1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) The federal initiatives will audit commercial driver’s license schools and launch a task force aimed at improving highway safety. The latest government effort comes as carriers are reporting driver shortages amid an improving freight environment. Trucking executives have also welcomed…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (269+ words) The funds will add dozens of new spaces and launch planning efforts to address future needs across Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming. Many government and private efforts are underway to increase the number of available trucking parking spots around…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) The new regulation has the ability to slowly sideline most noncitizens from trucking. The new regulation has the ability to slowly sideline most noncitizens from trucking, where affected drivers represent about 97% of the country’s roughly 200,000 non-domiciled CDLs, according to the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) “This is unacceptable and a significant safety risk,” FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs said in a final determination letter. FMCSA has cited issues and threatened funding losses to states beyond New York, such as Illinois, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The agency…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (398+ words) Policy changes related to commercial driver licenses are contributing to tightening capacity and rising rates. Provided by the Truckload Carriers Association KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Market conditions are beginning to improve, mainly due to fewer trucks on the road to haul what…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (296+ words) Under the proposal, immigrants without proper documentation could face the death penalty if found responsible for a motor vehicle-related death. Cornyn’s bill is the Senate’s response to President Donald Trump’s call for legislative action made during his Feb. 24 State of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (414+ words) A congressional committee is set to take up the proposal on Wednesday. More stringent rules over how CDLs are issued gained momentum after President Donald Trump urged Congress during his Feb. 24 State of the Union of address for legislation to…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (329+ words) The state said it is prevented from issuing the licenses until the federal agency lifts a mandated “pause. FMCSA audits have been creating tension with states, with the federal government declaring that funding could be withheld due to problems with…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (276+ words) For years, industry groups called for change. As of March 23, that’s finally slated to happen. The final rule resolves a gap that carriers had faced in which manufacturers wouldn’t replace labels that roadside inspectors had noted were illegible or missing…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (197+ words) A new bill suggests that anyone with a commercial driver’s license would need to be recertified by a state within six months. Besides Banks, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas also said he would be introducing a bill, and the…...