The rule rollbacks are intended to reduce red tape across highway, motor carrier, and vehicle safety agencies without affecting public safety.
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced 52 deregulatory actions across the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The changes are intended to eliminate outdated or redundant rules, streamline regulatory language by removing over 73,000 words from the Federal Register, and reduce unnecessary burdens without compromising safety.
Examples include removing duplicative contract provisions, rescinding obsolete bridge and highway regulations, and updating crash test procedures for child car seats to better reflect real-world conditions.
“Big government has been a big failure. Under President Trump’s leadership, my department is slashing duplicative and outdated regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome, waste taxpayer dollars, and fail to ensure safety,” said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “These are common sense changes that will help us build a more efficient government that better reflects the needs of the American people.”
Other updates include easing commercial license requirements for military drivers and removing outdated forest and park road rules. Of the 52 actions, 43 are in the proposal stage, seven are final, and two have been withdrawn.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Duffy as he oversees the Department of Transportation and its various agencies.
- For U.S. transportation officials as they review and determine which rules and regulations to update.
Sources: Department of Transportation
