Laws & Regulations
VIDEO: Truck Driver Asks For Compliance With DOT, Border Patrol
We've seen a lot of videos lately of truck drivers taking a stand against DOT and Border Patrol officers. Here's one truck driver's counterpoint...
New Indiana Law Forces Slower Drivers Into Right Lane
New legislation passed in Indiana will require drivers who are obeying the speed limit in the left lane to move over for faster drivers...
Sheriff Tickets 120 Truck Drivers In Marion County
The Marion County Sheriff's Department ticketed 120 truck drivers and issued 67 warnings to deter them from using Boones Ferry Road to avoid the...
Female Truck Drivers Claim CRST Ignored Sexual Assault Complaints
Female truck drivers are suing after they claim that CRST ignored their sexual assault complaints to the point that they have been forced to...
Experts Call Pro-Trucking Industry Bill An “Aggressive Attack On Safety”
“Christmas came early for the trucking industry," said Representative Nita Lowey of New York in reference to a $55.3 billion transportation spending bill that would...
Midwest Truckers Association Accuses Cops Of $2.5 Million In Unfair Overweight Tickets In Will County
In a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the head of the Midwest Truckers Association is accusing police of ticketing unsuspecting truck drivers...
Trucking Organizations Urge Government To Pass Long-Term Highway Bill
With the MAP-21 bill set to expire at the end of May, the American Trucking Association (ATA) and Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) are...
Florida Truck Driver Jailed, Inadequate GPS System Blamed
A Florida truck driver is in jail in Washington County until a $10,000 collateral is paid toward his $17,386.50 fine for driving an overweight...
No IFTA Sticker Leads To Rap Star Nelly’s Arrest
Tennessee State Troopers arrested rap star Nelly Saturday morning on drug charges after the stopping his Prevost motor coach bus for failure to display a...
3,000 Trucks To Be Diverted From I-95 By Ferry And Rural Roads
One sentence in a thousand page legal document could divert 3,000 trucks off of Connecticut's I-95 onto a ferry and local backroads. The project, dubbed...
Truck Driver Loses Dog To Pit Bull Ban In Salina, Kansas
Truck driver Nathan Stewart is missing his furry pit bull copilot Sophie after she was taken away by authorities in Salina, Kansas.
Animal Control Takes...
Truck Tires and High Speed: A Deadly Combination
The number of fatal truck accidents is on the rise and experts say that the tires are partly to blame. Between 2009 and 2013, 223 road...