The USPS Tells Contractors No More Immigrant CDL Drivers. Here’s How We Got Here.

USPS didn't track deaths. It didn't verify who was authorized to transport its freight. And it kept hiring carriers with conditional safety ratings while 79 people died in contractor crashes over ...
Yahoo

Non-Domiciled CDL Drivers and Highway Safety: What the Numbers Say, What They Don’t, and How Social Media Fills the Gaps

FMCSA does not track crash attribution by citizenship, immigration status, or whether a driver holds a non-domiciled CDL. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The debate over non-domiciled CDL holders — ...
OverdriveOpinion

The problem with truck driver training: CDL school owner urges stronger regs, audits

Driving Academy Tallahassee owner A.J. Frankie believes DOT should focus on improving the Entry-Level Driver Training ...
AgWeb

New CDL Requirements Take Effect Monday and Could Cost You Up to $8,500 and Weeks of Training

New federal requirements for a commercial drivers license (CDL) take hold Monday, and it could have a major impact on anything from hauling grain or livestock to picking up a piece of equipment that’s ...
JD Supra

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Holding CMV Drivers Accountable

Big changes are in store for commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders who test positive for drugs or alcohol. In October 2021, FMCSA issued a final rule aimed to improve highway safety. Under the ...
The Daily Reporter

WRTP | BIG STEP secures federal grant to train women CDL drivers

WRTP BIG STEP received a 750,000 federal grant to train Wisconsin women as commercial truck drivers and through a new pre ...
FreightWaves

USPS tightens vetting for immigrant truck drivers

The U.S. Postal Service is moving to eliminate foreign truck drivers who are ineligible to work in the U.S. from third-party motor carriers.
Transport Topics

FMCSA Weighs Commercial Driver License Streamlining

Federal trucking regulators are proposing to speed up the process for obtaining a commercial driver license by removing a number of regulatory restrictions. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Transport Topics

Nearly 49% of CMV Drivers Could Be at Risk for Sleep Apnea, Study Says

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A new obstructive sleep apnea study of 20,000 drivers using a more comprehensive screening evaluation method estimated that nearly 49% ...
Logistics Management

New CDL rule is up against heavy opposition from trucking groups

Groups warn new limits on non-domiciled CDLs could sideline thousands of legally authorized drivers and strain freight ...
Independent Journal ReviewOpinion

CHRIS SPEAR: Shut Down CDL Mills Because Lives Depend On It

Across America, millions of professional truck drivers earn their commercial driver’s licenses (CDL’s) the right way, through ...
Yahoo Finance

Carrier owner says cheap labor, CDL fraud tilt trucking’s playing field

For more than three years, Steve Troyer says his family-owned trucking company has been forced to compete against carriers using low-cost, non-domiciled CDL drivers — allowing freight to move well ...