4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (143+ words) Office of Attorney General opens investigation into commercial trucking schools - The Black Chronicle...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) (The Center Square) – Oversight of commercial driver’s licensing programs drew increased scrutiny across the nation in 2025, punctuated in North Carolina by 78 removed from a federal registry. Two of at least eight bills in Congress, each in the House of Representatives,…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) (The Center Square) – North Carolina’s rate of 54% for illegal issuance of nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses drew applause from a truckers’ association and little else from state leaders. They have pledged safety and integrity. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association President Todd Spencer…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (449+ words) (The Center Square) – American freight and transportation system fraud, licensing and improved enforcement is in a proposal from a North Carolina congressman. The SAFER Transport Act, says U.S. Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., would “close loopholes exploited by bad actors....

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (548+ words) More than 9,500 commercial truckers have been taken off of U.S. roads for failing English-language proficiency checks, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. “We’ve now knocked 9,500 truck drivers out of service for failing to speak our national language – ENGLISH!” Duffy said in an…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) President Donald Trump cited national security, among other reasons, for hitting imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks with a 25% tariff starting on Nov. 1. Mexico, the top exporter of trucks to the U.S., is looking for a way to avoid the latest import…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (417+ words) (The Center Square) – Congressional action potentially codifying an executive order from the president is another step toward safer roads in North Carolina, a state where Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration analysis is potentially withholding $50 million in federal funding by the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (355+ words) More than 550 training schools for commercial driver’s licenses have been closed, the U.S. Department of Transportation says. Following 1,400 sting operations by 300 investigators across all 50 states, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found many lacked qualified instructors, had fake addresses, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) (The Center Square) – The Trump administration has unveiled “Freedom Haulers,” a new hiring campaign meant to accelerate the process for U.S. veterans seeking employment in the trucking industry. The Freedom Haulers initiative expands the Military Skills Test Waiver Program,…...