttigieg taps Vinn White to head FMCSA

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has appointed Vinn White as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s deputy administrator, succeeding Robin Hutcheson, who resigned as FMCSA administrator in January.

Sue Lawless, FMCSA’s chief safety officer and a career federal employee, has been serving since then as acting administrator until a political appointee was designated to fill the role.

FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White

“It is an honor to take on this role, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-taps-vinn-white-to-head-fmcsa

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson to resign

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Robin Hutcheson. Credit: FMCSA

Robin Hutcheson is resigning from her post as head of the Federal...

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Republicans pan truck speed limiter proposal at House hearing

WASHINGTON — House Republicans used a hearing meant to discuss implementation of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to push back against an upcoming proposed regulation to mandate speed limiters on trucks.

One of the biggest concerns surfacing in the three-and-a-half-hour House Transportation and Infrastructure highway subcommittee hearing on Wednesday related to the ethics of the speed limiter rulemaking process.

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, questioned Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/republicans-pan-truck-speed-limiter-proposal-at-house-hearing

FMCSA issues policy on sexual assault among truck drivers

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new policy statement aimed at addressing sexual assault within the trucking industry.

In addition to increasing awareness of the problem, the statement, issued on Thursday by FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson, also aims to remind state courts and state driver licensing agencies (SDLAs) that federal regulations require states to disqualify drivers from operating a commercial truck if they are convicted of using it to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-issues-policy-on-sexual-assault-among-truck-drivers

FMCSA advisory panel targets predatory leasing contracts

WASHINGTON — A new panel set up to advise federal regulators is looking into limiting — or eliminating — the ability of a trucking company to wield financial power over a driver through truck lease-purchasing agreements.

The recommendation, still in draft form, was one of the discussion points Tuesday during the first meeting of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF).

One of the first orders of business was defining two types of leasing arrangements...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-advisory-panel-targets-predatory-leasing-contracts

FMCSA’s Hutcheson: Revised guidelines by summer for drug hair testing

ORLANDO, Fla. — A long-awaited revamp of mandatory guidelines for using hair to test truck drivers for drugs will be out this summer, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Robin Hutcheson.

Hutcheson updated the trucking industry on the progress being made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the new guidelines at the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting on Monday.

“We know that hair testing as part of drug testing is a big issue for you,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsas-hutcheson-revised-guidelines-by-summer-for-drug-hair-testing

La FMCSA deniega una exención laboral a una empresa de camiones cisterna 

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WASHINGTON – Una pequeña empresa de transporte por carretera no pudo proporcionar pruebas a los...

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FMCSA denies work-rule waiver for tank-truck company

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WASHINGTON — A small-business trucking company failed to provide evidence to federal regulators that...

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FMCSA changing how it identifies unsafe carriers

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to change the way it evaluates trucking company safety by upgrading its current ranking model as opposed to installing a new one.

In a notice to be published Wednesday, FMCSA announced it has determined that an advanced statistical model known as Item Response Theory (IRT) — a model touted by the National Academy of Sciences — is “overly complex,” and therefore the agency would not be using it to regulate carrier safety.

Instead,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-changing-how-it-identifies-unsafe-carriers

La FMCSA deniega la petición de los transportadores de informar sobre los análisis de pelo de los camioneros 

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Robin Hutcheson argumenta que el estatuto federal le impide aprobar una exención de la prueba de...

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