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New legislation would criminalize all staged crashes at federal level
Bill intro’d in House to criminalize all staged-accident fraudAfter legislation was introduced in both chambers of Congress this year and last that would make intentionally staging an accident with a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime, a new bill takes that a step farther, making any staged accident a federal crime.The “Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026” was introduced in…
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CDL schools call out ‘deluge of bad actors’ in training, applaud DOT, DHS crackdown
The Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security on Monday announced "unprecedented" actions to shut down a total of 270 CDL schools and send law enforcement to an additional 200. CDL school trade groups are actually applauding it. That's because since April 2025, two groups have been calling out the Federal Motor…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns on short notice amid reported friction with Hegseth
Dan Driscoll, who has served as the Army’s civilian leader since February 2025, tendered his resignation Monday amid reports of heightened discord with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Military Times has learned.Wall Street Journal was the first to report the news on Monday.Driscoll said he’d leave the post effective Sept.…
DHS sweeps 200 CDL schools as DMV employees, motor carriers targeted over unqualified drivers
Top brass from the Trump administration on Monday announced a "whole of government" crackdown on truck driver schools, state CDL testers, and motor vehicle-department employees who issue CDLs to drivers who can't speak English and don't meet federal requirements. Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, the White House and state…
Pentagon scraps public weapons testing reports amid oversight concerns
Congressional leaders are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the independent office tasked with reviewing new military programs and weapons pulled all public reports from its website. “One of the most important functions of (the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation) is to provide transparency about the safety and…
2027 emissions regs rollback dropped used truck prices in July
The used-truck market cooled in July as more clarity around emissions regulations led to fleets taking delivery of trucks previously ordered.J.D. Power reported in its monthly Commercial Truck Guidelines report that used retail sales volume was essentially flat in July from June, falling by just a tenth of a truck…
DOD schools struggle to identify, support military children with learning disabilities, GAO finds
For military families, a permanent change of station can mean more than adjusting to a new school. Government Accountability Office officials told Military Times that parents have repeatedly reported problems transferring educational records and individualized education programs when military families move, sometimes delaying services or leaving educators to reconstruct a…