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FMCSA has pulled batch after batch of electronic logging devices off the registered list in 2026. If your ELD gets revoked you have 60 days to switch or your drivers go out-of-service. Here's how to check and what to do.
FMCSA's National Registry II sends driver medical results straight to the state and onto the MVR. Here's what small carriers must do now that the paper card is being phased out.
Stuck on Motus verification, can't claim your USDOT, or never got the link code? Here's the workaround carriers are using this week — including the FMCSA phone trick that saves an hour.
Every CDL driver needs an annual limited query — and getting it wrong is one of the easiest acute violations FMCSA writes. Here's the 2026 process step-by-step.
Every new carrier gets audited in their first 18 months. Here's exactly what FMCSA checks, the most common reasons carriers fail, and how to be ready.
Every BASIC has an intervention threshold. Cross it, and FMCSA picks you out of the crowd. Here's exactly where the lines are drawn and what happens next.
FMCSA's Motus registration system replaces the legacy URS in 2026. Here's what changes for MCS-150, OP-1, brokers, and freight forwarders — and what every carrier must do before May 14.
Every motor carrier must file an MCS-150 biennial update every 24 months. Here's how to calculate your deadline, what the form requires, how to file in the FMCSA Portal, and what happens if you miss it.
CVSA International Roadcheck is May 12–14, 2026. The 2026 focus areas are ELD tampering and cargo securement. Here's what inspectors check and how a small carrier prepares in 7 days.
Most small carriers need both a USDOT number and an MC number — but not always. Here's exactly who needs which, the difference between them, and how to apply for each.
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