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The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Vol. 1 · No. 1084

Monday, August 24, 2026

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Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:FMCSA-2022-0105

General Qualifications of Drivers: Small Business in Transportation Coalition; Application for Exemption

Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — observed across 2 documents over 141 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

A coalition of small trucking companies is asking FMCSA to relax certain federal driver qualification requirements to make hiring easier. If you own a small trucking business, review this exemption application and submit feedback to FMCSA about whether these rules cause hiring problems.

First seen

Jun 15, 2022

Last seen

Nov 3, 2022

Latest stage

Notice

PRORULE → RULE

Stage timeline

  1. Notice·Jun 15, 2022

    General Qualifications of Drivers: Small Business in Transportation Coalition; Application for Exemption

    #2022-12874

  2. Notice·Nov 3, 2022

    General Qualifications of Drivers: Small Business in Transportation Coalition; Application for Exemption

    #2022-23891