Laws & Regulations
Nebraska State Patrol Places Almost Half Of Truckers Out Of Service During Surprise Inspections
During a surprise inspection blitz in Lincoln on Tuesday, the Nebraska State Patrol placed nearly half of the truckers inspected out of service. The surprise...
Trucking Execs Plead Guilty To Conspiracy Charges
Top executives for a trucking company that used to be the one of the largest U.S. Postal Service contract carriers have pled guilty on...
Nevada Ups Speed Limit To 80 MPH On 130 Mile Stretch Of Interstate
Transportation officials in Nevada are officially increasing the speed limit to 80 m.p.h. on a 130 mile stretch of I-80. The speed limit has gone...
Prosecutor Orders Arkansas “Speed Trap” Town Police To Stop Writing Tickets
On Wednesday an Arkansas prosecutor ruled that the police force in the town of Damascus is in violation of speed trap laws and must...
Michigan Raises Speed Limits For Cars And Trucks
Michigan lawmakers have enacted new legislation that will allow both passenger and commercial vehicle drivers to increase their speed on many of the state's...
ELD Mandate: Livestock Haulers Plan To Protest In Washington
The clock is ticking for truckers of all types to comply with the Electronic Logging Device Mandate, but a group of livestock haulers has...
Trump Says He’d Be Willing To Raise Gas And Diesel Taxes — Because Truckers Asked For It
In an interview this morning, President Trump said that he would be willing to increase taxes on gas and diesel fuel in order to...
Lawsuit: Trucker Fired For Refusing To Text And Drive “Like Everyone Else”
A truck driver has filed suit against a California trucking company who he says fired him because he refused read texts from his supervisor...
New York To Pay Out $44.4 Million To Truckers In Unconstitutional Tax Suit
After the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association emerged victorious in a class action suit, the New York Department of Taxation and Finance has agreed to pay out...
5 FMCSA Visor Cards All Truck Drivers Should Have On Hand
While the FMCSA doesn't usually specialize in making life easier for truck drivers, they do occasionally make an effort. These FMCSA issued visor cards put...
Pilot Flying J Exec Describes “Screaming And Crying” During 2013 Raid
A former Pilot Flying J executive is claiming that federal agents who raided the company's headquarters as part of the trucking rebate scandal were...
Iowa DOT Officers Granted Temporary Permission To Ticket Non-Commercial Vehicle Drivers
Today Iowa lawmakers granted DOT officers permission to keep issuing tickets to non-commercial drivers for one year. The move to temporarily allow DOT officers to...