Laws & Regulations
Trucking school owner pleads guilty to $4.2 million VA fraud scheme
Trucking school owner pleads guilty to $4.2 million VA fraud scheme
State to start enforcing new left lane law this week
Starting this week, police in Minnesota will start enforcing the state's updated "Slow Poke" law.
Survey: 12% of trucking companies aren’t ELD compliant
A recent study into fleet compliance with the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate found that a significant number of companies are lagging behind on meeting requirements.
Trucking company reportedly shuts down following fatal motorcycle crash
A trucking company has reportedly closed its doors shortly after the Massachusetts Attorney General announced an investigation into the company in the wake of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire.
Now you can take a college class to learn how to drive self-driving trucks
An Arizona community college is offering an unusual new course that promises to train truck drivers for a job that doesn't really exist yet....
DOT needs your help defining ‘agricultural commodity’ and ‘livestock’
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) put out a request for comment on revising the definitions of the terms 'agricultural commodity' and 'livestock' as they relate to truck driver hours of service (HOS) regulations ahead of impending plans to alter those definitions to provide farmers and truckers with increased flexibility.
FMCSA to examine violence against female & minority truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced plans to conduct a survey on the prevalence and severity of race and gender related harassment and violence experienced by women and minority truck drivers.
Road rage shootings are getting so bad in one city that police formed a task force
Citing an increase in gun violence on the city's roadways, Memphis police are teaming up with Tennessee troopers for a major enforcement operation.
Bill to toughen up CDL requirements after crash that claimed motorcyclists’ lives
The Governor of Massachusetts has introduced a bill that would significantly increase the requirements for obtaining and keeping a commercial drivers license (CDL) in the wake of a high profile crash that claimed the lives of several members of a motorcycle club.
Oversized load driver arrested after troopers discover missing wheel assembly
New Hampshire State Police say that they arrested a truck driver who they were providing an escort for after discovering multiple violations.
Bill would require automatic emergency braking systems in all new semis
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require all new commercial vehicles to come equipped with automatic braking systems.
Troopers ticketed 43 drivers during 3 hour detail by hiding in a semi truck
Indiana State Police say that they were able to tickets dozens of drivers today thanks to a trooper perched in a semi truck who was able to spot violations that normally go unnoticed by officers in cruisers.