The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced temporary regulatory relief amid the transition to a new electronic transmission process for commercial vehicle driver medical exam results. Paper Medical Certification Cards Okay For Now, Feds SayOn July 14, 2025, the FMCSA announced a waiver to allow interstate commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, commercial learner’s permit ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than 1,700 pounds of methamphetamine from a commercial shipment of produce. The drug seizure took place on July 10, 2025, at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas.Two for two: for the 2nd time in four days, @DFOLaredo @CBP officers at #Pharr International Bridge ...more
Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) troopers found dozens of violations during a recent commercial vehicle inspection detail in Denton County. On July 10, 2025, TXDPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) troopers conducted commercial vehicle inspections as part of an operation on State Highway 114 in Denton County.As part of the operation, troopers “inspected for mechanical ...more
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) has put out a call for relevant dash cam footage following a fatal shooting on a Tennessee interstate. Police say that 22 year old motorist Noah Taylor was fatally shot while driving at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, on I-24 near Waldron Road toward Nashville, near the ...more
Driver should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence as the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week campaign kicks off this week. Operation Safe Driver Week is taking place July 13 — 19, 2025, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.The purpose of the enforcement effort is to encourage safer driving behaviors ...more
Some weeks on the CDLLife App hit harder than others — and this one brought three back-to-back posts that every driver should stop and pay attention to. A crash, a comeback, and a close call that could’ve turned deadly. Here’s a highlight of some posts that have been starting conversations in the community this week.One ...more
US Again Closes Border With Mexico to Livestock Imports
An adult New World screwworm fly. (Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP) The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved farther north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico’s president was critical July 10, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating the threat to its beef industry ...more
CVSA, States Eye Crackdown on New ELD Tampering Trend
Oregon has been catching truckers with falsified ELDs during inspections after the truckers drove past weigh stations and were turned around by law enforcement officers. (TT file photo) Roadside inspectors are considering a new out-of-service rule to combat a growing trend to tamper with electronic logging devices by falsifying a commercial driver’s rest and driving ...more
Brazil Vows Retaliatory Tariffs If US Sets 50% Rate
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an event at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 9. (Eraldo Peres/AP) RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said July 10 that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a ...more
Performance Food Draws Takeover Interest From US Foods
US Foods has deployed battery-electric trucks and refrigerated trailers with electric transport refrigeration units in its delivery fleet. (US Foods) Performance Food Group Co. has attracted takeover interest from US Foods Holding Corp., a potential deal that would create a food distribution company with combined sales of roughly $100 billion, people familiar with the matter ...more