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Notice: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Aurora Operations, Inc (USDOT #341156)
FMCSA announces its decision to grant a limited five-year exemption to Aurora Operations, Inc. (Aurora) and other motor carriers operating Level 4 automated driving system (ADS)-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), with prior notice to FMCSA, from compliance with the warning device placement requirements, the steady-burning lamp requirements, and the requirements for the types and number of warning devices. This exemption permits motor carriers to use cab-mounted warning beacons in lieu of traditional warning devices on Level 4 ADS- equipped CMVs. The Agency has determined that granting
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FDA clears path for oral fluid, hair drug tests
American Trucking Associations, which spent years pressing for the change, called the move an important step toward strengthening highway safety.
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$1 million in liquid meth seized from semi truck’s fuel tank during I-15 traffic stop
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents seized hundreds of pounds of liquid methamphetamine during a traffic stop on a bobtail semi truck traveling on a California interstate. At 11 a.m. on September 29,...
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Pilot’s first Tesla Megacharger opens at Georgia store, with a dozen more to follow
Travel center chain Pilot announced the opening of the company’s first Tesla Megacharger site at a company location in Georgia. On October 8, Pilot opened a Tesla Megacharger site at the store...
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Nearly 500 violations uncovered in North Dakota commercial vehicle operation involving ICE and FMCSA
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies partnered for a recent commercial vehicle inspection in North Dakota. According to an October 8 release from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
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Drunk box truck driver with no CDL takes out Burger King dining area by hitting gas instead of brake
Two people were hurt on Wednesday night after a box truck driver drove through the side of a Burger King while intoxicated. The incident happened at the Burger King on Boydton Plank Road in Dinwiddie...
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Paper med cards waiver ends Oct. 11 for most | $3.5M Amazon fraudster gets prison
Alaska has yet to implement FMCSA's electronic medical certificate system, and drivers and carriers there received another year...
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Two truck drivers cited for overweight violations in aftermath of crash that killed forklift operator, Ohio sheriff says
A forklift operator was killed in an incident involving a pair of commercial trucks in Union County, Ohio, this week. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, the Union County Sheriff’s...
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Truck driver chases after traffic with metal bar while blaming boss for setting him up
A truck driver is in custody after crashing his semi truck into another rig and chasing after traffic with a metal bar, all while blaming his boss. Police were called to Interstate 24 east on Tuesday...
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Alaska will miss e-med cert deadline, FMCSA issues year-long exemption
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Diesel shortage? NASTC warns Congress, voicing safety concerns with tanker HOS relief
NASTC urged Congressional leaders to pause U.S. diesel/distillate exports to allow inventories to build back up to normal levels...
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Can Small US Carriers Really Profit From Freight Shipping to Mexico?
Content Sponsored By IGT Logistics Ask any owner-operator running the domestic lanes what’s eating their margins, and you’ll hear the same answers. Fuel costs that never quite come back down. Brokers...
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Court shoots down operator’s driverless warning-device waiver lawsuit as FMCSA gives 5-year extension
FMCSA has further cleared the way for truly driverless autonomous trucks to operate, granting a full exemption allowing cab-mounted...
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Court shoots down operator’s driverless warning-device waiver lawsuit as FMCSA gives 5-year extension
FMCSA has further cleared the way for truly driverless autonomous trucks to operate, granting a full exemption allowing cab-mounted...
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FMCSA to allow self-driving trucks to use cab-mounted warning beacons in place of triangles
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will grant an exemption from warning device placement requirements for autonomous trucks. On October 8, FMCSA announced its decision to grant a...
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No more paper numbers: U.S. military freight update, amid ‘shadowy’ practices
The U.S. military warned military freight system-registered motor carriers they need proper leases and not just paper numbers...
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Motorist evades warrant after police use dash cam to catch him falsely accusing trucker of causing road rage incident
A motorist has failed to turn himself in after police issued a warrant for his arrest for a road rage incident he falsely reported as being caused by a truck driver. Graves County, Kentucky Sheriff’s...
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Missing mudflap leads Arizona troopers to truck driver with no CDL due to failed drug test
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol ordered a truck driver off the road after a traffic stop for a missing mudflap revealed multiple violations. On September 29, 2026, an...
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FMCSA has closed nearly 10,000 truck driver school locations
An agency spokesperson told TT that the high number of schools closed is due largely to rigorous crackdowns by investigators and safety inspectors.
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Bipartisan caucus eyes truck parking in next Congress
A bipartisan House caucus is pushing a package of infrastructure proposals that includes a long-sought trucking priority: expanding truck parking.
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TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
PCS Software CEO Mark Hill discusses the advance of AI in the trucking industry.
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Notice: Qualification of Drivers; Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Application for Exemption
FMCSA announces its decision to renew provisionally for one year an exemption to allow drivers with a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by the State of Alaska, and their employers, to rely on a paper copy of the medical examiner's certificate (MEC) as proof of the driver's medical certification for up to 60 days after the MEC was issued. Alaska is the only State that has not implemented the Medical Examiner's Certification Integration (NRII) final rule. Drivers licensed in all other States and the District of Columbia, and their employers, may no lon
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Proposed rule: Air Quality Plan; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; New Source Review; Emission Reduction Credits-Rule 204
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "Department") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision establishes a federally enforceable program allowing nonroad engine fleet owners/operators to generate emission reduction credits (ERCs) by either retrofitting their nonroad engines or replacing their nonroad engines with lower-emitting nonroad engines while meeting other Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") requirements. These ERCs are intended for use as offsets for major stationar
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Buc-ee’s wins $850,000 copyright suit, settles another
Buc-ee’s has settled a copyright lawsuit against a South Carolina company using their beaver dressed in tactical gear, and a convenience store with a similar logo. South Carolina clothing store, Born...
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