1+ week, 6+ day ago   (769+ words) While headline figures show 18,000 pending carrier applications at the FMCSA, over 92% lack required insurance filings, meaning fewer than 1,400 are anywhere close to putting new capacity on the road. On Aug. 23, I pulled the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motus Carrier…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (258+ words) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Monday that his office will inject $217 million into the trucking and bus industries in its effort to modernize licensing systems and crack down on fraudulent operators. "The Trump Administration has the backs of American truckers,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (703+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, May 7, 2026: U.S. Reps. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) and Jefferson Shreve (R-Indiana) introduced the “Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act,” which would take immigration-status checks out of the hands of individual states by requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) The session began with a reflection on the current state of the industry following years of pandemic-related disruptions. While some hoped for a return to traditional market cycles, Mathias Carlbaum, President and CEO of International Motors, argued that constant disruption…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (719+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026: Jim Mullen has been named President of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), effective April 6. He succeeds outgoing President Jim Ward, who will retire. Jim MullenMullen currently serves as Executive Director of the Clean…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (612+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Dec. 22, 2025: The American Trucking Associations last month filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to effectively renew the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP) that allowed 18-20-year-old truck drivers to haul…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (399+ words) The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday adopted one of the most comprehensive autonomous vehicle regulations in the country, officially opening the state’s roadways to heavy-duty self-driving trucks and granting local officials more power to control robotaxis during emergencies....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (370+ words) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced Wednesday the upcoming launch of Motus, a new online registration system designed to replace the decades-old Unified Registration System (URS) and streamline how motor carriers interact with the federal government. The new…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (635+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, April 21, 2026: Landair Transport, doing business as Covenant Transport (CCJ Top 250, No. 36), is petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for an extension to an existing exemption that allows the company’s pre-CDL commercial learner’s permit…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (818+ words) Trucking company for sale, age: 2 years, FMCSA safety score: good standing. This MC is ready to work for you from Day 1. Whether you want to run it yourself, lease it out, or activate Amazon Relay—the foundation is already built....