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Regulations: Page 5

Regulations
EPA won't delay 2027 NOx rule, but plans 'major changes'
The EPA says it will maintain its 2027 NOx timeline, citing a need to protect health and avoid market distortions.
November 17, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA to study impact of HOS regs on crash risk
The agency is looking for data "to answer important questions" about the relationship between crash risk and hours of service violations. Also: Another bill aims to limit CDLs for non-citizens; big Daimler recall affects nearly 19K Freightliner, Western Star trucks.
November 18, 2025
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Regulations
Non-domiciled CDLs back in action after court blocks FMCSA rule?
FMCSA told states they're free to issue non-domiciled CDLs again, but even states you might suspect have not re-started issuance. Here's what 11 states told us after the initial appeals court pause of the rule November 10.
November 18, 2025
This graphic from Overdrive's July examination of non-domiciled CDL issuance in all 50 states flags in red the states with more than 5,000 active non-domiciled CDLs.
Life
ICE arrests 'wanted terrorist driving 18-wheeler in Kansas'
ICE said Akhror Bozorov was "wanted in his origin country for belonging to a terrorist organization." DOT has long warned against the terror threat from unvetted foreign drivers.
November 17, 2025
An image released by DHS shows Bozorov's Pennsylvania-issued non-domiciled CDL.
Business
Oregon's highway-funding package hikes fuel tax, aims at weight-mile simplification
Oregon House Bill 3991 hikes the state's motor fuels tax and aims to increase revenue collection. An effort to challenge it via ballot initiative is under way, yet a commercial weight-mile tax simplification will remain. Also: ATRI seeks insurance data from carriers of all sizes.
November 14, 2025
Current weight-mile tax table for rates paid on Oregon roads, from this Oregon DOT presentation to the legislature with options for simplification.
Regulations
FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule in limbo after court grants emergency stay motion
The D.C. appeals court weighed in on DOT's move to cancel CDLs for almost 200,000 non-domiciled drivers on Thursday, dealing FMCSA another blow. The court found no evidence of foreign drivers lacking safety.
November 14, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA shouldn't redact ELP enforcement policy: CVSA | Bill targets cold-weather diesel derates
CVSA's letter to FMCSA suggested withholding the bar for ELP compliance from truckers was a big barrier to increasing compliance and safety. And: A Senate committee aims to prevent dangerous extreme-cold diesel derates with bill that directs EPA to change emissions rules.
November 13, 2025
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Regulations
California revokes 17,000 wrongly issued non-domiciled CDLs amid heated spat with DOT
DOT said it caught California "redhanded" illegally issuing non-domiciled CDLs, and despite some fiery back-and-forth on social media, the state will now revoke 17,000 CDLs.
November 12, 2025
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Truck Stops
More trouble for Truckers Paradise truck stop: Total closure
After reports of staff going unpaid, the Truckers Paradise truck stop in Gainesville, Texas, has officially closed up shop. Also: Boat haulers, a chance to participate in discussion of legislation to mandate watercraft be cleaned prior to transport; Love's named "Military Friendly Employer."
November 12, 2025
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Regulations
Court pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial work
DOT's most aggressive regulatory action in years was stopped in its tracks at a court in D.C. on Monday. The rule will remain on pause as the court deliberates.
November 10, 2025
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Regulations
California explains why it upgraded Jashanpreet Singh's CDL days before fatal I-10 crash
After weeks of repeated inquiries, California's DMV finally responds to DOT saying why it upgraded Jashanpreet Singh's CDL just days before the deadly I-10 crash.
November 7, 2025
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Regulations
Nevada announces phase-out of non-domiciled CDL program
Nearly 1,000 non-domiciled CDL holders in Nevada will be impacted by the state's move to end its non-domiciled CDL program. Also: Pilot crowns 2025 Road Warrior; trucking orgs to launch veteran-support campaigns; vote now for Transition Trucking award.
November 7, 2025
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Regulations
Brake Safety Week: 15% of trucks sidelined with OOS violations
The top brake-related OOS violation during Brake Safety Week was for trucks having more than 20% of total brakes on the unit with a violation. Also: Updated rest area brings more truck parking to this standout state; three new TA Express locations open.
November 6, 2025
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Regulations
ICE arrests 34 'illegal alien' truck drivers in a second raid on I-40 in Oklahoma
Another ICE raid on I-40 in Oklahoma apprehended 34 'illegal alien' truck drivers, many with criminal records and eight without any CDL whatsoever. DOT and ICE have vowed to pick up the pace on these raids, too.
November 5, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
Victims’ advocates distort truck crash data -- yet again
NASTC President David Owen: Any conclusions drawn from the Truck Safety Coalition's recent "Deadliest Truck Crash States" report deserve questioning, scrubbing for bias against trucking.
November 5, 2025
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Regulations
Non-domiciled CDLs: Illinois paused all issuance/renewal in September
Responding to a Freedom of Information Act request for information, Illinois driver services revealed the state's action to pause non-domiciled CDL issuance to foreign and other applicants in the wake of the FMCSA's rule changes.
November 5, 2025
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Regulations
DOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.
November 4, 2025
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Regulations
DOT's response to Jorge Rivera Lujan v. FMCSA motion to stay non-domiciled CDL rule
DOT's full official response to the October 2025 case of Jorge Rivera Lujan v. FMCSA, which seeks to stay federal emergency rule changes for non-domiciled CDLs.
November 4, 2025
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Could U.S. action in Venezuela bring diesel prices down?
Not likely anytime soon, analysts say. The monetary and time investment to ramp up oil production in Venezuela means little near-term impacts on the global oil market. At once, experts predict good tidings for diesel prices through early 2026.
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Custom Rigs
'Better than a horse and buggy': 1935 International a family heirloom
Cast your votes for your favorite Custom Rigs video in each of the two semi-final matchups at the bottom of this post, or at this link, to determine which trucks move on to the final round.
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