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WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has voided thousands of medical examiner certificates issued by two Houston-area doctors, putting the livelihoods of over 15,000 commercial drivers at risk.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen is again leading the charge to keep regulators from capping truck speeds below the legal limits posted on highways and interstates. The Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act, introduced on Thursday by the Oklahoma Republican, would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from requiring that trucks over 26,000 pounds be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed.

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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle tried to secure assurances from the country’s top trade official that automotive supply chains will not collapse and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain strong as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs take hold.

1 month ago | freightwaves.com | John Gallagher |John specializes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has nominated Seval Oz of California as an assistant secretary of transportation in a role created by the administration, according to a posting by the Senate on Monday. Her nomination has yet to be formally announced by the White House, but Oz’s professional background suggests she could be responsible for overseeing self-driving vehicle policy at the department. Oz recently served on the board of directors of MicroVision Inc.

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WASHINGTON — Adrienne Camire has been appointed to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as both deputy and acting administrator, FMCSA announced on Friday. Camire, who was chief counsel at the Federal Highway Administration during the first Trump administration, had been named senior adviser at FMCSA by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in January. “Thank you to President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their confidence in me to serve in this role,” Camire said in a statement.