Laws & Regulations

If you're passing through Michigan, you should know that starting March 9, Frost Laws go into effect on many roads that are not designated as all-season routes. This means that weight restrictions are in...

Truck driver Jimmy Williams is facing felony charges in Texas after allegedly dumping 100 gallons of used cooking oil and grease in a ditch. When authorities arrived on the scene in Parker County, Williams told them his...

The FMCSA has released new recommendations to change the way that trucking companies review driving records for their employees. Digital State-Operated Digital Driving Records All trucking companies are currently required to review their employees driving records...

Ohio joins 44 other states in proposing legislation that would keep trucks over 10,000 pounds out of the left lane when there are three or more lanes. Lawmakers claim that the proposed bill would prevent traffic...

The Delaware Department of Transportation approved funding for five more months of enhanced patrols to crack down on truck drivers who evade tolls on I-95 in Newark. Patrols To Question Commercial Drivers on Local Roads The...

One of the many changes on a transportation bill that’s moving through the Ohio Senate could increase speed limits on 570 miles of highway and the Ohio Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph.

Soon, many truckers in the San Francisco area will be required to participate in a new safety training program as part of the city's "Vision Zero" campaign. Training Video To Prepare Drivers For San Francisco's...

Authorities suspect that the death of truck driver Ewell Levy in Pittsburg, California would have been avoided if proper maintenance had been performed by the company that owned the truck, Roby Trucking. Brake Failure Causes...

The FMCSA announced plans for a new study to measure and compare safety performance and fatigue levels of truck drivers who have two nighttime rest periods within their 34 hour restart period, as opposed to drivers...

The OIG announced that commercial truck driver Ronald Mockelman has been charged with making threats to a federal employee. Driver Accused of Making Threatening Calls The report alleges that on January 10, Mockelman made several phone calls to...

The Florida Highway Patrol announced plans to step up enforcement on unsafe drivers on I-95 in hopes of reducing the number of accidents and highway fatalities on the notoriously dangerous interstate. TACT Campaign to Target...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has started to notify trucking companies that they must submit their drug and alcohol testing program results by May 15, 2015. Randomly selected truck companies will be notified by...

The truck-train collision in Orange Park, Florida last Friday (March 27th) barely made a blip on newsfeeds in the wake of the fatal Oxnard crash in February and the massive Halifax accident earlier this month.

The Kansas Corporation Commission voted to change rest requirements in order to get truckers back on the road more quickly.

The number of fatal truck accidents is on the rise and experts say that the tires are partly to blame. Between 2009 and 2013, 223 road fatalities have been blamed on truck tires, and as speed...

Truck driver Nathan Stewart is missing his furry pit bull copilot Sophie after she was taken away by authorities in Salina, Kansas. Animal Control Takes Dog As Evidence Authorities were notified after Stewart left Sophie outside...