Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 113).
- Civilian staff, August 2026
- 1,016
- −17.7% in a year
- Rules made final this year
- 21
- 5 proposed
- Organizations that lobbied it
- 139
- 2019 to 2026
Where its power comes from
An agency can act only where a law lets it. These are the laws its rules cite, where its rules live, and the bills that would change it.
Laws it carries out
The U.S. Code sections its rules of the last six years cite as their authority, most cited first, of 81.
- Requirements for qualifications, hours of service, safety, and equipment standards
- United States Government regulations
- Roadability
- Reports and records
- General powers of the Secretary of Transportation
- Powers
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Medical program
- Definitions
- Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on liability
- Electronic logging devices and brake maintenance regulations
- Safety fitness of owners and operators
Its rulebook
Where the rules it wrote these six years sit in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Track record
What it made final, the cases it brought, and where Congress moved to undo its work.
Latest final rules
The newest rules it made final.
- Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for ReconsiderationOct 5
- Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and AgreementSep 1
- General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsJul 21
- Rescinding the Requirement for Electronic Logging Device Operator's Manual Located in Commercial Motor VehiclesJun 22
- Completed Inspection Report DispositionJun 22
- Removal of Self-Reporting RequirementJun 22
- Removal of Obsolete References to “Water Carriers”; CorrectionApr 30
- Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement ProceduresApr 27
Who runs it
Its leaders
- Derek BarrsAdministrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Who pays to be heard
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$106M on reports naming it
- Fedex Corporation$68.4M on reports naming it
- National Retail Federation$40.1M on reports naming it
- Derek BarrsAdministrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Department of TransportationThe department it sits in
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.Lobbied it, $106M
- Fedex CorporationLobbied it, $68.4M
- National Retail FederationLobbied it, $40.1M
- Consumer Technology AssociationLobbied it, $28.9M
Its leaders
The people the Senate last confirmed to its offices, one record per office. A confirmation date is not proof someone still serves.
Who tries to sway it
Who names it on federal lobbying reports, 2019 to 2026, and who used to work there. Naming an agency is the filer’s account of where work was aimed, not a record of a meeting.
Who pays to be heard
The biggest spenders on reports that name it. A report names several issues, so each figure is the whole report.
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$106M
- Fedex Corporation$68.4M
- National Retail Federation$40.1M
- Consumer Technology Association$28.9M
- Pepsico, Inc.$25.9M
- American Trucking Associations$16.6M
- National Pork Producers Council$12.7M
- Transportation Trades Department Afl-Cio$10.2M
- Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association$9.77M
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters$9.7M
- National Association of Manufacturers$8.93M
- International Fresh Produce Association$8.04M
- National Cotton Council$7.27M
- Walmart Inc.$7.12M
- Uber Technologies. Inc.$6.54M
- Associated General Contractors of America$6.49M
- Agricultural Retailers Association$6.16M
- Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association$5.67M
- Waymo LLC$5.43M
- Energy Marketers of America$4.44M
Who files the lobbying
The firms on reports that name it, by how many clients they filed for.
- K&L Gates, LLP10 clients
- Wyman Associates5 clients
- Midfield Consulting LLC4 clients
- Prime Policy Group4 clients
- Atlas Crossing LLC2 clients
- Sleep, Inc.2 clients
- Mr. Jonathan Moore2 clients
- Invariant LLC2 clients
- Venable LLP2 clients
- Elevate Government Affairs, LLC2 clients
- Ptsa Formerly Known as "Mark S. Morgan2 clients
- Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International1 client
- American Horticulture Industry Association1 client
- Associated General Contractors of America1 client
- Associated Equipment Distributors1 client
- American Bus Association1 client
- American Apparel & Footwear Association1 client
- Artba1 client
- Coach USA1 client
- Argo Ai1 client
Former staff now lobbying
Lobbyists whose filings list a past job here.
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