Safety
USDOT awards $200 million for truck parking projects in 12 states
The 14 INFRA grants will add an estimated 2,400 truck spaces at ports, rest areas, a border crossing and truck stops, but most won't open for years.
FMCSA Proposes Writing English-Proficiency Out-of-Service Rule Into Federal Regulations
An August 2026 proposal would make the English-language out-of-service penalty part of the FMCSRs, with a narrow exception for trips that stay inside U.S.-Mexico border commercial zones.
FMCSA Moves to Pull More Than 550 Truck Driving Schools From Its Training Registry
A five-day sweep of 1,426 entry-level driver training providers in February 2026 produced 448 proposed removals and 109 voluntary withdrawals from the Training Provider Registry.
After Fatal Florida Turnpike Crash, State Department Pauses Work Visas for Truck Drivers
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the pause on August 21, 2025, nine days after a tractor-trailer making an illegal U-turn was involved in a crash that killed three people.
'Ice Pick Bandit' Destroys 70 Tires on Nine Trucks at Arkansas Truck Stop
The January 19, 2025, attack at a Gurdon, Ark., truck stop came two days after a hit in Tennessee and made Arkansas the fourth state with a known attack that month.
States Begin Downgrading CDLs of Drivers in Clearinghouse 'Prohibited' Status
Under the second Clearinghouse rule, from November 18, 2024, a drug or alcohol violation without a completed return-to-duty process costs a driver the CDL itself.
NTSB Links Fatal Virginia Bus Crash to Fake ELD Accounts, Urges Audit Logs
In its August 28, 2024, report on a December 2022 crash on I-64, the board found the carrier created fictitious driver accounts so a fatigued driver could keep driving.
FMCSA Report Finds More HOS Violations After 2020 Rule Changes, Crash Effect Unclear
A May 2023 report to Congress found higher hours-of-service violation rates after the 2020 revisions but no statistically significant change in crash rates.
FMCSA Drops IRT Model and Proposes Overhaul of How It Ranks Carrier Safety
In February 2023, FMCSA said it would revamp its Safety Measurement System rather than adopt a statistical model it called overly complex.
FMCSA Moves Ahead With Speed Limiter Rulemaking for Heavy Trucks
In May 2022, FMCSA said it would propose requiring carriers to cap the speed of trucks of 26,001 pounds or more, with the top speed still to be set.
Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Takes Effect as FMCSA Launches Training Provider Registry
Starting February 7, 2022, new CDL applicants had to complete federally prescribed training from a provider listed on FMCSA's registry.
CVSA Roadcheck 2021: 16.5% of Vehicles and 5.3% of Drivers Placed Out of Service
In August 2021, CVSA released results from its May inspection blitz, where hours of service led driver violations and lighting ranked third for vehicles.
FMCSA Issues Emergency Declaration for 33 States and DC After Severe Winter Storms
In February 2021, FMCSA granted hours-of-service and other relief to carriers hauling heating fuel and relief supplies into storm-hit states, including Texas.