Bipartisan legislation promises to compensate truckers more fairly for the hours that they work by guaranteeing overtime time pay. On March 6, the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (GOT Act) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Mark Takano and Jeff Van Drew. Companion legislation will be introduced in the Senate by Sens. ...more

A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and leaving behind piles of trash. On March 5, 2025, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department Vienna, IL (JCSD) took to social media with a “Strong Public Service Announcement” to vent frustrations over the way that truckers are leaving behind trash on ...more

Watch this police officer pull a motorist from a flaming crash with a tanker truck through the lens of his body cam.  The crash happened on Wednesday, March 5th on Route 22 in Bridgewater, New Jersey at about 2 a.m. According to 6 ABC, Peter Della-Ventura was driving his Hyundai Elantra on Route 22 when he ...more

A truck stop manager says stranded truckers are a much easier crowd to manage during bad weather than buses of tourists on a good day.  Fat Dogs Truck Stop on Interstate 80 outside of Grand Island, Nebraska became a port in a storm for as many as 300 truck drivers this past week after a ...more

An extra long flatbed semi truck was placed out of service after a California Highway Patrol officer discovered a very serious brake issue.  The issue was discovered on Wednesday, March 5th along State Route 44 near Shingletown, California. According to ABC 7, a CHP officer initially stopped the semi truck for an overlength violation, but discovered ...more

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) shared a video that gives you a closer look at the inner workings of a weigh station. The video shared on March 6, 2025, follows a day in the life THP Trooper Brian Ramsey as he inspects commercial vehicles at a Tennessee weigh station.“Ever driven past a weigh station and ...more

A lady trucker says she is less than enthusiastic about the trucking industry after three jobs in her four years as a driver. “I’m not enthusiastic,” she says to the man briefly interviewing her after he asks how she feels about her driving job after four years.“I’ve been with three different companies… well, four. I ...more

U.S. authorities recently arrested a Canadian commercial vehicle drivers at a New York port of entry after discovering pills and marijuana in the cab of his vehicle. The arrest took place on February 28 at the Port of Ogdensburg in Ogdensburg, New York.Canadian citizen Raphael Leblond-Lacroix, 32, entered the facility while operating a commercial vehicle. After ...more

A truck driver is facing charges after setting his own truck on fire on the side of a Maryland highway.  42-year-old Robert Steven Silver was arrested on Tuesday, March 4th on charges of second-degree arson, malicious burning/fraud, and reckless endangerment. He was released on $10,000 bond for the October 12th, 2024 incident. According to CBS, Silver’s ...more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in December. (Riley Smith/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if U.S. President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place, according to a senior Canadian government official. Trudeau’s government is cool to the idea of ...more