Laws & Regulations
Truck driver issued homicide charges following fiery interstate crash
A semi truck driver has been charged for his role in a crash that claimed four lives on a Georgia interstate last week.
Troopers in crackdown mode on interstate for the rest of the month
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) has announced that they are focusing enforcement efforts on truck drivers traveling on an interstate that was recently the scene of a deadly pileup crash.
CHP says they’re catching more truckers driving while high
A recent Facebook post made by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says that troopers are seeing an increased number of truck drivers who are under the influence of marijuana.
CVSA offers ‘cheat sheet’ to get you through Roadcheck
With the nationwide Roadcheck truck inspection blitz only only weeks away, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) has released a "cheat sheet" to help trucker prepare.
State passes law to increase truck speed limits
Lawmakers in Montana have passed a bill that will increase the speed limit for commercial vehicles on both interstates and highways.
Alabama passes bill allowing 18 – 20 year olds to drive CMVs intrastate
One of the last two states that forbid drivers under 21 years of age from operating commercial vehicles intrastate has passed a bill to allow 18 -- 20 year olds to drive trucks as long as they stay within Alabama state lines.
FMCSA moves forward with under 21 truck driver pilot program
Today the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officially announced their intentions to move forward with a plan that would allow teenagers to operate...
Petition calls for dropped charges for truckers hauling hemp in Idaho
More than 4,000 people have signed a petition that calls for Idaho authorities to drop drug trafficking charges that were recently leveled against three truck drivers who were caught hauling hemp in the state.
Mega-carrier agrees to $37 million settlement in lease-to-own suit
C.R. England Inc. recently announced that they have agreed to pay out nearly $38 million to a group of truck drivers who say that they were misled into entering into a lease-to-own program with financial terms that made it tough for them to succeed.
Troopers go ‘undercover’ for week-long enforcement blitz
The Illinois State Police will be hiding right under the nose of passing drivers during a special undercover patrol operation this week.
New ‘flexible’ Hours of Service regulations set to debut in June
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is scheduled to unveil its highly anticipated changes to truck driver Hours of Service regulations early next month.
CVSA releases dates for weeklong driver crackdown
Today the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the dates for this year's Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement campaign.