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WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving to codify English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, a step that would make failure to read road signs or …
FMCSA Moves to Lock English Rules Into Trucking Regulations Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal and state authorities placed 766 commercial drivers and vehicles out of service during a three-day enforcement operation across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio, expanding a federal …
Federal Crackdown Pulls 766 Drivers, Vehicles Off Roads Read More
WAYNE, PA — Private equity firm Inverness Graham has acquired a majority stake in ShipSigma, an artificial intelligence-powered parcel and supply chain software provider, expanding its investment portfolio in logistics …
Inverness Graham Acquires Majority Stake in ShipSigma Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a government-wide initiative to recruit military veterans into trucking, seeking to address workforce needs by connecting former service members with …
Transportation Department Launches Veteran Trucking Recruitment Campaign Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Department is expanding its investigation of about 75 commercial driver’s license training schools suspected of falsifying records, issuing improper certifications or failing to train applicants …
USDOT Expands CDL Fraud Probe With Homeland Security Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched a new nationwide carrier registration platform aimed at tightening oversight of commercial trucking …
DOT Deploys New Carrier Registration System to Target Trucking Fraud Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — States, law enforcement agencies, schools, and workforce training organizations will soon compete for more than $217 million in federal transportation grants aimed at improving truck and bus …
New Trucking Grants Aim to Crack Down on Unsafe Drivers Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Labor issued new guidance requiring employers seeking foreign commercial truck drivers to explicitly include federally mandated English-language proficiency standards in labor certification …
Labor Department Tightens Rules for Foreign Truck Drivers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois could lose $128 million in federal highway funding after a federal audit found that nearly one in five non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses issued by the state …
USDOT Cracks Down on CDL Violations Nationwide Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced more than $118 million in federal grants aimed at tightening commercial vehicle enforcement, hardening the nation’s driver licensing system, and …
$118M Safety Blitz Targets Trucking Risks, CDL Fraud, and Veteran Training Read More