Laws & Regulations
Co-drivers arrested after weigh station inspection reveals ELD tampering, $2.3 million in contraband cigarettes, RCMP says
Team truck drivers were arrested after police made a "significant contraband tobacco seizure" at a weigh station in Manitoba, Canada. At 1:40 p.m. on May...
Indiana troopers inspected 4,694 commercial vehicles and issued 1,147 out-of-service orders in a single month
Indiana State Police (ISP) inspected thousands of trucks and placed hundreds of commercial vehicles and drivers out-of-service during a month-long period. This week, ISP released...
California troopers catch semi truck doing 70 m.p.h in ‘fast lane’ with suspended Motor Carrier Permit
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) impounded a semi truck that was caught exceeding the state's speed limit for commercial vehicles. According to CHP's Modesto Division,...
Broker group petitions FMCSA for ‘High-Risk Motor Carrier List’
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) formally petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to provide a public list of trucking companies with risky...
Michigan trooper finds gas leaking from fuel hauler’s tank during roadside CVSA inspection
A Michigan State Police (MSP) trooper caught a potentially dangerous fuel leak during a roadside inspection. Lt. Hamilton with MSP's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division...
Mexican truck driver hauling 11 people in load of carrots charged for cabotage violations, human smuggling
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested a truck driver in Arizona for a major human smuggling attempt as well as cabotage violations. USBP recently partnered with...
Semi truck that bypassed California scale house impounded after troopers find no registration or transponder
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) made an example out of a truck driver who bypassed a scale facility in the Grapevine area. A Sergeant monitoring...
FMCSA: 45% of inspected motorcoaches out-of-service in El Paso operation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took part in a commercial vehicle enforcement detail focusing on motorcoach compliance. FMCSA sent inspectors from Texas...
New York troopers disguised as road workers during Thruway detail resulting in 101 citations
Troopers issued more than 100 citations as part of a traffic enforcement detail on the New York State Thruway this week. On June 9,...
Semi truck passenger found perched on folding chair during traffic stop in Arizona
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol called out an unsafe passenger transport issue found during a recent commercial vehicle stop on...
ICE arrests 114 during I-26 and I-85 patrols targeting ‘fraudulent truck drivers’ and immigration violations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released results from a pair of operations targeting commercial vehicle drivers in South Carolina for immigration, criminal, and...
Troopers find 53 commercial vehicle violations during I-10 construction zone blitz
Arizona troopers found dozens of commercial vehicle violations during an enforcement detail in a construction zone. On June 4, 2026, Arizona Highway Patrol State...