Arizona lawmakers just passed a bill out of committee that would let cops seize a commercial truck on the spot if the driver is here illegally with a fake CDL. Welcome to the new reality of trucking legislation, where highway safety and border enforcement are colliding in ways that will reshape how carriers operate.
SB 1587 adds $1 million minimum damages, employer liability and ICE notification requirements
New legislation establishes a federal framework for autonomous trucking by authorizing commercial freight pilots while preempting conflicting state regulations.
New legislation in the Senate would vacate sentences for truck mechanics convicted of tampering with emissions controls and strip EPA’s authority over vehicle pollution rules.
A bipartisan bill in Congress would tackle the burgeoning problem of rail cargo theft.
In this edition: The Fridge Act debuts in Congress, a hockey puck aims to tackle cargo theft, and peanut butter cones at your fingertips.
The Arkansas House of Representatives and Senate are debating two bills to enact harsher punishments against truck drivers who are in the U.S. illegally and obtain or use CDLs.
Operators of first-mile and last-mile railroads are staffing up for a legislative push ahead of fall elections.
The California Senate passed a bill to ban heavy-duty driverless trucks, leaving it to Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign or veto the legislation.
The California State Assembly voted 54-3 to ban autonomous trucks without safety drivers from the state’s roadways.
Legislation aimed at easing transportation pain may have a chance of getting through Congress
Thanks to persistent industry headwinds, the debate surrounding how to pay drivers – by the mile or by the hour – is heating up, and Congress is taking notice.
New legislative package also increases tip transparency, access to restrooms
By Finch Fulton, Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Locomation and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the US Department of Transportation Developments in autonomous trucking regulations are so new that partisan lines have yet to harden. The benefits around safer, more efficient and more economically viable operations are clearly understood to be […]
Seventeen Democratic House members introduced a bill to assure the Postal Service electrifies its delivery fleet. It could get Workhorse back in the game.
Experts warn of parcel backlog at U.S. entry points should CBP refuse entry to shipments.
Darren Prokop writes about California’s AB 5 and its impact in California – and nationwide.
Mexico’s legislature is considering proposals that would limit the permitted weight of double tractor-trailer trucks — called “fulles” in Mexico — to decrease truck-involved accidents and relieve traffic congestion. Cities across Mexico – such as Monterrey, Puebla, Jalisco and Mexico City – are also considering restricting speed limits and the time of day/night double tractor-trailer […]
Truckers, not motorists, could be target of VMT, lawmaker says.
Freight lobbyists are banking on leadership changes in the 116th Congress to pave the way for infrastructure financing that stalled during the first half of Trump’s administration.
The latest on legislative, regulatory, administrative, and enforcement issues across the industry.
Autonomous vehicles are the future, but how does the path to automation look like?
As the future moves towards connected vehicles that are autonomous in nature, the current IT and cybersecurity act would not be applicable, needing a clearer definition on civil liability in case of accidents.
Self-driving technology puts truck driver jobs at risk, however, the potential benefits are rewarding. And that is making it a hot topic in Washington, where legislators are trying to determine how involved the government should be.
