compliance reviews

A new federal lawsuit out of Florida is putting FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL crackdown directly in front of a judge. Nineteen non-domiciled CDL holders living in Florida filed suit on April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The defendants named in the complaint...

Truck drivers are getting more time to keep using paper medical cards, but this extension comes with a clear message attached to it. FMCSA has issued a new exemption allowing interstate CDL holders, CLP holders, and motor carriers to continue using a paper copy of the Medical Examiner's...

If you've ever tried to fight a bad inspection record or a wrong crash entry through FMCSA's DataQs system and felt like the deck was stacked against you, the agency just made one of the biggest changes to that process in years. On April 15, FMCSA announced a DataQs overhaul designed to make...

New York just got one of the biggest public warnings yet in the federal government's ongoing crackdown on non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses. On April 16, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that FMCSA is withholding $73,502,543 from the state after the agency determined...

The FMCSA has issued a warning that could catch some carriers off guard, especially those who think a DOT number or operating authority can be bought, sold, or leased like a business asset. The agency’s message is blunt: outside of a legitimate corporate transaction, that kind of deal can lead...

A new federal rule governing non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses is now in effect, and it changes who can qualify for those credentials across the trucking industry. The rule took effect March 16, 2026, and revises how states issue, renew, transfer, upgrade, and reissue non-domiciled CDLs...