Laws & Regulations
County approves $500 fine for commercial trucks taking gravel roads instead of Kansas DOT detour
Officials in Hodgeman County, Kansas, are cracking down on truck drivers who take unapproved routes instead of the Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) designed...
FMCSA’s May 14 deadline looms as legacy registration systems will be retired and replaced by Motus
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking the trucking community to prepare for the sunset of legacy systems and the transition to...
American Bus Association files federal lawsuit against NYC for ‘unfair’ idling law
The American Bus Association has filed a federal lawsuit against New York City and its Department of Environmental Protection in an attempt to stop...
Oklahoma trooper walks you through a Level I Roadcheck truck inspection in new video
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) shared an informative video that allows viewers to follow along as a trooper performs a commercial vehicle inspection as...
Texas troopers find 413 commercial vehicle violations during three-day detail
Texas Highway Patrol troopers discovered hundreds of commercial vehicle violations during a recent three-day detail. Troopers took part in a commercial vehicle inspection and...
World’s largest commercial vehicle inspection blitz starts throughout North America tomorrow
Commercial vehicle inspectors across North America are gearing up for this week's massive 72-hour inspection and enforcement campaign. When And Where Is CVSA Roadcheck? The...
Owner of Illinois freight transport company indicted for $4 million fraud schemes
A Chicago businessman has been accused of orchestrating fraud and money laundering schemes that netted him millions of dollars. According to an indictment unsealed on...
Mexican trucker says poor training for Ohio BMV employees led to unnecessary expiration of his CDL
A Mexican truck driver says that poor training of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles employees led to the unnecessary expiration of his CDL, jeopardizing...
Mexican truck driver caught hauling load from Arizona to Texas loses visa over cabotage violations, Border Patrol says
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) is reminding the trucking industry that cabotage laws will be enforced after a recent incident that resulted in a truck...
Citizen complaints trigger commercial vehicle blitz in Virginia, with 62% of inspected trucks out-of-service
A multi-agency commercial vehicle enforcement operation was held in Virginia this week in response to a "rise in truck complaints." The detail took place on...
More than 1,300 out-of-service orders issued by Indiana commercial vehicle troopers in April
Indiana State Police (ISP) sidelined hundreds of commercial trucks and truck drivers for safety violations last month. ISP recently shared the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement...
FMCSA revokes two more ELDs, bringing number of removed devices to 67 since January 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) added two more electronic logging devices (ELDs) to the agency's growing list of revoked devices. On May...