These positions are in the Office of Registration, in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The mission of the office is to deliver high-quality customer service to companies required to register with FMCSA to receive a USDOT, operating authority, or other FMCSA registration.
Ensuring motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers comply with FMCSA regulations including registration, financial responsibility filings, process agent designation, and fraud prevention requirements.
As a Transportation Specialist, you will: Provide expertise and assist in policy formulation, problem solving, development, promotion, and demonstration of state-of-the-art practices on a wide range of Transportation programs.
Conduct and participate in complex program reviews to evaluate and determine the extent of efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which Transportation programs and administrative operations are carried out in conjunction with the agency's mission and policies.
Develop plans, goals, and oversees the implementation of systems and procedural changes specifically in the areas of USDOT and operating authority registration fraud prevention requirements, BOC3/Process Agents designations and/or filing of financial responsibility. Serve as the point of contact for congressional inquiries, customers, headquarters and field staff, and other miscellaneous requests for information.
Coordinate with appropriate staff to draft responses, review, finalize and distribute correspondence. Provide expertise, training, and presentations to stakeholders in developing plans, goals, objectives for implementing deliverables for assigned Transportation programs.
Develop policies and procedures on FMCSA Registration, financial responsibility filings and/or process agent designation regulations to ensure that FMCSA has comprehensive compliance with regulations and enforcement requirements.
Resolve FMSCA and trucking industry stakeholder issues by proposing system enhancements, researching and/or proposing regulations, and advising insurance companies, financial institutions, brokers, freight forwarders, and/or motor carriers on applicable filings and USDOT and operating authority registration matters, including those addressing evidence of registration fraud.
The ideal candidate is a mid-career transportation professional capable of providing effective customer service support to motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, cargo tank facilities, intermodal equipment providers, insurance companies, financial institutions, process agents and members of the general public regarding their registration with FMCSA.
Applicants must possess effective oral and written skills, researching skills, and be capable of paying attention to details involved in the reviewing, analyzing, and processing of applications.
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
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This position is with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation.
The posted pay range is $89508 – $137128/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This is a Full Time position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-03 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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