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National Police Association Endorses Bill Requiring English-Only CDL Testing — Says Drivers Who Can’t Read Signs Are Reckless and Language Barriers Cause Confusion During...

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — The National Police Association announced its endorsement on April 24, 2026, of the Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act of 2025, a...

New York Sues Federal Government After $73.5 Million in Highway Funding Cut Over Non-Domiciled CDL Violations

NEW YORK — New York has filed suit against the federal government after the U.S. Department of Transportation withheld $73.5 million in highway funding...

Border Agents Find Nearly $5 Million in Meth Hidden Inside Trailer Wall Carrying ‘Cardboard’ Load During Secondary Inspection at Otay Mesa

OTAY MESA, CALIFORNIA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $5 million worth of methamphetamine from a semi-truck trailer this month after...

Worker Thrown From Boom Truck Bucket at Minnesota Intersection — Was Helping Oversize Load Navigate Under Traffic Light When Boom Moved Suddenly

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA — A boom truck worker was thrown from an elevated bucket Thursday afternoon while helping guide a commercial vehicle carrying an...

CHP Catches Truck Bypassing Cordelia Scale Facility on Restricted Road — Inspection Finds 24 Violations, 7 Out-of-Service Level, Truck and Trailer Towed

FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A truck driver caught traveling on a restricted roadway while apparently trying to bypass the Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility received...

Georgia DOT Advances Plan to Build 41 Miles of Dedicated Truck Lanes on I-75 to Separate Commercial Traffic From Passenger Vehicles — Barrier-Separated, No...

GEORGIA — The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with a plan to construct two dedicated commercial vehicle lanes along 41 miles of...

Florida Jury Finds Truck Driver and Motorist Each 50% at Fault for U-Turn Crash That Caused Traumatic Brain Injury — Truck Driver Made Illegal...

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA — A Florida jury handed down a roughly $2 million verdict in a 2023 tractor-trailer U-turn crash case but split fault equally...

Former UPS Worker Steals Delivery Truck, Leads Police on Chase, Barricades Himself Inside Disabled Vehicle for Hours Until SWAT Breaches Rear Door

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA — A man suspected of being a former UPS employee stole a UPS delivery truck in Fremont early Thursday morning, led police...