Laws & Regulations
Time is running out to comment on FMCSA’s teen trucker pilot program
Only a few days remain to comment on a controversial Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that would allow drivers who are under 21 to operate interstate.
Wisconsin DOT calls out motorist for snowmobile hauling fail
Wisconsin transportation officials had stern words for a car driver caught dangerously hauling a snowmobile earlier this week.
Neighborhood watch taking steps to ensure truckers have “no excuses” to cut through residential road
Police in southwest Georgia have begun cracking down on truck drivers using residential streets as shortcuts after neighborhood watch members demanded help with the...
Trucking companies’ illegal dumping destroys nearly 20 acres of sensitive wetland
Two companies have been fined and tasked with the restoration of nearly 20 acres of wetland damaged by their years of illegal dumping. Back in...
Winter’s almost here. Do you know how to use the Adverse Driving Conditions Exception?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made major changes in the fall of 2020 to an exemption designed to give truckers extra flexibility...
Truck driver caught ‘throwing sparks and rubber debris’ for seven miles
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to Facebook to call out a truck driver for a major safety violation. On Friday, October...
Inspectors took 5,156 trucks off the road during brake blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from this year's Brake Safety Week enforcement effort.
Trump jokes of loadin’ up and truckin’ it “the hell out of this”
President Donald Trump joked about ‘hopping’ into a semi truck and driving "the hell out of this" at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania on...
Florida officials looking to enlist .5M truck drivers to end human trafficking
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody have teamed up to enlist half a million truckers...
FMCSA orders truck driver out of service after illegal U-turn and hit-and-run kills two
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a New Jersey-based truck driver to be an imminent hazard to public safety following a double fatality crash that occurred in September.
How To: Request Violation Removal from Clearinghouse
So you can report a drug or alcohol violation to Clearinghouse, but did you know that there is an option to request that violation...
FMCSA denies unusual request for ELD and HOS exemption for pet owners
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently denied a trucking trade group's request for exemption from Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and Hours of...