Trucking News
Truck driver’s body sat in hot trailer for 20 hours before anyone noticed he was missing
A truck driver was found unresponsive inside of his trailer outside of a warehouse in Arizona on Friday morning. The driver was found on Friday,...
Twenty ‘unsafe’ trucking companies shut down by Canadian government
Transportation officials announced sweeping enforcement action targeting Albert's trucking sector to remove chameleon carriers and fraudsters from Canadian roadways. Twenty "unsafe" trucking companies have been...
Video shows CHP using aerial unit to catch truck drivers skipping mandatory brake check areas
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) took to the skies to catch semi truck drivers skipping mandatory brake check areas along I-80. On August 7,...
Construction logistics company owner admits to scheme to steal $1.35 million in COVID-19 relief funds
The owner of District Logistics LLC pleaded guilty to falsifying documents in order to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19-related business loans....
Semi trucks collide avoiding worker retrieving construction cones
A pair of semi trucks collided after one slowed to avoid hitting a construction worker gathering up orange cones. The crash happened just before 6:30...
KLLM sued for female-only rules, including required notification of husbands prior to driver training
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a trucking company for female-only training rules that put female drivers at a disadvantage. The EEOC subdued...
FMCSA proposes new English proficiency rule for CDL drivers with border zone exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a rule proposal that would codify English language proficiency (ELP) as an out-of-service (OOS) violation for commercial...
Volume of cargo thefts are down 26%, but doubled in monetary value over last year
The number of cargo thefts have significantly decreased while the value of what is stolen has massively increased over the last year, a recent...
Truck driver with insufficient ELP and no CDL jailed two months after fatal 6 vehicle pile up
A truck driver allegedly responsible for a six vehicle pile up in Indiana earlier this summer was taken into custody on Wednesday more than...
Beavercreek, Ohio fights back against Buc-ee’s attempt to squash the use of any beaver branding
The entire town of Beavercreek, Ohio is fighting back against a lawsuit brought against a small business by the gas station giant Buc-ee’s. Last week,...
Indiana commercial vehicle troopers issued 8,650 violations in July enforcement period
Indiana State Police (ISP) troopers had a busy month assisting with state and federal commercial vehicle enforcement and completing thousands of inspections in a...
At least twelve trucking businesses targeted by ‘large-scale’ credit card scheme
Canadian police are warning companies in the heavy-duty trucking sector to use caution after at least a dozen Saskatchewan businesses were victimized by fraudsters....