Laws & Regulations
Teen Trucker Bill Moves Forward In House
Last night, the House of Representatives voted down an amendment that would lower the minimum age of interstate truckers from 21 to 18. The amendment...
Lawmakers Say No To 91,000 Pound Trucks
The House rejected a bill that would increase truck weights from 80,000 to 91,000 pounds last night. The SAFE trucking bill was defeated 236-187. Both Democratic and...
Trooper In A Truck: Ohio Police Use 18 Wheeler In 2 Day Truck Enforcement Blitz
Today is the first day of a two day enforcement blitz targeting truck drivers in Ohio. The Ohio State Patrol and Akron police are working...
Trucks Forbidden On I-80 In Utah County After Winds Overturn 18 Wheeler
After at least one 18 wheeler overturned because of high winds in Tooele County, Utah, authorities are forbidding truck traffic until further notice. The truck that...
James Hoffa Stands With Striking Truckers In Los Angeles
Teamster president joined striking truckers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday to support their fight to be classified as...
Rhode Island Truckers Square Off Against Truck-Only Toll Plan
The Rhode Island Trucking Association has threatened to bring their fight to the courts if lawmakers decide to embrace a proposal that would increase tolls...
Pennsylvania Town To Ban Truck Parking On City Streets
Officials in Reading, Pennsylvania are expected to vote to ban truck parking on city streets within the next two weeks. Since August, residents of Reading...
SR 58 Set To Reopen Thursday
Though crews are working hard to clean massive amounts of mud off of California's State Road 58 between Mojave and Tehachapi, the road will not...
Wall Street Journal: CARB Is a “Scam”
A blistering op-ed From the Wall Street Journal called out CARB as a "scam" based on "phony science" that is targeting truckers.
Trucking Company Faced...
Town To Crackdown On “Hiding” And “Napping” Truckers
Officials in a Pennsylvania township are looking for ways to keep truckers from napping in their town, according to a report in the Allentown...
New Law: No Permit Required To Conceal And Carry In Maine
A controversial new law went into effect in Maine last Thursday that will allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit in the...
Pension Checks May Be Slashed In Half For 273,000 Truckers
The Central States Pension Fund is moving forward with a plan that would cut pension checks in half for over a quarter of a...