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C. H. Robinson tightens carrier standards after Supreme Court loss
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (691+ words) Date: June 03, 2026 | Author: Tyson Fisher | Category: News Could a recently surfaced email from C. H. Robinson shows the nation's largest freight broker is starting to tighten motor carrier requirements, giving truckers glimpse into the future of freight brokering after the landmark Supreme…...
The purge? Ohio moves to downgrade non-domiciled CDLs
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (284+ words) Date: June 03, 2026 | Author: Land Line Media | Category: News, State Another state is jumping into the fray to put the brakes on non-domiciled CDLs, with roughly 5, 000 commercial drivers in Ohio facing the potential of having their licenses downgraded. On Friday, May…...
Highway bill targets lease-purchase traps
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (354+ words) Date: June 03, 2026 | Author: Mark Schremmer | Category: Federal, News Criticisms about the government moving at a snail's pace are valid. However, a provision included in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's highway bill is evidence that the wheels are turning, even…...
Highway bill would flush truckers" restroom restrictions
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (449+ words) Date: June 02, 2026 | Author: Mark Schremmer | Category: Federal, News It's fair to say that truckers aren't particularly greedy people. If you question the reason for that statement, just look at some of their longtime demands for regulators and lawmakers. These are…...
DACA recipients focus of CDL exemption request
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (379+ words) Date: June 01, 2026 | Author: Mark Schremmer | Category: Federal, News Should DACA recipients with valid Employee Authorization Documents be allowed to obtain a Class B passenger-vehicle CDL? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public feedback to help answer that question....
Canadian trucking groups call for action after fatal crash
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (459+ words) Date: June 01, 2026 | Author: Land Line Media | Category: News Sketchy motor carriers looking to reinvent their company rather than address huge safety issues are going to start feeling the heat in Canada if a couple of groups have their way. The…...
Supreme Court issues potential game-changing ruling on intrastate trucking
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (556+ words) Date: June 01, 2026 | Author: Tyson Fisher | Category: News, Courts Truck drivers don't have to cross state lines to be engaged in interstate commerce. That was what the Supreme Court just ruled in another unanimous decision associated with transportation and freight. This…...
OOIDA's truck parking ultimatum delivers highway bill win
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (279+ words) Date: May 29, 2026 | Author: Mark Schremmer | Category: Federal, OOIDA, News, Truck Parking The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has already called the BUILD America 250 Act "the most pro-trucker highway bill in recent memory." These reasons led OOIDA to make an ultimatum. In…...
FMCSA waiver covers over half the country
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (141+ words) Date: May 29, 2026 | Author: Land Line Media | Category: News, State, Federal An urgent fertilizer supply shortfall is affecting 35 states, according to a May 26 FMCSA waiver. Drivers and motor carriers in the affected states transporting straight or blended fertilizer products for commercial…...
Only the best drivers should have CDLs, DOT's Duffy says
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (194+ words) Date: May 28, 2026 | Author: Mark Schremmer | Category: Federal, News CDL holders "should be the best drivers on the road," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently told a House committee. That belief is why the DOT has taken steps to increase the barrier…...