Movin’ On Up: FMCSA’s New Safety Fitness Determinations

UPDATE: As of October 23, 2023, the FMCSA extended the comment period by 30 days to November 29, 2023.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (“APRNM”) and request for comment on Thursday, August 29, 2023, in efforts to fulfill the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984’s directive to devise and periodically update motor carrier safety fitness determinations (“SFDs”). The APRNM gives stakeholders an early opportunity to influence the possible new era of federal SFDs by providing feedback to the agency on or before November 29, 2023.