Coverage on the Latest Challenges & Problems Affecting the Trucking Industry
Truck drivers play an essential role in the world economy, but life isn’t easy for them. Drivers face a wide variety of issues and challenges that affect both them and the industry as a whole. For example, trucker issues contributed to the driver shortage, as qualified drivers leave the industry because of low pay and difficult working conditions. Other truck driver challenges include issues related to health and wellness. Truckers must deal with a lack of exercise, poor diet, extended periods without bathroom breaks, eye strain, cramped conditions, poor sleep — not to mention the mental toll of being away from home and family for days at a time. Though many drivers earn good wages, the physical and mental stress isn’t always worth it to them.
Check back here for the latest news and insights on driver issues, or visit our Trucking Industry News archive to find additional information.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new federal crackdown Monday targeting commercial driver training schools, CDL skills testers and trucking businesses suspected of fraud.
New York and FMCSA will head to court in late September to fight over CDL rules and federal funding.
Looking over the statistics released by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Association (CVSA) on May’s International Roadcheck Week, the data looks pretty much like that of Roadcheck Week 2025. With one big exception: English language proficiency (ELP). That category of driver violation last year was not in the top 5 of reasons why a driver was […]
The latest plan to fix the overburdened BQE involves construction of temporary highways.
A coalition of 22 states challenging the Trump administration’s demand for 17 million commercial driver’s data won a temporary restraining order Thursday.
Enforcement agencies across the U.S. and Canada place 37 commercial vehicles and 8 drivers out of service in latest crackdowns.
A legal battle now underway over the records of America’s truck drivers is being described very differently depending on who is doing the describing. The U.S. Department of Transportation calls it a “radical” effort by state attorneys general to shield dangerous drivers from the law. The states call it an unlawful federal seizure of the […]
More than 20 states are seeking an emergency court order to block the Trump administration from obtaining data tied to 17 million commercial drivers.
New York, Nevada and Arizona authorities target unsafe trucks, false logbooks and bridge-strike risks in latest trucking enforcement sweeps.
Northern Michigan University’s CDL program has been suspended after investigators alleged the operation failed to comply with multiple state requirements.
A Texas trucking enforcement operation in Wichita County resulted in 14 people being detained for immigration violations.
FMCSA wants to standardize its English-language proficiency enforcement policy into federal regulations.
Indiana State Police recorded 8,650 trucking violations and placed 575 drivers and 597 commercial vehicles out of service in July.
The level of employment in truck transportation circled back in July to where it was in February.
Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations in Arizona, Nebraska, New York and Canada found hundreds of violations and put 30 truck driver out of service.
STG Logistics drivers in New Jersey will be able to receive a payout for misclassification.
Joint truck inspection operations recently generated hundreds of violations and sidelined commercial vehicles from New England to the Mountain West.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed to end their 42-day strike against a major California sugar producer that spurred sympathy walkouts at three ports.
A group of states led by Republican governors is backing FMCSA in the non-domiciled lawsuit.
Commercial vehicle enforcement agencies are stepping up inspections as regulators focus on unsafe trucks, unqualified drivers and dangerous driving behavior.
