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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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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

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March 24, 2025

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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

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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

Over the last five years between July 1-7, Verisk CargoNet has recorded 184 cargo theft incidents worth more than $7.5 million.

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

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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

Fleetworthy's new Expedited Inspection service is now available for select ELD users in Nevada.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

With the U.S. Department of Transportation asking for the public's help in ID'ing regs that should be removed or modified, truck drivers, trucking organizations and even manufacturers weighed in on what they see as some of the top regulatory issues facing the industry.

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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

This year's Roadcheck inspection blitz kicks off Tuesday, May 13.

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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

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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

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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

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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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Tornado outbreak prompts emergency declarations, HOS waivers in four states

The declarations -- issued in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky -- automatically trigger HOS waivers for drivers providing direct assistance to the emergencies. Also: NHTSA denies petition to investigate side-underride guards; more.

April 3, 2025

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Overdrive reporting reveals at least 60,000 active non-domiciled CDLs

Overdrive questioned all 50 states about how many non-domiciled CDLs they issued for this first-ever comprehensive accounting the CDLs states can give to foreign workers in the U.S. with temporary authorization.

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Heavy machinery-hauling 2023 Peterbilt 589 shows strong at Gear Jammer

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What Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' legislation means for owner-operator taxes

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ELD tampering: CVSA drafts new inspections bulletin to combat 'dangerous trend'

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