In spite of ever-increasing regulation, NHTSA’s stats show, large truck occupant fatalities reached a 30-year high in 2018.

The comments are in, and now the waiting begins to see when the FMCSA unveils a final rule regarding hours-of-service regulations.

The launch of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is right around the corner, but what does that mean for drivers, motor carriers and owner-operators?

Jim Mullen, who worked more than a decade for Werner as executive vice president and general counsel, was named FMCSA interim administrator.

Time has run out for truckers using AOBRDs to record their hours-of-service compliance. The deadline to switch to ELDs is here.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General set to audit the security of FMCSA’s information technology infrastructure.

Tax ID, Social Security numbers of 30,000 motor carriers may have been exposed due to a vulnerability on the Unified Carrier Registration Plan’s website.

The Department of Health and Human Services has established scientific guidelines that will allow the use of oral fluid drug testing.

Voters in states from the Pacific Northwest to New England cast ballots on Nov. 5 about efforts addressing transportation.

States are scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to infrastructure funding. To fill those coffers, several states are turning to tolls.

Elected state officials all over the map are working to find solutions to reduce transportation funding gaps for roads, bridges and transit.

An Ohio bill meant to alleviate concerns over a driver shortage will do the opposite by increasing driver churn, OOIDA says.

A Michigan drug testing program lets “drug recognition experts” to give roadside saliva tests to any driver suspected of being under the influence of drugs.

On January 5, tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be going up again. This time, by 6%. The Turnpike plans to go cashless in 2021.

Land Line Magazine's State Watch brings you a round-up of legislative issues unfolding at statehouses around the country.

Local truck parking issues are too numerous to cover individually. But what each one means to the underlying national problem is too significant to ignore.

Nominations for OOIDA's board of directors must be filed by Dec. 31. Find out how you can nominate a deserving driver and participate in the elections.

OOIDA's Truckers for Troops 2019 campaign, which raises funds to send care packages to troops overseas and to help veterans at home, was a success.

For more than four decades, Jim Johnston was the driving force behind OOIDA. On Oct. 22, the Association dedicated a plaque in his memory.

Years in the making, the long-awaited driver training rule is set to take effect in February 2020. Here's what you need to know.

Seeking long-term funding solutions for the Highway Trust Fund, the Congressional Budget Office released a full report exploring a VMT tax for trucks only.

A former Mississippi Highway Patrol CDL tester has been sentenced for her role in a CDL fraud scheme, according to court documents.

After unexpectedly failing a drug test, a trucker is suing a Florida company alleging that trace amounts of their CBD products caused a false positive.

Johanne Couture, a Canadian owner-operator, serves as a member of the OOIDA Board of Directors. She hauls liquid chemical tanker.

The Fall 2019 meeting of the OOIDA Board of Directors was an important time for the Association to talk strategy and goals ahead of a new highway bill.

For more than four decades, Jim Johnston was the driving force behind OOIDA. On Oct. 22, the Association dedicated a plaque in his memory.

Years in the making, the long-awaited driver training rule is set to take effect in February 2020. Here's what you need to know.

A New Mexico jury awarded a family $40.5M for a wrongful death suit against Werner Enterprises. The heart of the lawsuit was Werner's driver training.

Truckers are known for their big hearts and giving spirits year round, but many trucking groups go the extra mile for charity during the holidays.

You don’t have to spend a ton of money to treat your mandatory breaks like mini-vacations. Staff writer Wendy Parker puts together some Line 1 layovers.

Just the other day I gave a complete stranger a gift that she didn’t ask for and likely never knew she received. I gave her the gift of life and the ability to make the journey home.

Peacock Lady, poop boxes, and robot overlords. Let's recap the strangest things and filthiest lies Wendy Parker found on the road during 2019.

Land Line Magazine's Wendy Parker serves up a second helping of Strange Things with the ballad of Moodini, the escaping cow.

Roses to some dedicated public servants, and to a trucker who spent his career hauling freight for NASA. Razzberries to a politician who doesn't get it.

Hacks and hackers are increasingly becoming of greater concern to motor carriers - and for good reasons, according to John Bendel.

The June 27, 2017 hack that brought down the headquarters of A.P. Moller-Maersk sent ripples throughout the global supply chain.

It all started with a question about ash production and its effects on diesel particulate filters. That sent Chevron engineers to the drawing board for a new oil.

Hot Stuff & Cool Services for December 2019 features "smart" coffee mugs, a 25-in-1 tool that fits on a keychain, and relief from check engine light panic.

Veteran trucker Charlie Bates, Sr., is 73 years old and still running strong. Bryan "Boss Man" Martin sits down with the man and his rig, "Ol Red."

Heaters and tires are the focus of the December 2019 edition of Land Line Magazine's "Maintenance Q&A" with "Professor Paul" Abelson.

Income tax season is just around the corner. The folks at PBS Tax Service are here to help with a handy list of all the info you'll need to get started.

In the latest dispatch from the attorneys at Road Law, they discuss why it's always a good idea for drivers to have a Plan B when dealing with legal issues.