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FMCSA Opens 30-Day Cdl Comment Period on DACA Exemption
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (384+ words) FMCSA opened a 30-day CDL comment period on Jenifer Sanchez Vilchis's request for an immediate, temporary exemption that would let states issue Class B CDLs to DACA holders. California had denied her application for a Class B CDL with passenger…...
36 Truck Drivers Arrested in Operation Checkmate Border Patrol
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (328+ words) U. S. Border Patrol agents arrested 36 commercial truck drivers during operation checkmate border patrol in Arizona from May 11-15. The Yuma Sector operation also led to 52 arrests of people in the U. S. illegally, and 36 of those arrests involved semi-truck drivers. Border Patrol officials said…...
Shelley Spence cites Ontario Auditor General Trucking Report on 103. 5 hours
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) Ontario auditor general trucking report findings show some private career colleges accredited aspiring commercial truck drivers without the minimum training required. Shelley Spence said the province's licensing system also let some colleges alter student records and, in some cases, falsify…...
DPW Trucking Cuts Dpw Trucking $46k Towing Bill to $5, 000
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) DPW Trucking's dpw trucking $46k towing bill dropped from $46, 000 to $5, 000 after the company's owner contacted WGN News and met reporters outside Official Towing's lot in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The demand changed after a truck wedged under a Chicago viaduct in early…...
Sean Duffy highlights year-long USDOT trucking crackdown
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) sean duffy said USDOT and FMCSA spent the past year increasing enforcement of English-language requirements and cracking down on non-domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses. The department used a May 1, 2026 news release to look back on changes that began after President Trump…...
Transport Industry Faces Pressure as Fuel Crisis Alarm Grows
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) The immediate fight centers on how fuel costs are measured and passed through supply chains. Transport workers want large retailers, manufacturers, and mining companies to increase fuel levies so transport operators do not absorb the full hit from higher diesel…...
EPA Eliminates DEF Sensor Requirement for Trucks and Diesel Equipment
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) Bassyonni 30 Mar 2026 On Friday, the EPA revealed it had received input from 11 out of 14 major manufacturers of diesel-driven equipment, which include trucks and agricultural machinery. The agency's swift response came just a month after it requested data concerning DEF system…...
America's Truckers Face New Hurdles as Diesel Prices Hit $5
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (408+ words) Diesel prices have surged to alarming levels, surpassing $5 a gallon, creating significant challenges for America's truckers. This increase has been largely driven by geopolitical tensions, specifically the ongoing war in Iran, which has contributed to a 41% rise in diesel costs…...
Cdl Showdown: "Stand with Dalilah" Truck Stops in Oklahoma as Enforcement Push Heads to Washington
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (534+ words) The "Stand with Dalilah" truck made a high-profile stop at the Oklahoma state capitol as proponents pressed a proposed federal effort to tighten cdl standards, framing a child's life-altering crash as the impetus for regulatory change. The visit highlighted a…...
Truck Accident Attorneys after the New Orleans staged-crash verdict: a credibility inflection point
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (228+ words) truck accident attorneys are facing a sharper credibility test after a federal jury in New Orleans found two prominent injury attorneys guilty on multiple charges tied to an alleged staged 18-wheeler wreck scheme, with the defendants later remanded to federal…...