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TRUCKING NEWS
FMCSA Overhauls DataQs After Truckers Complained the System Was Rigged — States Must Now Complete Initial Reviews Within 21 Days Under Three-Step Independent Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced updates to its DataQs program on April 15, 2026, imposing strict deadlines and a...
TRUCKING NEWS
How Dangerous Trucking Companies Disappear and Reappear With Clean Records — Same Trucks, Same Drivers, New DOT Number — 5,300 Deaths
A 60 Minutes investigation has found that a practice known as "chameleon carriers" — where trucking companies dissolve and re-register under new names to...
TRUCKING NEWS
USDOT Reports 6.7% Drop in Traffic Fatalities From 2024, Marking Second-Lowest Fatality Rate in Recorded History
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that traffic fatalities fell to near-record lows in 2025, with an estimated 36,640 people...
TRUCKING NEWS
Florida Highway Patrol Crackdown Catches Truck Drivers Who Can’t Read Road Signs or Speak English — FMCSA Chief Says Up to Half Fail at...
NORTH FLORIDA — Florida Highway Patrol troopers pulled truck drivers out of service during a recent enforcement crackdown in North Florida. Some drivers could...