Laws & Regulations

Bill To Require Auto-Braking Systems On All New Trucks

A Georgia congressman has proposed a bill that would require all new trucks to come with automatic braking systems. The action comes in the wake...

Trucking Company To Pay $150,000 For Illegal Asbestos Dumping

A judge has ordered a Salinas trucking company to pay $150,000 for illegally disposing of asbestos -- even though the company says that they...

Indiana State Police Uses Facebook To Connect To Truckers

An Indiana State Police officer is using Facebook as a way to work with -- not against -- the local trucking community. Officer Brent Hoover...

FMCSA To Push Back Deadlines For E-Logs And Other Truck Regulations

Only days after announcing a top 5 list of priorities and plans for the rest of the year, former FMCSA head Annette Sandberg says that they will push back the deadlines on several trucking regulation changes.

CARB Officers Spring Surprise 7 Hour Inspection Operation On Truckers

Enforcement agents with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) caused trouble for some truckers when they performed surprise inspections on trucks as they crossed the San Joaquin River on Highway 4 yesterday.

FMCSA Outlines Top 5 Priorities And Plans For 2015

With only three full months left in 2015, the FMCSA has made public a list of their top five priorities for the rest of the year.

San Francisco Releases Required Safety Video For City Truckers

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has recently released a video to help train truck drivers on safe urban driving practices -- and for...

Proposed Bill Would Allow 91,000 Pound Trucks With Extra Axle

A new proposed bill would allow states to choose to increase the maximum truck weight from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 with a sixth axle. The...

Saline County To Work With KDOT To Crack Down On Overweight Trucks

Facing an over $7 million road repair bill, officials in Saline County say that the time has come to crack down on overweight trucks, which they believe are responsible for the road damage.

VIDEO: Cop Berates Trucker For Choosing A Safe Place To Pull Over

"You don't decide where to stop. I do," says this angry cop as he berates a truck driver for waiting to pull over until he feels it is safe!

Troopers Use Big Rig To Nab Texting Drivers

Tennessee troopers are using 18 wheelers to catch and ticket texting drivers.

Court Rules That Speed Limiters Do Not Violate Truck Driver Rights

In what is being called a "test case" for the trucking industry, Ontario courts have denied a trucker's request to remove the speed limiters...

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