Truck Driver News Updates

Safety is often framed around regulations, inspections and compliance scores. These are essential, but they rarely tell the full story, writes Aidyn Kanagat, founder of carrier Grad Group.

Tommy Valenzuela, director of recruiting at Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, was named the 2025 Transport Topics Recruiting Professional of the Year.

Motor carriers are beginning to implement AI agents to improve interactions with job candidates and more quickly and efficiently fill open positions with the right drivers for the role.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced an investigation into alleged so-called chameleon carriers connected to a fatal truck-van collision in Indiana.

Dr. John McElligott, an advocate whose work through the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund helped thousands of truck drivers facing medical hardship, died Feb. 15. He was 80.

More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, among other issues.

The trucking industry's path forward begins with restoring professionalism and integrity. Safety, reliability and trust in America’s supply chain depend on it, writes ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen.

U.S. Border Patrol agents have joined efforts to remove truck drivers lacking legal U.S. residency from the road, apprehending more than 170 individuals near the borders of Canada and Mexico.

President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 signed an executive order directing his administration to move cannabis into a less restrictive federal category, a shift ATA has long been wary of.

Alabama has detained more than 240 individuals through immigration enforcement actions targeting truck drivers, with federal agents focusing on rural interstates with high crash rates.