5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (336+ words) Federal regulators are launching the most significant reform of the Data Qs system in years, mandating a more independent and timely appeals process for motor carriers challenging safety data, according to a 24-page notice scheduled for publication in the Federal…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (299+ words) The 60 Minutes segment that aired on April 12 introduced the term "Chameleon Carriers" to a national audience. For anyone in trucking insurance, this wasn't news'it was validation. CAB coined and trademarked the term over a decade ago and built the detection…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (420+ words) The used heavy-duty truck market sent mixed signals heading into spring. Used day cab trucks are under significant pressure, with inventory levels, asking values, and the largest year-over-year auction value drop, according to a report from Sandhills Global. In the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (675+ words) Reefer trailers and sleeper trucks appeared to be more volatile than dry vans and day cabs in January, according to a report from Sandhills Global. The used heavy-duty truck market saw all metrics'inventory, asking values, and auction values'fall both month…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (583+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025: The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance last week sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration urging the agency to provide guidance to enforcement personnel related to the delayed rollout of the…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (252+ words) 00: 39 Driver shortage issue of quality over quantity 01: 25 CDL reforms and driver retention 02: 09 Removing unsafe operators from the highway 04: 28 Higher pay for high-performing safe drivers 06: 47 Attracting high-quality drivers to the industry Is a COVID era scramble for truck drivers just beyond…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (376+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Oct. 13, 2025: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has re-issued a temporary waiver allowing truck drivers and fleets to continue relying on a paper copy of the medical examiner's certificate as proof of a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (575+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Last week, U. S. Reps. Jes's "Chuy" Garc'a (D-Illinois) and Derek Tran (D-California) reintroduced the "Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act," which would increase insurance requirements for interstate motor carriers. The legislation was previously…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (455+ words) In a trucking environment suppressed at least partially by too many drivers scrambling to haul not enough freight, Monday at the 2025 American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello contended that a driver shortage…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (279+ words) Federal officials have issued a temporary exemption allowing commercial truck and bus drivers to use paper medical certificates as proof of physical qualification, citing ongoing technical transitions in how driver health data is transmitted to states. The Federal Motor Carrier…...