Laws & Regulations
Republicans Offer Alternative To Tolling Truckers
After outrage from the trucking community, Rhode Island Republicans have offered up an alternative plan to counter Governor Gina Raimondo's proposal to toll truckers to...
C.R. England Commercial Learner’s Permit Holders Can Drive Without CDL Holder In Front Seat
The FMCSA has granted an exemption that will allow C.R. England commercial learner's permit holders to drive without a CDL holder accompanying them in...
Santa Barbara Denies Exxon Mobile Request To Haul Oil By Truck
Exxon Mobile's request for an emergency permit to use tanker trucks to haul crude oil from a Las Flores Canyon Facility along Highway 101 to a refinery 70 miles away has been denied, in part because of protesters who are concerned about safety.
ATA Blasts DOT For Inconclusive Truck Size And Weight Report
The ATA is condemning the DOT for claiming that it does not have enough data to recommend increasing the length and weight of trucks, saying...
House Stops FMCSA From Increasing Insurance Requirements For Trucking
Small trucking companies rallied against the FMCSA's attempt to raise financial insurance requirements -- and the House heard them loud and clear. Trucking insiders said...
NHTSA Mandates Electronic Stability Contol Systems For Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a rule yesterday (June 3) that will require all heavy to trucks to have electronic stability control systems to...
Obama Threatens To Veto Bill With 34-Hour Restart Ban
President Obama said Tuesday that he would veto a $55 billion bill, partly based on safety objections to trucking regulatory changes in the bill. The...
Truck Drivers Say Poor Working Conditions Led To Fatal Accidents
A group of Savannah truck drivers held a news conference yesterday (June 2) to answer critics after being blamed for 2 fatal accidents that recently...
New EPA Regulations Could Dramatically Change Trucking Industry
The trucking industry is awaiting new EPA regulations from the Obama administration that could dramatically change the way that they do business. The new regulations...
Safety Concerns & Industry Pressure May Mean More Driver-Facing Cameras
When Swift Transportation announced that it would be installing driver-facing cameras in its trucks, the reaction from truck drivers was nothing if not vocal....
Man Gets Two Years In Prison For CDL Test Scam
A Brooklyn court ordered that a man spend two years in prison for his role in a widespread CDL test fraud scheme, citing a...
Trucking Companies Protest Toll To Pay For Bridge Repair
Trucking companies in Rhode Island agree with lawmakers that the state's deteriorating roads and bridges need repair -- but they do not agree on...