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Berkeley, California, became one of the first cities in the nation to propose steps towards shifting traffic safety and rules away from police departments and over to an unarmed civilian authority.

Truck drivers are often the targets of violent crime; why isn't more being done to protect them? Truck driving is historically ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In 2018, U.S. Bureau of Labor...

A slow roll protest on Interstate 40 on Wednesday morning caused a 10-mile backup on a North Carolina interstate-- and now three women have been arrested for causing the backup. Drivers participating in the I-40...

The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) says that his agency is actively investigating several allegations of violations by freight brokers.

Social media users and police recently shared alarming stories and images of three trucks that have taken gunfire from unknown shooters in Georgia and Tennessee. Memphis Police Seek SUV Driver After I-40 Shooting Memphis, Tennessee police say that...

A truck driver who was making deliveries to car dealerships in Oakland, California encountered a group of protesters and was attacked. The incident occurred on May 29, 2020. Truck driver Tony Mendez was at the...

2020 has been a rough year for the trucking industry. Truck drivers have been on the front line of Covid, protests have shut down most major cities, and are now many are voicing concerns over...

The Atlanta Police Department claims that they still have enough resources to police the city after officers called in sick in protest after charges brought against an officer. On Wednesday, June 17, officers with the Atlanta...

As civil unrest continues to cause violence on U.S. streets, a number of cities are responding to protests by cutting or redirecting funding to police departments, while others are opting to increase funding for law enforcement.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a series of cases dealing with the expansion of gun rights, angering Second Amendment activist groups.

As cities across the country are discussing defunding or disbanding their police departments, truck drivers are voicing concerns of safety. Seventy-nine percent of truck drivers say they will refuse to deliver freight to cities with defunded...

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