Laws & Regulations
FMCSA now allows CDL instructors to give skills tests to their own students, despite fraud, bias concerns
On Thursday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a new rule that they say will make it easier for drivers to obtain a CDL, but there are some who have concerns about possible fraud.
Under FMCSA proposal, drivers would no longer be required to report traffic violations to carriers
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) unveiled a plan to drop a requirement for drivers to submit a list of traffic violations to their employers.
Missouri bills would protect drivers who strike highway protesters
Missouri lawmakers have proposed legislation that would protect drivers who strike or injure protesters standing in the roadway. A pair of bills that focus...
Dockworker sues trucking company after he says he was fired for COVID-19 concerns
A former employee is suing a trucking company after he was fired for raising concerns about workplace COVID-19 exposure.
Missouri’s crazy-low gas taxes may soon be a thing of the past thanks to this infrastructure improvement proposal
A possible proposal may soon raise gas taxes in Missouri in order to pay for ‘necessary’ infrastructure repairs throughout the state, lawmakers say. Missouri lawmakers...
Trucker tax evaders to be targeted with enforcement blitz thanks to $400K grant
Transportation officials in Kentucky are planning to put federal grant funds to use in catching truckers who failed to pay their Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes (HVUT).
FMCSA is seeking comments on petition to eliminate freight broker transparency regulation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is currently accepting public comment on a petition regarding broker transparency filed by the largest trade group...
NY trucking company owner charged with lying to FMCSA
A trucking company owner is facing serious federal charges for allegedly lying to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in an attempt to conceal a negative safety rating.
Oklahoma to post troopers every 15 miles on two major interstates
The Oklahoma HighwayPatrol (OHP) is participating in a Thanksgiving traffic enforcement effort on two of the biggest travel days of the year.
Kentucky BBQ joint remains open to serve truckers — in spite of COVID-19 order
A Kentucky restaurant owner is keeping her dining room open in spite of COVID-19 restrictions in the state because she believes that truckers need...
Here’s what you need to know about driving a truck when you’re sick
The COVID-19 crisis has placed enormous pressure on the trucking industry and members of the trucking community who are tasked with keeping the U.S. supply chain moving in the face of unprecedented challenges -- and the arrival of cold and flu season amid a worsening global pandemic could spell trouble for truckers from both a safety standpoint and a legal standpoint.
Mississippi park rangers ticket multiple truckers for using banned Parkway
The National Park Service says that they ticketed several truck drivers this week for using the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi, where truck traffic is not allowed.