President Donald Trump greets Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House on April 17. (Alex Brandon/AP) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said April 17 that he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because of the revenue his tariffs are generating, but suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs from a commercial vehicle at a Michigan port of entry this week. The drug seizure took place on Tuesday, April 15, at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry in Detroit, Michigan.Officials say that a commercial vehicle headed from the U.S. to Canada ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is gearing up for a driver-focused enforcement operation taking place in July. Operation Safe Driver Week 2025 will take place July 13-19 in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement agencies will patrol both commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers looking for unsafe behaviors, including speeding, distracted ...more
Truck driver wages rose 16% in the first quarter of 2025, according to one study conducted by several job sites. The study was conducted for the first quarter of 2025 – January 1st, 2025 through March 31st, 2025 – by resume-building platform ‘Resume Now’ and talent-matching platform ‘Talroo,’ and has apparently discovered that truck drivers ...more
On the CDLLife App, real drivers share their real experiences—the good, the funny, and the helpful. Here’s a highlight of some posts that have been starting conversations in the community, from new truck upgrades to positive experiences with fellow drivers while OTR.This driver was pleased to have finally accomplished over 1,000,000 miles ticked over on ...more
The owner of a trucking company in northern Idaho says he is closing the business in part because good drivers are ” a dying breed.” Wes Olson Trucking was founded by Wes Olson near Sandpoint, Idaho. Olson got into trucking in 1958 and bought his own 1955 Mack in 1961, when he started his own ...more
A video circulating on trucker internet has one question to ask about this gorgeous back-in: luck or skill? In the video, a beautiful day cab pulling a flatbed appears to complete a gorgeous back-in in one try – all while combatting impatient motorists now stuck in traffic due to the maneuver.“Skill or luck?” the video ...more
Potholes in the Detroit area are causing headaches for the people who live there, including truck drivers. Residents in Clinton Township, Michigan just outside of Detroit say that the potholes in the Detroit area are so bad, they’ve been damaging vehicles. The poor roads are also causing safety issues, because drivers are paying more attention ...more
Several truckers who bypassed an Oregon weigh station were ticketed and educated during an enforcement detail in Union County this week. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO), deputies partnered with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oregon State Patrol this week to ticket truckers for bypassing Perry’s weigh station near La ...more
A truck driver is dead after a falling tree struck his tractor trailer on Interstate 64 in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on April 16th at around 3:30 p.m. on eastbound I-64 at the 172.5 mile marker. According to 12 On Your Side, the tractor trailer was traveling in the right lane when a ...more
