Laws & Regulations

Oregon officials have passed a new rule that will require truck manufacturers to shift sales toward zero-emissions electric vehicles starting in 2025.

A representative from Kansas has introduced a bill aimed at incorporating more female drivers into the trucking industry.  The bill was introduced by US Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas...

The Colorado Department of Transportation is conducting a survey to gauge truckers' familiarity with mountain roads and runaway ramps in particular.  The survey comes as a response to the...

The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to Facebook to highlight an "unsafe load" that was discovered during a recent inspection. On...

vehicle enforcement effort that netted hundreds of citations and dozens of out of service orders.

A team of Republican Governors has signed an executive order calling for fewer regulations in the trucking industry in an attempt to address the recent supply chain slowdown.  Tennessee...

On Monday, a jury awarded family members "one of the largest wrongful-death verdicts in the nation" following a 2016 crash involving an oversized load. On November 22, 2021,...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has eased weight restrictions for semi trucks in an attempt to address the current slowed supply chain.  The order, which was originally put in place...

This week, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) announced that all commercial vehicles are banned from using an aging bridge due to safety concerns -- and because too many trucks violated the existing weight limit.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) recently debuted new vehicles that will target overweight trucks.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has again extended a 50 state emergency declaration offering regularity relief for drivers who are hauling certain supplies during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a major investment combatting a lack of safe truck parking spaces.

Upcoming federal requirements for new driver training will go into effect early next year, raising concerns about the effects they may have on people trying to enter the industry. 

New York City officials have announced a first-in-the-nation citywide vaccine mandate for private sector employees.

A Canadian trucking company is offering $10,000 to any driver willing to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-January 2021.   Fuel Transport, a Canadian trucking...

The South Carolina Trucking Association is opposed to a new House Bill that keeps businesses from determining their own COVID-19 vaccination policies.  The bill, H.3126 was passed by the...