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Serial cargo thief offender found guilty in $5M scheme | HOS waiver for rail support renewed
Thefts occurred in southern Indiana and other states and involved high-end electronics and other items, with full tractor-trailers stolen. Also: Safety council wants DOT to mandate speed limiters, days after reg withdrawn; PennDOT campaign aims at bridge strikes; HOS waiver for railroad-support fleets.
July 25, 2025
Parking
NYC Council will expand overnight truck parking opportunity | New HOS relief for wildfire response
The bill requires the NYC DOT to establish overnight parking areas in industrial business zones for commercial vehicles. It's awaiting the mayor's signature. Also: HOS relief in Oregon for wildfire response; new Mack Protect collision mitigation system introduced for Pioneer.
July 22, 2025
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Hours of Service
ELD tampering: CVSA drafts new inspections bulletin to combat 'dangerous trend'
ELD "editing" companies have gone on the offense marketing clearly out-of-bounds services with cold calls. See what authorities are hearing and want to do about it.
July 21, 2025
Business
Annual use-tax filing period opens | Chicken processor fleet wants to use HOS ag exemption
Here, find tips to help make your Heavy Vehicle Use Tax as painless as possible. Also: Fleet petitions FMCSA to add certain products to "agricultural commodities" definition.
July 4, 2025
Life
Cargo thieves operating at record pace: July 4 warning | HOS waiver for fireworks haulers
Cargo theft recording firms offer tips on how trucking companies, drivers and others in the supply chain can protect cargo during the July 4 holiday period. Also: NYC expands weigh-in-motion overweight fines; fireworks haulers' HOS exemption renewed.
July 1, 2025
Regulations
DOT set to eliminate speed limiter proposal, keep pre-2000 ELD exemption in place
A DOT package aimed at improving truckers' working conditions would provide truck parking funding, withdraw FMCSA's speed limiter mandate proposal, establish pilot programs for hours-of-service flexibility and more.
June 27, 2025
Regulations
New 'Expedited Inspection' service available through select ELDs
It's not a full Level 8 automated, no-stop inspection, yet the new service from Fleetworthy's Drivewyze automatically transfers fleet and vehicle registration data and driver hours over the air, directly to roadside enforcement to pre-fill inspection forms.
June 26, 2025
Hours of Service
Congress asks FMCSA for earlier emergency declarations
A letter from members of the U.S. House asked FMCSA to issue emergency declarations in advance of predicted disasters rather than after the fact. Also: Oversize haulers should keep HOS-exemption paperwork in truck; ATRI updates idling regs, sustainability compendiums; more.
June 26, 2025
Regulations
Unannounced brake inspection blitz sidelines 400 trucks | Renewed HOS waiver for heavy-specialized haulers
Inspectors across North America conducted more than 4,500 inspections on April 22 and put 398 trucks out-of-service for brakes-related violations. Also: FMCSA renews HOS waiver for oversize/overweight haulers; $1.4 million in video game consoles stolen from truck; Texas police find 25 being smuggled in box truck.
June 18, 2025
Hours of Service
CVSA to petition FMCSA to limit 'personal conveyance' use in the hours of service
A forthcoming petition to FMCSA from the law enforcement/industry alliance will ask for a hard two-hour daily limit on PC, likewise a move of PC away from the off-duty log line to a new special driving designation, among other requests.
May 20, 2025
Life
Fleet owner indicted in $3M fraud scheme against Amazon | HOS relief in Iowa
The Connecticut-based owner allegedly registered 23 trucking companies with Amazon Logistics, many of which were fraudulent, and submitted fraudulent invoices to get paid for work he didn't do. Also: Iowa fuel haulers get HOS relief; Freightliners, Western Stars recalled; latest Highway Angel.
May 12, 2025
Regulations
Speed limiter mandate: Ban introduced in Senate
After being introduced in the House last month, a Senate version of a bill that would bar FMCSA from mandating speed limiters for trucks has been introduced. Also: Hurricane Helene cleanup biz seeks HOS exemption; custom harvesters want under-21 interstate waiver renewed.
May 9, 2025
Regulations
Hours of service should be front and center in DOT deregulatory effort: Truckers
There's near-unanimity on evaluation of additional flexibilities for drive and rest periods in the HOS, yet not everyone agrees on the ELD mandate. Among other top issues highlighted by truckers, groups for modification or repeal in recent docket comments: speed limiters, broker transparency and AEBs.
May 9, 2025
Hours of Service
Are you Roadcheck-ready? Inspectors to key in on PC, false logs
What recent reporting and insight from CVSA's inspections guru revealed about this year's Roadcheck inspection blitz, less than a week away, May 13-15. Access a bevy of resources, including the latest hours-related guidance, here.
May 7, 2025
Hours of Service
HOS waivers in two states | Nebraska fleet's AI dispatch assist adoption, and what happened next
Since implementing AI to assist in dispatching, Grand Island Express is handling 35% more freight and saw a 13% increase in revenue per truck per week. Also: Two states waive HOS for fuel haulers; Internationals recalled for windshield wiper issue; more.
May 6, 2025
Regulations
U.S. Rep calls on DOT to look into English language proficiency regs
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman urged the DOT to consider rescinding 2016 FMCSA guidance that made English language proficiency not an OOS violation. Also: Two arrested in "elaborate" diesel theft scheme; fireworks haulers seek renewal of HOS exemption.
April 25, 2025
Life
Truck-involved crash injuries, fatalities falling | Team split-sleeper exemption renewed
NHTSA reported that there were 497 fewer fatalities in crashes involving large trucks in 2023 than in 2022. Also: McKee Foods' split-sleeper exemption for team drivers renewed for five more years.
April 9, 2025
Regulations
DOT calls for public input on regulations to remove, modify
The DOT is asking for input on regulations, guidance and more that can be modified or repealed. A similar deregulatory exercise was pursued by President Trump's first-term FMCSA, with some results. Here's how you can weigh in.
April 4, 2025
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