Laws & Regulations
Proposed DOT ad campaign to lure more workers to transportation
A newly introduced bill would attempt to grow the U.S. transportation workforce through an advertising campaign.
New bill would force FMCSA to figure out how to make trucking more female friendly
This week, two U.S. Senators introduced legislation ultimately designed to increase the number of women truckers on the roads.
PennDOT rolls out new truck restriction program
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is looking ahead to winter weather and rolling out a pilot program that will restrict travel lanes for commercial vehicle drivers.
Truckers sue California over labor law that threatens 70,000 owner-operators
The California Trucking Association (CTA) has filed a federal lawsuit in California to try to stop an impending law that they say threatens the livelihood of tens of thousands of truck drivers.
Inspectors sideline 13.5% of CMVs for brake violations during blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from their September brake-focused inspection campaign.
Truckers to pay seven times more than car drivers under new toll plan
A governor who was criticized last year by the trucking industry for his truck-only tolling plan is back with a controversial new tolling plan.
State troopers are hiding in plain sight in construction zones
Troopers with New York State Police are disguising themselves to keep an eye on drivers as part of an enforcement operation called "Operation Hard Hat."
New Jersey trucking owner headed to prison for $2.3 MILLION tax evasion scheme
A New Jersey trucking company owner was sentenced to federal prison after authorities discovered that he had schemed to avoid paying more than two million dollars in personal and corporate income tax.
Trucker sues company over CBD gummy candy
An Illinois trucker has filed suit against a CBD candy maker after he lost his job due to a failed drug test.
Court says trucking company to blame for bridge collapse — even though they had a permit
This week, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of state transportation officials and against two trucking companies in the case of a 2013 bridge collapse involving an oversized load.
Ohio truck driver ordered off the road after double fatal crash, drug test failures
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an out of service order to a truck driver as a result of a string of multiple crashes coupled with multiple drug violations.
Hundreds of out of service conditions discovered during first-of-its-kind hazmat blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from a week-long inspection effort targeting hazmat haulers that they conducted back in August.