A pair of team drivers were ticketed for falsified logbooks after police arrived at the scene of their failed u-turn attempt.  The incident happened last week on June 19th outside of Fort Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. According to CJDCTV, a tractor trailer was hauling mail when one of the team drivers attempted a u-turn. The ...more

Over one thousand drivers have lost their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) for good as part of a long-standing Border Patrol program. On June 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that 1,053 CDLs have been cancelled since the inception of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol’s Texas Hold’em initiative in 2008. Of those cancellations, 848 CDLs ...more

The Ohio Trucking Association is reminding motorists to treat semi trucks with respect in the wake of a fiery wreck involving a reckless pickup truck and a tanker truck hauling fuel.  The crash happened on Sunday, June 22nd, near Columbus, Ohio, when a reckless pickup truck driver crashed into a tanker truck hauling fuel while ...more

Increasing reliance on technology in the trucking industry is making it easier for cargo thieves to steal goods, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says. On June 25, the NICB issued a warning on the growing risk of cargo theft caused by increasing digitalization of the supply chain.The group said that cargo theft resulted in ...more

A reckless truck driver nearly crashed into a house while evading police in Georgia on Tuesday morning.  The incident occurred on June 24th in Cobb County, Georgia at about 8:30 a.m. According to 11 Alive, police were contacted by several concerned motorists reporting a reckless truck driver operating on the Dallas Highway. Officers headed to the ...more

This week, the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) charged a truck driver who allegedly entered a construction area after bypassing several signs, causing “a significant safety risk.” JCSO responded to a reported traffic hazard on State Road 7 North at 1 p.m. on June 23.When deputies arrived, they discovered that a 53 foot semi truck ...more

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released an updated compendium of state, county, and city idling regulations to help commercial vehicle drivers stay compliant. ATRI released the updated listing of idling regulations on June 25, 2025.The listing provides free information on maximum idling time, exemptions, and fines for violation. “For 20 years, ATRI has provided an ...more

A man has been charged for reselling diesel fuel to trucking companies at below-market rates in a fraudulent credit card scheme.  56-year-old Orlando Pardo Ortega was taken into custody on June 25th for a series of alleged diesel fuel thefts in Miami-Dade County, Florida. According to CBS News, Ortega was first observed conducting the scheme at ...more

Although it typically provides a full-year forecast, FedEx said it would only share its outlook for the current quarter due to the “uncertain global demand environment.” (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg) FedEx Corp. forecast a worse-than-expected profit for the current quarter in a sign that soft demand from consumers and businesses rattled by tariffs is unlikely to improve ...more

ATA emphasized that the proposal does not increase payloads but allows for a more realistic approach to axle weight distribution during transit. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting ...more