FMCSA plans to stop issuing MC numbers as new registration system launches in 2025

FMCSA provides vague answers to possible changes to regulations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration failed to provide concrete answers about possible regulation changes during a listening session at the Mid-America Trucking Show – citing a new administration, a new Secretary of Transportation and newly nominated administrator of the agency. During what the agency called a “fireside chat” held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., Jesse Elison, chief counsel for FMCSA, discussed som…

FMCSA calls fraud a public safety crisis in tech-heavy MATS talk

The FMCSA on Friday at the Mid-America Truck Show took a hard stance against freight fraud, framing it as a threat to safety and the general public while promising a tech-powered crackdown.

FMCSA plans to stop issuing MC numbers as new registration system launches in 2025

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has plans to phase out Motor Carrier (MC) numbers when it launches a new registration system later this year. The FMCSA has outlined plans to transition away from MC numbers when the agency launches a new registration system in 2025. The agency plans to stop issuing MC numbers, making “the USDOT Number … the sole identifier for all FMCSA registrants.” Officials say that “specific types of o…