Breakdowns don’t just happen “at the worst time.” They happen when small warning signs get ignored long enough to turn into a roadside problem.

FMCSA compliance in 2026 isn’t just “paperwork.” It’s what keeps your trucks moving, protects your authority, and prevents painful interruptions like failed audits, out-of-service orders, or insurance headaches.

If you’re in trucking right now, you don’t need a headline to tell you what’s happening—you feel it every day. Good drivers are harder to find, harder to keep, and more expensive to replace. And while “driver shortage” gets thrown around a lot, what most fleets are really dealing with is a recruiting and retention problem : drivers have options, they’re comparing experiences, and they’re choosing the companies that respect their time, pay fairly, and run efficiently. The good