Laws & Regulations
OOIDA to Trump: Why don’t you meet with actual truckers?
As part of their next step in the fight against Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has challenged President Trump to...
Twenty-five lawmakers ask FMCSA to support ELD exemption for safe small business truckers
Yesterday twenty-five members of Congress sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asking the agency to support an Owner-Operator Independent Drivers...
Produce growers and buyers say shipping costs have skyrocketed since ELD law took effect
New reporting says produce growers and buyers are reporting paying double, triple, or even quadruple the amount that they used to pay to truck...
Virginia eyes truck-only tolls on I-81
Virginia lawmakers are looking into tolling commercial vehicles on I-81 in order to fund "safety improvements"on the interstate, which carries about half of the...
Trump okays lifetime CDL ban for drivers convicted of human trafficking felony
This week, President Trump signed into a law a bill that would strip a truck driver of his CDL for life upon conviction of...
VIDEO: Trucker calls for companies to put better qualified drivers behind the wheel
Vlogger 'Smart-Trucking.com' makes the case for trucking companies to put more skilled, qualified truck drivers on the road. From Smart-Trucking.com: "Putting higher skilled, better qualified truck...
Montana trucker out of service for spilling hazmat while under the influence of drugs
The FMCSA has announced that a Montana-based truck driver has been ordered out of service after he caused a serious hazardous materials spill and...
Court: Using GPS to track trucker without warrant is unlawful
In what could be a landmark "right to privacy" decision, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that police violated the law when they used...
FMCSA to yank highway funds from Iowa unless it toughens up on texting truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has warned the Iowa Department of Transportation that it risks losing $35 million in federal highway funding if...
Did you get a ticket for an ELD violation? OOIDA wants to hear about it.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has announced that they want member truck drivers who receive citations for ELD violations to send in copies of...
ELD violations will be enforced starting today
Beginning today, December 18, 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will begin documenting electronic logging device (ELD) violations in accordance with congressionally mandated...
VIDEO: Babin urges Trump to stop the ELD Mandate TODAY
This morning, Texas lawmaker Brian Babin took to the floor of the House to plead with the President to act immediately to delay the...