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Colorado issues truck travel restrictions due to snowstorm
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) announced that truck travel restrictions are now in place due to winter weather conditions.
Feds share plan to create national electric semi freight corridors by 2040
The White House recently released a plan to create national electric semi freight corridors by 2040.
Truckers who hit overpasses now face $100K fines and 18 month prison sentences, BC officials say
On Tuesday, Canadian transportation officials announced severe increases to the penalties for overpass strikes for commercial truck drivers.
Tennessee to add Weigh-In-Motion tech at nearly 30 sites statewide
New Weigh-In-Motion technology is coming to dozens of interstate and state routes in Tennessee within the next year.
Three trucking companies sue A-1’s Towing for $5 million
Three trucking companies came together to sue Memphis-based A-1's Towing for allegedly "creating deceptive parking areas" to "lure and trap unsuspecting commercial truck drivers."
Seven NYC bridges ban empty trailers Monday
Empty tractor trailers are banned from NYC bridges on Monday due to expected high winds throughout the area until late Monday night. The ban...
Pennsylvania begins work zone enforcement with vehicle-mounted speed cameras
Officials in Pennsylvania have officially started enforcing a program that uses vehicle-mounted speed cameras in work zones to target dangerous drivers.
Owner-op asks FMCSA if he can use paper logs because he can’t afford an ELD
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reviewing an owner-operator's request to use paper logs because he can't after an ELD.
Tennessee gets rid of split speed limits on I-81 for the ‘motoring safety of the public ‘
On Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced the end of split speed limits on I-81.
FMCSA to study how detention time impacts truck driver safety
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is kicking off a new study to determine how detention time impacts truck driver safety.
Railroad company BNSF to pay truckers $75 million for collecting their fingerprints without consent
Railroad company BNSF has agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action suit that accused the company of violating Illinois privacy laws by collecting truck driver fingerprints without obtaining proper consent.
Trucking company used earpieces to help CDL test takers cheat
A trucking company in Illinois used earpieces to help CDL test takers cheat in exchange for money, new court documents reveal. Mykola Datkun, the owner...