Minneapolis, MN – The trucker who drove his semi-tanker into a crowd of protesters along Interstate 35 in Minneapolis earlier this year has been charged with multiple crimes. In an announcement on Thursday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said 35-year-old trucker Bogdan Vechirko, of Otsego, MN, is charged with a felony count of threats of […]

Washington D.C. – The current acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is responding to the recent warning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about the “vulnerabilities” of electronic logging devices (ELDs). In an interview on September 23 with Landline Now, Wiley Deck, FMCSA’s acting administrator, addressed concerns recently issued by […]

Laredo, TX – Two truckers were recently arrested and will likely face charges in connection to two big rig smuggling busts in Texas. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the first bust occurred at the U.S. Highway 83 checkpoint during the late evening of September 29.   A tractor-trailer approached the checkpoint and […]

Sacramento, CA – The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling out California Governor Gavin Newsom over a new executive order (EO) requiring the elimination of sales of new gas and diesel-powered vehicles. On September 23, 2020, Gov. Newsom issued an order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be […]

Los Angeles, CA – The owner of a California truck driving school who pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of more than $4 million in an elaborate commercial driver’s license (CDL) training scam is headed to prison. On Monday, Emmit Marshall, 53, of Woodland Hills, was […]

Germantown, NY – A 25-year-old trucker was tragically killed in a loading dock accident in New York last week as he was helping a co-driver load a trailer. According to the New York State Police (NYSP), the fatal accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, October 2.   Trucker Matthew Austin, of Millbury, MA, was […]

Washington D.C. – Trucker crash deaths rose to a 31-year high in 2019, according to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). On Thursday, the NHTSA released a preview of 2019 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and preliminary estimates for the first half of 2020.   While some news was […]

San Diego, CA – The former acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is joining a driverless truck company in its quest to begin replacing truck drivers as soon as possible. Jim Mullen, FMCSA’s former acting administrator, has been hired by TuSimple to serve as the autonomous truck company’s chief legal and […]

Laredo, TX – A big rig hauling a load of cookies from Mexico into the United States last week was discovered to be transporting quite a bit more. On Friday, September 25, officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Laredo Port of Entry encountered a 2007 International tractor-trailer at the World […]

Washington D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will provide $574 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 39 states and Puerto Rico make repairs to roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods, and other unexpected events. In an announcement about the ER funds, Sec. Chao stated, “This […]

Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new hours of service (HOS) rule is now in effect and the Agency is rolling out a new online tool to help truckers and motor carriers navigate the ins and outs. In May of this year, after months and months of rulemaking, the FMCSA unveiled […]

Indianapolis, IN – Police in Indiana say a trucker is one of the victims of a string of interstate shootings that occurred over the course of four days. In a release on Monday, the Indiana State Police (ISP) stated a brown semi was traveling westbound on Interstate 74, just west of I-465, near mile marker […]

Sedgwick County, KS – A Kansas mother and her four children were tragically killed after their SUV collided with a semi-truck hauling grain last week. Multiple local media outlets report the deadly accident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, September 25 on 71st Street South near Viola, KS.   The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s […]

Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now accepting applications to be part of its new commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver subcommittee, announced earlier this month. On September 18, the FMCSA announced it was forming a new panel comprised of professional drivers for the purpose of receiving feedback on critical issues […]

Tipton County, IN – A truck driver was killed last week in a single-vehicle accident in Indiana when the semi he was driving blew a tire, causing the truck to crash. The fatal incident took place on Thursday, September 24 at approximately 4:05 p.m., according to the Indiana State Police (ISP).   John Henderson, 49, […]