Verified developments affecting drivers’ work, safety, licensing, pay, equipment, and travel.
The Second Circuit set aside FMCSA's April decision to withhold $73.5 million from New York over its non-domiciled CDL program. The ruling addresses that funding penalty, not a new CDL rule or a blanket change to license validity.
Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Deb Fischer introduced a bipartisan proposal to give covered truck drivers access to existing restrooms at delivery and pickup locations. A Senate committee has scheduled it for a November 18 markup, but no vote has occurred.
FMCSA removed 121 devices and recorded 12 voluntary withdrawals from its ELD registry. The agency tells carriers to check exact device identifiers and replace affected units, but its release gives conflicting transition timing.
A six-month Texas pilot now allows some permitted oversize or overweight trucks to use SH 130 and SH 45SE. Eligibility, entry points, dimension limits, weekday curfews and tolls still apply.
A federal indictment alleges that the owner of VMS Transport used 57 drivers admitted in B-1 status for more than 1,000 domestic freight trips. The charges are allegations, not a conviction.
FMCSA has expanded and renamed its complaint portal, adding categories for property brokers, driver-training providers, intermodal equipment, registration fraud and identity theft while retaining safety and compliance reporting.
Indiana State Police says its part of the October 26–28 multi-state operation produced 501 commercial-vehicle inspections, 85 vehicle and 51 driver out-of-service actions; those state totals are separate from DHS's immigration-arrest figures.
PHMSA has proposed changes to U.S. hazardous-materials rules covering classifications, shipping names, packaging and other international standards; comments are due December 28.
CBP says joint operations at California's Highway 86 checkpoint inspected at least 196 commercial drivers, cited 57 for English-proficiency, logbook or equipment violations, and placed 27 out of service.
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