What is the FMSCA?

The FMSCA stands for The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It’s part of the U.S. Department of Transportation and it was established in January of 2000. The FMSCA has its headquarters in Washington, DC and they employ over 1,000 people in every state of the US.

Basically, what the FMSCA has been doing since its conception is trying to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. This of course also covers the entire auto transport industry. The FMSCA believes that the best way to prevent dangerous large scale accidents with these vehicles is by improving the average person’s driving behavior and intelligence. more…

This is something that a lot of people don’t understand: you must be there when the vehicle is being picked up (if the shipment is door-to-door). When the carrier arrives to pickup the vehicle, more…

That’s right; you can’t have any personal belongings in your vehicle when it’s being shipped. I receive a lot of questions about this from people shipping their cars, more…

It may sound ridiculous, but believe me when I tell you that it’s incredibly true. Auto transport brokerages (typically just called auto brokers) work hard to make sure more…

This is something that a lot of people get confused about, and for good reason too. With all the different cars being picked up, delivered, and transported, how does your car manage to stay on the truck more…

When it comes to auto shipping, there are two modes of shipping: door-to-door shipping, and terminal-to-terminal shipping, and many people fail to understand more…