Laws & Regulations
Company ordered to reinstate, pay back wages, to drivers who refused to operate trucks with unsafe tires
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered a roofing and building company to pay two truck drivers tens of...
Bill granting immunity for drivers that unintentionally hurt someone blocking a highway on the table in Tennessee
A bill granting immunity to drivers that unintentionally injure someone blocking a highway was introduced into the Tennessee General Assembly this week. The bill was...
Canadian ELD Mandate to go into effect in June 2021
Canadian authorities are moving forward with an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) enforcement date in spite of challenges presented by the pandemic and device certification...
Smoking tires tip off CMV inspector to jaw-dropping violation
A newly sworn in Georgia Department of Public Safety officer caught a major safety violation during a recent CMV inspection.
Truck-specific route now open at Ysleta Port of Entry
A new route constructed specifically for truck traffic has opened up in El Paso this week. The alternate route opened to traffic on Monday, March...
“Maybe we can help, maybe not,” say Huntsville officials looking into growing truck parking issue
Officials in Huntsville, Alabama have agreed to look into possible solutions for truck parking issues plaguing the area. Of the nearly 203,000 residents in the...
Bill in the House and Senate seeks to support women in the trucking industry
This week, lawmakers reintroduced legislation that would work to increase the number of women in the trucking industry. The Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce...
Trucking associations oppose mandatory COVID testing at Canada-US border
Canadian trucking associations have stood up against potentially mandatory COVID testing for truck drivers at the Canadian-US border due to concerns over shipping delays...
Trucking company owners tied to crash that killed 7 motorcyclists facing federal charges
Two Massachusetts men are facing federal charges after a crash involving one of their drivers killed seven members of a motorcycle club in 2019....
Pennsylvania’s trucking industry is “disappointed” and actively speaking out against the upcoming bridge tolls
Trucking industry experts say they are “disappointed” by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s plan to move forward with the tolling of 9 major bridges...
Troopers to ‘aggressively enforce’ Move Over law with fine up to $10,000
Illinois State Police (ISP) have announced that they are out in force to make sure that drivers move over for emergency vehicles over the...
FMCSA orders Idaho truck driver off the road after crash and DUI violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an imminent hazard order to an Idaho-based truck driver who was involved in a crash...