FMCSA to Increase Fines for Regulatory Violations Effective June 2

On Friday April 3rd, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published inflation adjustments to civil penalties for regulatory violations. This final rule takes effect June 2, 2015 and increases numerous penalties. Examples include a $1,000 increase in the penalty for out of service orders and a $5,000 increase in penalties for loading and unloading violations.

In a Federal Register posting, FMCSA explains that many fines and penalties have not been updated since 2003 or 2007, and certain changes were mandated by MAP-21. FMCSA also indicated that this series of changes was not significant enough to warrant a full regulatory evaluation or public comment.

The Final Rule can be viewed on the Federal Register website here.

A table summarizing the various increases can be found on the Federal Register website here.

For a simplified version of the table, visit CCJ or FleetOwner.

Contact Interstate Motor Carriers for additional information on how these changes will impact your business.