FMCSA still has no date for a full Motus fix; Elison says it's weeks, not months
Regulation · Oct 28 · By Truker
FMCSA Deputy Administrator Jesse Elison gave no new date for fixing the agency's Motus registration system when he spoke Oct. 26 at FreightWaves' Broker Compliance Symposium in Chattanooga, saying stabilizing it would take "really weeks and not months."
The points
- 1In early October, at a National Motor Freight Traffic Association event, Elison said FMCSA was "weeks away" from fixing Motus. On Oct. 26 he offered no new indication that a resolution was at hand, FreightWaves reported.
- 2Elison said Motus has kept out "absolutely more people than just the bad actors we intended it for," though conditions are better than the system's first four to six weeks, which he called "really, really brutal."
- 3FMCSA has waived certain registration requirements because of the problems. Elison's advice: "If you don't need to go in, don't go in yet." Those with immediate needs who can't register should contact FMCSA directly or their insurance contacts; he said the agency moves on those cases "in real time."
- 4On the broker transparency rule, Elison said only that "you're going to hear a lot more" FMCSA actions like it "in the very near future." He gave no date.
- 5He called stronger new-entrant rules a priority. FMCSA's Unified Agenda says the agency is considering a proficiency exam as part of a revised New Entrant Safety Assurance Process.
Why it matters
Owner-operators and new carriers who need authority or registration changes should expect Motus problems to continue for now and go straight to FMCSA if they're stuck. Brokers and carriers should watch for the transparency rule, which still has no release date.
What we read
FreightWaves, Oct. 26: freightwaves.com