Federal, News, State
FMCSA denies Florida agency’s exemption from CDL testing rules
FMCSA has denied a Florida agency’s request for an exemption from regulations that require the CDL skills tests be completed in succession.
Listen Now
Podcast: Crashes, drugs, fraud and parking on agenda for FMCSA forum
An FMCSA Research Forum is coming up next week, and what comes out of it could have a significant impact on your life as a truck driver.
The Latest
Fuel prices, News
Everywhere you look, diesel prices are up
Diesel is more costly this week, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly report released on June 28.
News, State
Connecticut governor signs into law truck tax
A new truck tax now is law in Connecticut. The governor has signed a bill to start collecting a highway user fee in 2023
News
Cross-border freight in April sets record high year-to-year increase
The volume and value of cross-border freight in April is up sharply compared to last April, when the impact of the pandemic began to hit.
Federal, News, OOIDA
Truck insurance increase would hurt entire economy, coalition says
An OOIDA-led coalition says that increasing motor carriers’ minimum insurance by 167% would be a blow to the economy.
Opinion
USPS puts more packages on the road
The Delivering for America plan aims to take a chunk from the mountain of packages they now move by air and put them on the highway.
News, State
Left lane rule changes coming to four states
New rules adopted this year in four statehouses are intended to result in more limited use of the left lane by motorists and truckers.
Federal, News
Several ‘pro-trucker’ highway bill amendments offered
The House Rules Committee will meet next week to determine which amendments to the INVEST in America Act will be considered on the House floor.
Opinion
Vermont officials tired of truckers getting stuck at Smugglers’ Notch
The infamous Smugglers’ Notch in Vermont catches truckers like a sticky trap every year, and transport officials have had enough.
News, State
Eight states impose fuel tax changes July 1
The first of the July marks the implementation of a mix of increases and decreases to fuel tax rates in states around the country.
Tolls
M-CORES toll program in Florida is officially dead
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB100 into law on June 25, which repeals the M-CORES program. However, some M-CORES toll projects are still intact.
