Senate Confirms New FMCSA Administrator

Last week, after having been on hold since last August, the Senate confirmed the nomination of T.F. Scott Darling as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Darling had been the acting administrator of FMCSA for the last 11 months following the departure of Anne Ferro from the position. Prior to acting administrator, Darling served as the FMCSA chief council, to which he was appointed to by President Obama in 2012.

The Senate last week also confirmed Blair Anderson as the new undersecretary for policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation. Prior to his new position Anderson served as deputy administrator of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and as deputy assistant secretary for DOT’s office of finance and budget.