Laws & Regulations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has rejected a petition from several agricultural groups asking for more Hours of Service flexibility for drivers hauling livestock and other animal goods.

A significant toll hike will go into effect on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in early 2023.

Truckers who use roadways in Connecticut should be aware of a new highway usage fee going into effect early next year.

Law enforcement agencies in multiple states are partnering this week to target commercial vehicle drivers traveling on I-94. From November 28 through December 2, 2022, troopers with the...

The Wyoming Highway Patrol's (WHP) Commercial Carrier Division announced that technology designed to help detect commercial vehicle tire or brake defects has been installed at several locations within the state.

An Iowa officer usually involved in the state's parks and wildlife programs recently spotted a tire problem so egregious that he pulled the truck over and called in the Iowa Department of...

Last week, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted a three day enforcement operation targeting unsafe commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations near the Port of Savannah. Motor...

Hundreds of truck drivers were cited over the weekend for violating commercial motor vehicle (CMV) travel bans implemented due to a massive snow storm. Hundreds of Truck...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that a California trucking company has agreed to pay a financial penalty to resolve claims of violations of the Clean Water Act.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered two Texas motor carriers to immediately cease operations after one of the companies shifted operations to the other company following an out of service order.

Transportation officials will not be allowed several major roadways on Thursday ahead of winter weather.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has issued travel restrictions for certain vehicle types for Wednesday evening due to winter weather.

A new law requiring drivers to remove snow and ice from vehicles is now in effect in Pennsylvania. In July 2022,  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed “Christine’s Law,” a bill...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from Brake Safety Week 2022.

This week, prosecutors in California announced the successful prosecution of Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) workers, trucking school owners, and affiliates who were allegedly involved in a scheme to provide commercial driver's licenses (CDL) to unqualified candidates.

A big truck stop will soon require the same amount of power as a small town if electric semi trucks permeate the market as planned, a new study shows.