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Why the Wheels of Trucking Reform Don’t Turn as Fast as Your Timeline
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (1624+ words) Executive orders, rulemakings, legislation, and court challenges all operate on different timelines with different powers and different guardrails. Yesterday's historic Duffy-Barrs press conference was the biggest enforcement announcement in a generation, and it still has to survive the process. Here's…...
Freight train derails in Harvey, Illinois
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (49+ words) Crews are working to clear a CSX freight train derailment in suburban Harvey, Illinois, early Friday morning. Canada's captain suffered a lower-body injury in the 2nd period of their quarterfinal win ... Crews are working to clear a CSX freight train derailment…...
Freight train derails in Harvey, blocking several crossings
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (106+ words) A freight train derailed in south suburban Harvey Friday morning. CSX said a train derailed at about 3:45 a.m. near 140th Street and Spaulding Avenue in Harvey with 17 cars off the tracks. The ... A freight train derailed in south suburban Harvey Friday morning....
FMCSA finalizes changes to reduce burdens on truckers
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (310+ words) WASHINGTON " Following a broad deregulatory initiative launched last year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has finalized 11 of 18 rulemaking actions originally proposed in May 2025. The final rules, published on Thursday, address a range of operational requirements, from vehicle equipment standards…...
More than 550 CDL training schools shuttered
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (356+ words) (The Center Square) " More than 550 training schools for commercial driver's licenses have been closed, the U.S. Department of Transportation says. Following 1,400 sting operations by 300 investigators across all 50 states, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found many lacked qualified instructors, had fake…...
FMCSA issues mandatory non-domiciled CDL directives
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (513+ words) WASHINGTON " New guidelines released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reveal just how aggressive the agency plans to be in enforcing its final rule cracking down on non-domiciled CDLs. The new FAQ provides details on a federal purge of…...
Feds target sham CDL trainers in multi-state sting
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (450+ words) WASHINGTON " The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued notices of proposed removal to over 550 commercial driver's license (CDL) training schools, escalating a campaign that began late last year to purge the industry of CDL "mills" that fast-track unqualified drivers onto…...
US transportation officials order 550 truck and bus driving schools to close after finding major safety deficiencies
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (17+ words) US transportation officials order 550 truck and bus driving schools to close after finding major safety deficiencies....
Chicago steals crown for worst freight bottleneck
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (380+ words) For the first time in nearly a decade, a new location has solidified its place at the top of America's worst freight bottleneck: the I-294 at I-290/I-88 interchange in the western suburbs of Chicago. Located approximately 15 miles west of the city's downtown,…...
Feds expand non-domiciled CDL crackdown to Illinois
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (494+ words) WASHINGTON " The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expanding its nationwide crackdown on state-issued commercial driver's licenses (CDLs), with Illinois becoming the latest state warned of potential decertification. In a letter sent on Tuesday to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the…...