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Bill to crack down on carriers that operate under inactive USDOT numbers
Lawmakers introduced new legislation intended to prevent shady trucking companies “from exploiting USDOT registration systems to illegally operate on American roads.”On September 4, 2026, Rep Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Shomari Figures (AL-02) introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.If passed, the bill would combat “chameleon carriers” by:Affirming that a…
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FMCSA’s broker transparency rule misses another date
Todd Dills: Last week we heard part one of a long talk with Gill Freightlines small fleet owner Surinder Gill, with four trucks owned and headquartered out of Manteca, California, where Gill's following on his owner-operator father's 60-year trucking legacy, honored on the back of Gill Freightlines dry vans. In…
Brokers’ new carrier-selection strategy after $604M C.H. Robinson verdict
Less than three months after the bombshell Supreme Court decision stripped brokers of their legal shield against liability for negligent hiring of motor carriers, a thermonuclear verdict is rocking trucking: The $604 million judgment against C.H. Robinson. In response, it's time for carriers to get aggressive projecting their safety record bona…
Pre- and post-trip inspection myths: What truckers should know
While any owner-operator well knows the importance of vehicle maintenance and pre-trip inspections, many might be surprised by what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations actually require. For this Trucking Law installment, we’ll be running through six myths to get to the reality of what really matters during a pre- or post-trip…
Personal conveyance rules for truckers’ logbooks and ELDs
For company drivers and leased owner-operators, a lot depends on the carrier you're driving for or leased to and its internal policies, as it's fairly common for carriers to set limits on "personal conveyance" -- off-duty driving of the truck for non-work/-business reasons -- that simply don't exist in current…
Trucking Law: Marijuana and what rescheduling means for truckers
Speaker 1: President Joe Biden’s administration recently made history by moving to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance. But is that the same as legalization? And will it give professional truck drivers new options with the country’s favorite illicit drug?The answer to both questions…
How truckers can beat predatory tow bills, practices
Speaker 1: Recent years have seen a well-documented rise of predatory practices around nonconsensual tows of heavy-duty trucks, whether police-ordered after a crash or parking-enforcement-type tows from a private lot. How does $200,000 for recovery of a single-vehicle crash sound? How about $7,000 just to move a tractor and trailer…