Robin Hutcheson

FMCSA denies carriers’ request to report truck driver hair tests

Robin Hutcheson argues that federal statute prevents her from approving a drug-test exemption that some of the nation’s largest trucking companies argue would have kept thousands of drug-abusing drivers off the roads.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief stated in a public filing on Thursday that she was therefore obligated to deny an application filed by a group of 11 major truckload operators seeking an exemption from federal regulations to require positive hair tests be...

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Robin Hutcheson habla de las prioridades de la FMCSA 

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson

El mes pasado, Robin Hutcheson fue confirmada como séptima administradora de la Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes, pero ha estado al frente de la agencia desde enero, después de que la administradora en funciones Meera Joshi dejara el cargo para convertirse en teniente de alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York.

Desde entonces, Hutcheson ha estado muy ocupada. Apenas una semana después de que tomara el timón de la FMCSA, el Departamento de Transporte de EE.UU. puso en marcha su...

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Robin Hutcheson discusses priorities for FMCSA

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson

Last month Robin Hutcheson was confirmed as the seventh administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but she has been leading the agency since January after acting administrator Meera Joshi left to become a deputy mayor of New York City.

It has been a busy year for Hutcheson since then. Barely a week after she took the wheel at FMCSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out its National Roadway Safety Strategy, an agency-wide initiative aimed at tackling road...

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Hutcheson confirmed to head FMCSA

FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Robin Hutcheson as the seventh administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Hutcheson has been serving as the agency’s acting administrator since replacing FMCSA Acting Administrator Meera Joshi, who left in January before being formally confirmed. Hutcheson’s nomination was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in June.

Hutcheson is FMCSA’s first Senate-confirmed administrator since Ray Martinez, who left the agency in October 2019.

“D...

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FMCSA’s Hutcheson commits to allowing hair-based drug testing of truckers

FMCSA Acting Administrator Karen Hutcheson

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Robin Hutcheson testified Wednesday her agency is committed to closing what some in the trucking industry believe are major loopholes in the FMCSA’s oversight of testing truck drivers for drug use.

“We are working with [the Department of] Health and Human Services; they are completing a study and when it is complete we stand ready to implement their recommendations,” Hutcheson told Senate Commerce Committee lawmakers at her nomination hearing to...

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FMCSA moves against predatory truck leasing

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting applications for a new task force that will look into truck leasing agreements and whether predatory arrangements affect driver safety.

The task force, created as part of the federal infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden in November, was highlighted earlier this week by the White House as part of progress made on the administration’s Trucking Action Plan.

The panel will include a maximum of 10 members representing commercial...

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GSCW chat: FMCSA head discusses key priorities for trucking in 2022

This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Top FMCSA priorities in 2022.

DETAILS: The Biden administration’s Trucking Action Plan and the National Roadway Safety Strategy will be a top focus for regulators this year. In this fireside chat, Robin Hutcheson, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deputy administrator, discusses how these initiatives will affect the trucking industry.

SPEAKER: Robin Hutcheson, acting administrator, FMCSA

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