Laws & Regulations

Are pre-paid legal services worth the money, or do they cause more harm than good. Read about some other truckers' experiences with them.

The FMCSA released planned "improvements" to the SMS. Are they moving in the right direction? Find out what improvements were made.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a report detailing how much cleaner diesel fuel burns in today's trucks. Find out just how clean inside...

Semi trucks running on natural gas harvested here in North America could cut transportation budgets by a big chunk. How much?

An Ohio senator, backed by a governor's drug initiative could cause unforeseen problems for law-abiding truckers.

Today the ATA joined the OOIDA in a legal challenge regarding the FMCSA's new ruling on voluntary EOBR devices.

South Dakota placed a ban on indemnity clauses for shipping companies looking to avoid responsibility for freight loss or damage.

The Cold War is over, but the high-dollar cargo is still on the road. How do you spot them?

Get the latest news on issues that matter to the trucking and transportation industries. Updated all week.

LaHood releases final ruling and amendments to the Federal hand-held phone ban, FMCSA issues another shut down order, HOS regulatory debate heats up and more...

Wednesday, Nov. 9 marked a day that Gov. Tom Corbett chose to make the roads in his state a little safer. He signed into law Pennsylvania Senate Bill 314, which makes texting while driving...