How FMCSA’s CDL Changes Impact Shipping Capacity in 2026

By Mitchell Kinek, CTB

FMCSA has issued its final rule on non-domiciled drivers, introducing one major change: the authorization period has been extended from 2 years to 5 years. Despite there being roughly 200,000 drivers under this status, the agency expects to issue only about 6,000 new authorizations per year going forward.