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The mentored becomes the master: Trucker of the Month Adam Mackey
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (1895+ words) Owner-operator Mackey pays it forward via his Youtube channel, business example. Adam Mackey's first year trucking with authority was a trial by fire." He'd cashed out quite a bit of his 401(k) from prior company work to buy the truck -- he…...
Senator's 'TruckSafe Tipline' already uncovering 'chameleon carrier' activity
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (270+ words) Sen. Jim Banks (R-Indiana), who launched the "TruckSafe Tipline" earlier this month to give the public a place to report "trucking carriers you believe may be breaking federal law," has penned a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…...
Trump calls on Congress to pass 'Delilah Law' CDL reform
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (488+ words) President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address Tuesday highlighted an issue that has been front-and-center in trucking for the last year -- his administration's moves against on non-citizens obtaining CDLs in the U.S. and driving trucks. In attendance at…...
State lawmakers aim to bolster ELP, increase non-domiciled CDL scrutiny with penalties
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (648+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026: In the wake of two deadly crashes in Indiana involving non-domiciled CDL holders now in federal immigration custody, lawmakers in the Hoosier State want to increase the state's ability to govern non-domiciled CDLs....
ATRI wants carriers' 2025 operational cost numbers
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (690+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026: The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is calling on for-hire motor carriers to participate in its annual'Operational Costs of Trucking'report. The annual report'is a barometer of freight market conditions and a benchmarking tool…...
FMCSA takes action on a dozen 'burdensome' regulations
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (112+ words) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published final rules to remove 12 regulations deemed "burdensome" and "that do not enhance safety." The proposals followed an announcement last year of 18 proposals to either remove or amend regulations and an open comment period…...
Non-domiciled CDL drivers, advocates call for states to fight DOT
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (942+ words) As the door slams in the face of non-citizen drivers across the country, non-domiciled CDL holders and advocacy groups are calling on California and Pennsylvania to defy federal authorities. Freedom Drivers, a California-based alliance of immigrant truck drivers, on Thursday…...
Aurora adds 1K-mile 'driverless' lane: Will solo HOS regs apply for the in-cab observer?
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (626+ words) Autonomous truck tech developer Aurora Innovation on Feb. 11 announced it was tripling its automated-truck network with the launch of a software update, expanding its footprint. "Expanding across the Sun Belt and introducing customer endpoints enables us to provide our customers…...
Could EPA delay 2027 NOx regs? | Chicago I-294 interchange: Nation's worst truck bottleneck
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (991+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026: The interchange of Interstate 294 and I-290/I-88 in the Chicago metro has dethroned the George Washington Bridge interchange of I-95 at SR 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as the most congested freight bottleneck in the U.S.. That's…...
FMCSA shuts down 500 'CDL mills' after wave of in-person audits
1+ week, 1+ day ago (617+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had shut down "550 sham CDL training schools."" The move follows nearly 1,500 in-person audits carried out by FMCSA staff in the month of December, which Overdrive reported on at the…...