Laws & Regulations
Widow sues TXDOT and truckers over fatal 133 vehicle pileup in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth woman has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), trucking companies, and several other companies and agencies following...
Years-long debate over potential Minneapolis truck parking ban continues
A proposed Minneapolis truck parking ban is heading back to committee for debate yet again, prolonging an already years-long debate over what exactly the...
City Council considers doubling fines for truck route violations
A city in Kansas is considering doubling fines for any semi truck that strays from truck routes. The Gardner, Kansas City Council is reviewing an...
Arkansas officials pursuing safe truck parking in wake of pandemic, Memphis bridge closure
Arkansas state officials and trucking agencies are working together to address a longstanding truck parking issue further exacerbated by the COVID19 pandemic and the...
Connecticut governor signs controversial truck miles tax into law
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a provision that will saddle the trucking industry with a tax for miles driven within the state as a means of generating revenue for infrastructure improvements.
Minneapolis moves forward with controversial semi truck parking ban
Minneapolis city officials are moving forward with a sweeping plan to ban truck parking within city limits. The Minneapolis City Council's Transportation and Public...
This Arizona sheriff has a message for left lane campers
More than 2 million people have watched a new video from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office that attempts to set drivers straight about driving in the left lane.
Minneapolis to vote on city-wide semi truck parking ban
This week, city official in Minneapolis will vote on a controversial proposal that would effectively ban drivers from parking a semi truck under many circumstances.
Troopers only inspected 26 trucks but found 124 violations during surprise blitz
Officers with the Nebraska State Patrol uncovered more than 100 violations during a round of surprise truck inspections on Wednesday.
Four state commercial vehicle crackdown starts next week
Law enforcement agencies in four southern states will be joining forces for a major enforcement effort designed to reduce commercial vehicle crashes.
ATA, Louisiana truckers urge signing of important highway funding bill
The American Trucking Associations has joined together with the Louisiana Motor Transport Association in support of a bill that would fund highway infrastructure across...
FMCSA bans Mexican truck driver from operating in the U.S. after fatal DUI crash
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a Mexico-based truck driver an imminent hazard to public safety