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2021-05-05 21:07:44 -

FMCSA increases fines for trucking regulation violations for the second time in 2021
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has increased the fine amount for trucking violations to reflect inflation. The May 3, 2021, increase marks the second time in 2021 that the FMCSA has increased the fine amount for regulation violations. Per the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, federal agencies must increase fines each year to...

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2022-05-11 23:15:18 -

Texas trucking company ordered to cease operations after FMCSA discovers ‘widespread’ violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a Texas-based motor carrier to be an imminent hazard to public safety. On May 7, 2022, Houston-based carrier Jaypur Logistics LLC was served a federal order to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations. The FMCSA says that Jaypur Logistics was targeted for investigation based on the carrier’s...

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2020-12-12 11:31:58 -

These violations might be hurting your trucking insurance rates
Truck driver insurance provides essential protection for you, your job, and your truck, but there could be certain violations on your record hurting your chance at the best rates. Drivers need trucking insurance in order to be out on the road, but insurance companies run reports similar to employers, looking for red flags they can use to hike the price they want you to pay. Knowing what...

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2025-07-02 18:25:26 -

Attorney Says Driver Fatigue Still a Major Factor in U.S. Semi-Truck Crashes
TYLER, Texas — Recent crashes involving semi-trucks — including a deadly wreck — highlight how driver fatigue remains one of the leading causes of large truck collisions in the United States, according to East Texas attorney Brent Goudarzi. Federal regulations are clear: commercial drivers are limited to 11 hours behind the wheel after 10 hours off duty, cannot work more...

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2025-10-01 16:21:13 -

Truck Driver Fined Over $2,000 After Getting Stuck on Smugglers’ Notch
CAMBRIDGE, Vermont — A tractor-trailer driver from Massachusetts was fined $2,347 after getting stuck on Smugglers' Notch Road on the morning of September 29th, prompting a temporary closure of Vermont Route 108. According to the Vermont DMV Enforcement and Safety Division, officers and Vermont State Police were dispatched at 10:33 AM after a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck became stuck...

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2025-09-30 15:24:29 -

Truck Driver Skips Court, Pleads Not Guilty in Florida Crash That Left Three Dead
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Harjinder Singh, the truck driver involved in the fatal Florida Turnpike crash that claimed three lives, has pleaded not guilty without appearing in court. His plea was entered on September 29th in St. Lucie County, Florida. According to AP News, Singh is facing three counts of vehicular homicide and immigration violations following the August 12th crash near Fort...

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2025-10-01 17:23:51 -

Truck Hauling Asphalt Placed Out-of-Service After 17 Violations Discovered in New York
RYE, New York — A tri-axle commercial vehicle hauling asphalt was taken off the road after 17 separate violations were discovered during a Level I inspection conducted by the City of Rye Police Department on September 26th. The inspection took place near Playland Access Drive and Theodore Fremd Avenue, where an officer observed that the truck was missing both the Highway Use Tax (HUT)...

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2025-04-21 00:47:52 -

Undocumented Truck Driver in Deadly US 285 Crash Deported After Serving Partial Sentence
DENVER, Colo. — Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, the undocumented truck driver jailed for causing a deadly semi-truck crash on US 285 near Conifer in June 2023, has been deported back to Mexico, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Cruz-Mendoza was convicted in connection to the crash that killed 64-year-old Scott Miller and sentenced to one year in jail. However, after...

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