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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released the minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates for safety-sensitive workers, including commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers, in 2026. On January 8, 2026, officials released the schedule for required random...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will continue to allow truck drivers to continue to use paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) as several states continue to lag behind on implementing the electronic system....
Washington doctor faces felony charges for ‘trafficking’ DOT physicals to truckers
A former physician faces more than two dozen felony charges for falsifying medical examinations for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants as well as for...
FMCSA to study how truck driver work schedules impact crash risk
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plans to study how the daily work schedules of commercial vehicle drivers impact overall driver performance and...
FMCSA to allow use of paper medical certification cards through January amid hiccups in transition to electronic system
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will allow commercial vehicle drivers to use paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) through early...
Trucking company to pay $919K to settle OTR driver disability discrimination lawsuit
A national trucking company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle claims that it discriminated against over-the-road truck drivers with medical conditions....
FMCSA to temporarily allow commercial drivers to use paper medical examiner certificates amid transition to electronic system
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced temporary regulatory relief amid the transition to a new electronic transmission process for commercial vehicle driver...
Starting in June, DOT medical examiners to electronically submit results directly to FMCSA
Commercial vehicle drivers across the country will notice major changes to the medical certification process starting in late June. Beginning on June 23, 2025,...
Kansas Sheriff shouts out veteran trucker for ‘pumping iron’ in the parking lot
The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) out of Alma, Kansas, called a semi truck driver and military veteran an "awesome American" after watching him...
Company fined $70K after trucker fell into vehicle service pit
Canadian authorities fined an energy company tens of thousands of dollars for a trucker's serious workplace injury.
Trucker died from in-cab carbon monoxide poisoning, investigators say
A Washington State workplace safety group shared safety tips after investigating the death of a trucker from in-cab carbon monoxide poisoning.poisoning.
Two people in SUV suffer cardiac arrest after colliding with semi truck
A collision with semi truck causes cardiac arrest in two people inside of an SUV in California over the weekend. The accident happened on Saturday,...
Health clinic for commercial drivers opens at Georgia truck stop
A health clinic catering to commercial truck drivers and other transportation industry professionals opened in Port Wentworth, Georgia.
Health clinic catering to commercial drivers opens in Wisconsin truck stop
This week, a new urgent and primary care clinic opened within a popular truck stop located in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.