Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations across six states placed at least 99 truck drivers out of service.
New York, Nevada and Arizona authorities target unsafe trucks, false logbooks and bridge-strike risks in latest trucking enforcement sweeps.
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.
Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations in Arizona, Nebraska, New York and Canada found hundreds of violations and put 30 truck driver out of service.
A three-day federal operation led to the arrest of 86 truck drivers, 766 out-of-service orders and 51 immigrant detentions.
Arizona commercial vehicle enforcement operation on July 1 resulted in 66 violations and seven out-of-service orders.
FMCSA and its state partners conduct 3.3 million roadside inspections annually, placing nearly a million vehicles and drivers out of service, but states are measured on inspection volume, not enforcement outcomes. The inspectors’ own alliance wants to eliminate the requirement that carriers confirm they fixed the problems. There are 800,000 carriers and 12,000 audits a year. Texas has a state law that conflicts with federal ELP requirements, so drivers get licensed there and are placed out of service elsewhere. We’re counting inspections. Nobody’s counting compliance.
Discover why 9,500 drivers out of service doesn’t mean what you think it means and what that really means for the industry.
Justice Department press release describes violations of several FMCSA rules by Shaquan Jelks; magistrate order on detention spells out some of the details.
New legislation would codify into law the Trump administration’s policy shift that places truck drivers out of service for lacking English reading and speaking skills.
With CVSA reinstating English proficiency violations as out-of-service offenses, FMCSA’s new guidance puts front-line carriers and drivers on high alert and raises deeper questions: What about drivers who are deaf, mute or communicate differently? Who gets left behind, and what can fleets do now to stay compliant?
Critics of the reinstatement of English language proficiency out-of-service violations argue that the directive is more political than practical and risks diverting attention from more pressing safety issues on U.S. highways.
A potential drop in trucking capacity may be coming starting June 25 after CVSA voted to place drivers who violate English proficiency regulations out of service.
Federal trucking regulators want in-person comments on revisions to how carriers are rated on safety.
Data reveals 2023 will be a record year — by far — for commercial carrier shutdowns ordered by the government for new carriers.
A report to Congress shows that truck safety may have gotten worse since regulators loosened hours-of-service rules in 2020.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels offers tips ahead of the inspections on May 17-19.
Brake Safety Week is set for Aug. 22-28, meaning drivers and carriers have only a few more days to tighten up on brake safety.
