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Is Texas Quietly Downgrading Non-Domiciled CDLs? — Here’s What We Actually Know So Far
Over the past several days, screenshots like the one circulating below have spread rapidly across trucking social media. The letter, issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), notifies a driver that their non-domiciled Commercial Learner’s Permit or CDL has been cancelled effective immediately, citing non-compliance with federal regulations. Naturally, that has triggered a […]
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Has FMCSA’s Decade-Old Chameleon Carrier System Been Running on Autopilot?
When a November 2025 draft memo from the Department of Transportation surfaced promising a groundbreaking “data-driven severity matrix” to catch chameleon carriers, it raised uncomfortable questions about ARCHI (Application Review and Chameleon Investigation), built with $3.5 million in congressional funding in 2012-2013. Is this bureaucratic amnesia, rebranding of an underperforming system, or evidence that FMCSA’s chameleon detection infrastructure has been quietly abandoned?
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Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says
This week in Borderlands: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says; Transport Capacity Services opens Monterrey office to boost U.S.–Mexico freight; and WeShip Express relocates headquarters to Austin.
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From Box Truck to Big Rig – What It Really Takes to Make the Jump Into A Semi. (Part One)
A lot of people start trucking behind the wheel of a box truck. It makes sense. It’s cheaper to enter, easier to insure, simpler to operate, and gives you a way to learn without jumping straight into the deep end. A box truck feels like the starter home of trucking — a stepping stone toward […]
