What you might not realize is the damage outdated data about your fleet in the DOT system can do to those scores, even if you’re doing everything else right. John Seidl, a former commercial vehicle ...

For those of you hauling under your own authority and/or running small fleets, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent out a reminder last week for carriers to update their MCS-150 form ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent out a reminder this year for all carriers to update their MCS-150 form to reflect current annual total miles (or vehicle miles traveled) as well as ...

Football referees might not be throwing penalty flags now that the season is over, but “flags” are flying at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency is “flagging” motor carriers ...

If the next to last digit in the motor carrier’s USDOT number is odd, the carrier must file its MCS-150 update in odd-numbered years. If the next to last digit is an even number, the carrier must file ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule last month requiring motor carriers to file new Form MCS-150s every 24 months under a staggered filing schedule based on their USDOT ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding commercial motor carriers they they need to update their Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data on their Motor Carrier ...

Motor carriers with USDOT numbers now can update their Form MCS-150s online. A 1999 law now requires an update at least every two years, although carriers – particularly those that are growing in ...