FMCSA Suspends Regulations for Unified Registration System
On Jan. 17, 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule announcing the suspension of regulatory requirements for motor carriers, shippers, brokers and hazardous materials carriers to submit registration and biennial update information to the Unified Registration System (URS). The agency cites the need for additional time to transfer data to the new URS website as the reason for the suspension. The rule was effective Jan. 14, 2017.