30 days to comply: FMCSA details truck broker trustee purge
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is outlining new compliance timelines tied to enforcement actions that can affect both training providers and motor carriers.
According to the agency, certain failures—such as not maintaining required information or not providing it when requested—can trigger removal proceedings for training providers. Once a training provider receives a notice of proposed removal, they have 30 days to respond to the FMCSA and provide evidence that they are in compliance.
FMCSA also addressed electronic logging device enforcement, including what happens when an ELD is revoked. Motor carriers have up to 60 days to replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs.
To make sure the message reaches fleets quickly, FMCSA said it will send an industry-wide email notifying motor carriers that anyone using revoked ELDs must take specific steps.
For drivers, the practical takeaway is that these enforcement timelines can create short windows for carriers and providers to resolve compliance issues. That can matter on the road, especially when a revoked ELD forces a switch to a compliant unit under a set deadline.