The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied an age-related regulation exemption request from a high school located in Washington state. In a Notice to be published in the Federal Register on April 28, FMCSA announced the denial of an application for exemption from the commercial learner’s permit (CLP) minimum 18-year age requirement that ...more

Officials in California are looking to revoke a ban on autonomous semi truck testing within the state.  The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced the proposed regulation change on Friday, April 25th. According to Big Rapids News, the newly proposed regulations would allow companies to test self-driving vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds on California roadways, which ...more

The first of many planned electric semi truck stops along Interstate 5 has been switched on this week in California.  The flagship electric semi truck stop was switched on on April 24th in Colton, California. The EV charging station serves as the first stop along a planned 280 mile electric CMV charging corridor between Los ...more

An Indiana truck driver says he will retire early after winning the fourth-largest jackpot in Hoosier Lotto history. An unnamed truck driver who lives in Perry County, Indiana, claimed a $42.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot, according to an April 25 news release from the Hoosier Lottery.Lottery officials say that the truck driver won a free ...more

Four linemen are dead and two more are injured after a city dump truck drove through the work crew and a bucket truck on Thursday afternoon.  The accident happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th at the intersection of Carroll Street and Church Street in Eden, North Carolina. According to WTVM 9, 66-year-old Michael ...more

A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was arrested for fraudulently obtaining nearly $150,000 in COVID-19 pandemic business-relief loan funds for two of his “sham businesses,” including a trucking company. CBP officer Amer Aldarawsheh, 45, of Moreno Valley, was arrested on April 23 on five counts of wire fraud, according to the U.S. ...more

A truck driver was transported by ambulance after a turkey flew through his windshield on Interstate 49 over the weekend.  The incident occurred in Newton County, Missouri on April 21st on northbound I-49 at the 36 mile marker. According to KOAM, the turkey left a huge hole in the windshield. The truck driver was able to ...more

A federal jury convicted five people for their roles in operating a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City. On April 18, 2025, a federal jury convicted the following five people after a nine-day trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for ...more

Priorities for Republicans during the reconciliation legislative process include border security and immigration enforcement, and military defense weapons systems. (Mikhail Makarov/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — As Congress resumes its legislative agenda the week of April 28, House and Senate Republicans intend to devote most of their efforts to finalizing a comprehensive budget package backed by President ...more

(McKinley Wiley/The Dark Room Co.) AVON, Ohio — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is offering voluntary layoffs, citing a sharp slowdown in the trucking industry and economic pressures from tariffs. A spokesperson for the company, which specializes in safety and braking systems for commercial vehicles, said the layoffs, announced April 17, are available to all full-time ...more