- Properly registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA);
- Has obtained the minimum insurance; and
- Has not been given an “unsatisfactory” safety rating.
Congressman Duncan reintroduces legislative language that creates a national hiring standard
posted by AJOT | Mar 01 2015 at 02:09 PM | Logistics
On Thursday, Feb. 26, Congressman John Duncan (R-2nd/TN) along with Congressman Rodney Davis (R-13th/IL), Congressman Richard Hanna (R-22nd/NY), Congressman Mark Meadows (R-11th/NC), and Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-3rd/MN), introduced H.R. 1120, a bill that would enhance interstate commerce by creating a national hiring standard for motor carriers.
H.R. 1120 is the reintroduction of the legislative language that was introduced in the 113th Congress last year. The Bill would require that before hiring a motor carrier, a shipper, broker, forwarder, and/or receiver ensure that the motor carrier is:
The national hiring standard would clarify and standardize industry best practices for hiring safe motor carriers. Currently, industry stakeholders are often asked to second-guess the FMCSA on determining which carriers are safe to operate and those that are not. Congress tasked the FMCSA with evaluating motor carrier safety and empowering them with the sole authority to revoke the interstate operating authority of unsafe motor carriers or otherwise place unsafe motor carriers out-of-service and off the road.