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FMCSA Warns Trucking Industry Not to Buy, Sell, or Lease USDOT or MC Numbers — Violations Will Result in Immediate Deactivation and Revocation of All Related Registrations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a bulletin on March 13, 2026, warning the trucking community that improperly transferred USDOT numbers and MC numbers will be deactivated, reaffirming long-standing agency policy amid heightened federal scrutiny of fraud and chameleon carriers within the trucking industry. "DO NOT Sell, Purchase, or Lease a...

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2025-10-28 18:36:30 -

Whistleblower: Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Sending ‘Shockwave’ Through U.S. Trucking Industry
CHICAGO, Illinois — A veteran trucking industry leader is sounding the alarm over what he calls a growing crisis caused by illegal immigrant truck drivers operating with sanctuary state-issued licenses, warning the issue is endangering U.S. roads and “killing” small American trucking businesses. Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking in Illinois,...

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2025-10-09 15:57:43 -

American Trucking Associations Urges Congress to Require English Test for Commercial Drivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is pushing lawmakers to adopt stricter standards for commercial driver qualifications, particularly English Language Proficiency (ELP), in an effort to improve safety on U.S. highways. In an October 8 letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear emphasized gaps in...

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2026-02-27 16:39:13 -

California Files Emergency Motion as 20,000 Immigrant Truck Drivers Face March 6 License Cancellation Deadline While Federal Funding Threats Mount
CALIFORNIA — With a March 6 cancellation deadline approaching for roughly 20,000 non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses, California has filed an emergency motion accusing federal regulators of "moving the goal posts" — while a Bay Area judge has issued a tentative ruling allowing the affected drivers to keep their licenses, at least temporarily. The dispute stems from a...

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2025-12-20 18:11:50 -

California Plan to Reissue Immigrant Commercial Driver’s Licenses Stalls After Federal Regulators Say State Lacks Authorization
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — Thousands of immigrant drivers whose commercial driver’s licenses are set to expire next month were left uncertain after word spread that California planned to reissue the licenses, only for drivers to learn federal regulators had not authorized the state to proceed. Amarjit Singh, a trucker and owner of a trucking company in the Bay Area, said he and other...

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2025-11-13 15:30:00 -

California to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants after federal review
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials announced plans to revoke approximately 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued to immigrants after discovering that many of the licenses had expiration dates extending beyond the holders’ authorized legal stay in the United States. According to NBC Bay Area, the move comes amid renewed scrutiny from the Trump...

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2025-10-10 15:57:28 -

Company fined after firing female concrete truck driver, calling it “not women’s work”
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A trucking and concrete company has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after firing a female driver because management claimed the job was not “women’s work.” According to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), Lakes Concrete Plus was ordered to pay $45,000 in damages for wrongful termination and gender-based discrimination. The fine...

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2025-11-17 16:39:56 -

Court blocks new federal rules limiting which immigrants can obtain commercial driver’s licenses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court has halted the Transportation Department’s newly announced restrictions that would sharply limit which immigrants are eligible to obtain commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), ruling that the agency failed to follow proper procedure and did not justify the safety need for the policy. According to ABC News, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

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2026-02-15 00:55:27 -

Court Rules Truck Driver’s Heart Condition Does Not Qualify as a Disability Under the ADA, Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A federal appeals court has ruled that a commercial truck driver’s heart condition does not qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, affirming dismissal of his discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against his former employer. In Stephens v. U.S. Environmental Services LLC, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the...

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2025-05-07 02:27:06 -

CVSA Announces Enforcement of English Proficiency Standards for Commercial Truck Drivers Starting June 25, 2025
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced that beginning June 25, 2025, commercial vehicle operators in the U.S. who fail to comply with federal English language proficiency (ELP) requirements will be placed out-of-service. This significant announcement comes days after President Trump signed an Executive Order reversing a 2016 directive that prevented authorities from...

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2025-12-11 18:56:53 -

Ex-wife charged in 2024 killing of semitruck driver found in Utah’s west desert appears in court
DELLE, UTAH — More than a year after a California truck driver was found dead inside the cab of his semitruck on an Interstate 80 on-ramp in Tooele County, prosecutors have now charged his ex-wife in what investigators allege was a carefully coordinated killing. On Sept. 26, 2024, Jaspinder Singh, a truck driver from California, was found dead in the sleeper area of his semitruck parked...

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2025-03-31 16:16:23 -

Fake Shipping Contractor Steals $350,000 Worth of Beef From Tennessee Meatpacking Plant
BEAN STATION, Tenn. — Authorities are investigating after a fake shipping contractor made off with $350,000 worth of beef from a meatpacking plant in Bean Station, according to a report from the Grainger County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to Southeastern Provisions on Helton Road after two customers reported they never received their shipments of meat. The company’s...

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