Swift Transportion to pay drivers $100 million after class action lawsuit
One of the nation's largest trucking companies has agreed to a massive settlement to be paid out to nearly 20,000 current and former truck drivers following a ten year legal battle.
City eyes massive fine increase for truckers who park in bike lanes
City officials in Atlanta, Georgia, are close to voting on an new ordinance that would impose a huge fine on truck drivers who park in bike lanes. Next Monday, the Atlanta City Council will vote...
Lawmaker reintroduces bills to exempt truckers from ELDs
A Minnesota lawmaker has made good on his promise and reintroduced legislation that would exempt some truckers from Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations.
Lawmakers want to put underride guards on the side and front of your truck
A pair of lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would force drivers to have both side and front underride guards on their trucks.
Bill to ban vehicle booting on private property advances in Georgia House
A bill that would effectively ban booting vehicles on private property is gaining momentum in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Troopers hand out hundreds of tickets during commercial vehicle enforcement
The Washington State Patrol's (WSP) Commercial Vehicle Division says that they issued well over two hundred citations during a recent targeted patrol on a ten mile stretch of busy interstate.
Troopers issue $73K worth of fines to truckers who violated travel ban
Pennsylvania State Police issued hundreds of citations to a truck drivers who violated a weather-related commercial vehicle ban over the weekend.
Troopers to expand roadside drug testing program statewide in 2019
Michigan State Police (MSP) have announced that they are planning on expanding a controversial saliva-based roadside drug testing pilot program statewide this year.
PA Turnpike is $11 billion in debt and facing a ‘catastrophic’ lawsuit from truckers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is billions of dollars in debt, seriously behind on payments to the state, facing a major lawsuit from trucking groups, and eyeing the possibility of bankruptcy.
State police are cracking down on truckers for avoiding a new toll road
Troopers from two states recently came together to target commercial vehicle drivers who they say are avoiding a new toll road in Delaware.
Troopers issued over 800 tickets to truckers who ignored travel ban
Pennsylvania State Police issued nearly a quarter of a million dollars' worth of citations to truck drivers during a weather related travel ban earlier this week.
Troopers drop speed limit on 14 miles of interstate for ‘tire bursting potholes’
Indiana officials say that potholes have become such a problem on one interstate that they'll be dramatically reducing the recommended speed limit this weekend.
Company says ‘it’s not pot’, sues Idaho State Police
A company has filed a lawsuit against state and local authorities after they say that a truckload of industrial hemp was wrongly identified as marijuana.
Lawmaker reportedly plans to reintroduce bills to exempt small carriers from ELDs
A new report suggests that a Minnesota lawmaker has plans to reintroduce two bills that would exempt some truckers from ELD regulation requirements.
New bill would expand ‘stand your ground’ gun rights
A Tennessee lawmaker recently introduced new "stand your ground" legislation that would strengthen protections for those who use deadly force to defend themselves from civil or criminal prosecution.
Study: ELDs have not decreased semi truck crashes
A new study published this month examined the effects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate on commercial vehicle crash rates a year after the regulation went into effect.