This week, a Kansas Congressman introduced federal legislation that would require truck drivers to prove they can speak English before they are awarded a commercial driver’s license (CDL). On June 18, 2024, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas introduced the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) English Proficiency Act with support from U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) ...more
Drivers should prepare for a series superloads that will be making their way through Oregon this summer, according to transportation officials. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), thirty-one superloads will be transported between the Port of Morrow and the Idaho border throughout the summer, with the first load starting its journey on June ...more
An Arizona trooper encountered an unusual car haul while patrolling in the Phoenix area over the weekend. On Saturday, June 14, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Trooper Sergeant Ruiz spotted a commercial vehicle driving at night along a Phoenix roadway without taillights.A traffic stop was initiated. “Are we seeing this right?” AZDPS ...more
Watch this useful blast from the past demonstrating the best way to deal with a tire blowout as a trucker. From the physics of a tire blowout, to the dangers of panic braking, all paired with old school truck footage and animations, this video brings healthy doses of both information and nostalgia. Check out the video, ...more
A Tennessee interstate was closed on Thursday morning after a semi truck hauling a race car caught fire. The fire occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, in Dandridge, Tennessee.According to the Dandridge Police Department, a commercial vehicle fire occurred on westbound I-40 at Exit 417. The Dandridge Fire Department told WBIR that a ...more
A truck driver was run over by his own truck after being fatally rear ended by a second semi truck while standing outside of his rig. The accident happened near the Long Beach Port in California on Wednesday morning, June 18th. According to Long Beach Patch, the first truck driver was standing near the front of ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) released results from a recent traffic enforcement effort targeting drivers with unsecured loads in Snohomish County. According to a June 18 statement from WSP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau, troopers teamed up for a two-hour unsecured load emphasis patrol in Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, and Arlington.During the two-hour effort, WSP achieved ...more
A crash involving a tractor and a tractor trailer sent the semi truck plummeting off of Route 30 Bypass in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened at about 1:10 p.m. on the Route 30 Bypass above Old Mill Road in Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania. According to ABC 6, authorities were called to the scene when a ...more
A law going into effect in Louisiana next year seeks to incentivize trucking companies to outfit their vehicles with dash cams and telematics systems. House Bill 549, authored by Louisiana State Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn, was signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry on May 28, 2025. It will go into effect on January 1, 2026.I’m ...more
A man who quit his job to report idling semi trucks in New York City claims to make six figures as a semi truck “bounty hunter.” It is technically illegal for semi trucks to idle in New York City for more than three minutes at a time, but drivers who exceed the limit are rarely ...more