Officials install new warning signs after a dozen trucks hit low Louisville bridge during I-65 closure
Kentucky transportation officials have installed several new signs in hopes of stopping trucks from hitting a low bridge in Louisville amid a major interstate...
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Take a look at these eye-opening violations recently spotted by commercial vehicle inspectors
Commercial vehicle inspectors across the U.S. are reminding truckers to do their pre-trips after spotting some serious equipment violations. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's...
Man indicted for bad check trucking scheme that cost Connecticut wholesale food suppliers hundreds of thousands
A Connecticut man was accused of defrauding wholesale food companies out of hundreds of thousands dollars through a trucking scheme. A federal grand jury...
Truck driver’s teen son killed in ‘failure to yield’ crash that sparked massive train derailment in Iowa
The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) identified the person killed in a crash involving a semi truck and a train in Poweshiek County, Iowa, on...
Two arrested for stealing semi trucks and trailers in the Carolinas, renting stolen equipment to unsuspecting businesses
A multi-agency investigation led two arrests as well as the recovery of several stolen semi trucks and trailers, North Carolina officials said. On June...
Georgia Ports Authority deploys trucker facial recognition to speed up gate access
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) rolled out truck driver facial recognition technology as part of a push to streamline operations. On June 4, GPA...
New Jersey man sentenced for stealing perfume, government laptops, and liquor from semi trailers at warehouses
A man was sentenced to prison for conspiring to burglarize trailers at logistics warehouses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. On June 1, 2026, Derek...
Routine inspection ends in truck driver’s arrest for diesel pump tampering, Florida officials say
A commercial vehicle driver was arrested at a Florida agricultural checkpoint on several felony charges related to illegal fuel pump manipulation and theft. The...
Eight accused of impersonating legitimate trucking companies, using forged placards to steal $5 million in goods
Eight people are facing serious charges for impersonating legitimate trucking companies in order to steal millions of dollars worth of items from logistics sites...
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Scale operator guilty of taking kickbacks for letting trucks through without load ticket or payment
A jury in Florida convicted a man on grand theft charges for a trucking kickback scheme. Ray Richard Bernaldez Sotomayor was found guilty on a...
USDOT subpoenas New York DMV for CDL records of bus driver in crash that killed five
Federal transportation officials have taken legal action against the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in an attempt to gain access to records...
Family-owned Wisconsin trucking company warns that mass layoffs loom following backruptcy case
A Wisconsin trucking company has filed notice with state regulators of possible mass layoffs on the horizon as the company looks for a buyer...
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol found multiple commercial vehicle violations on an oversized load traveling on I-10. On May 3, 2026, an Arizona trooper spotted a truck hauling an oversized load "traveling...
Texas court says woman can’t be sued for distracting trucker with racy phone call prior to fatal crash
A Texas court dismissed a lawsuit accusing a woman of causing a fatal semi truck collision by distracting the truck driver involved with an explicit phone call. On June 4, 2026, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals...
One-day CMV inspection detail in Virginia yields 156 violations
Multiple agencies partnered for a single day commercial vehicle inspection operation in Virginia. The detail took place on June 3, 2026, in Bealeton, Virginia, resulting in the discovery of 156 violations, including commercial vehicle violations and driver...