Laws & Regulations
Troopers hand out hundreds of tickets during commercial vehicle enforcement
The Washington State Patrol's (WSP) Commercial Vehicle Division says that they issued well over two hundred citations during a recent targeted patrol on a ten mile stretch of busy interstate.
Troopers issue $73K worth of fines to truckers who violated travel ban
Pennsylvania State Police issued hundreds of citations to a truck drivers who violated a weather-related commercial vehicle ban over the weekend.
Troopers to expand roadside drug testing program statewide in 2019
Michigan State Police (MSP) have announced that they are planning on expanding a controversial saliva-based roadside drug testing pilot program statewide this year.
PA Turnpike is $11 billion in debt and facing a ‘catastrophic’ lawsuit from truckers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is billions of dollars in debt, seriously behind on payments to the state, facing a major lawsuit from trucking groups, and eyeing the possibility of bankruptcy.
State police are cracking down on truckers for avoiding a new toll road
Troopers from two states recently came together to target commercial vehicle drivers who they say are avoiding a new toll road in Delaware.
Troopers issued over 800 tickets to truckers who ignored travel ban
Pennsylvania State Police issued nearly a quarter of a million dollars' worth of citations to truck drivers during a weather related travel ban earlier this week.
Troopers drop speed limit on 14 miles of interstate for ‘tire bursting potholes’
Indiana officials say that potholes have become such a problem on one interstate that they'll be dramatically reducing the recommended speed limit this weekend.
Company says ‘it’s not pot’, sues Idaho State Police
A company has filed a lawsuit against state and local authorities after they say that a truckload of industrial hemp was wrongly identified as marijuana.
Lawmaker reportedly plans to reintroduce bills to exempt small carriers from ELDs
A new report suggests that a Minnesota lawmaker has plans to reintroduce two bills that would exempt some truckers from ELD regulation requirements.
New bill would expand ‘stand your ground’ gun rights
A Tennessee lawmaker recently introduced new "stand your ground" legislation that would strengthen protections for those who use deadly force to defend themselves from civil or criminal prosecution.
Study: ELDs have not decreased semi truck crashes
A new study published this month examined the effects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate on commercial vehicle crash rates a year after the regulation went into effect.
Bill to allow tow companies to sell belongings from inside vehicles
A newly introduced bill will allow towing companies in Mississippi with unpaid tow bills to sell the personal property inside the vehicle.