Trucking Industry Safety News

California adopted updated regulations for the California Highway Patrol to follow, including a language-proficiency mandate that aligns with a USDOT standard that was revived last year.

 ATA President Chris Spear again called on congressional policymakers to tackle growing concerns linked to fraudulent CDL mills during Capitol Hill testimony Jan. 21.

As a government funding deadline looms, congressional leaders are expected to schedule consideration of a fiscal 2026 transportation bill that includes $200 million for truck parking.

Oil executives and industry leaders have stressed companies need political and legal reforms, contract certainty and security guarantees before investing in Venezuela.

A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the U.S. starting Jan. 23, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City is seeing a strong chance of heavy snow.

U.S. military forces seized a seventh tanker near Venezuela on Jan. 20 as the Trump administration continues to pressure the South American country to halt its use of sanctioned ships.

The Department of Transportation has threatened to withhold federal highway funds from any state that didn't work to scrub licenses with discrepancies.

NHTSA granted Tesla a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged.

The Trump administration’s infrastructure agenda is committed to project delivery for improving safety and economic growth, a USDOT official said at TRB's annual meeting.

House Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves on Jan. 14 told colleagues he expects to schedule consideration of the bipartisan highway bill in a couple of months.