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FMCSA lays out two hours-of-service pilots: a 5/5 sleeper split and a 3-hour pause of the 14-hour clockELD
FMCSA pulls 133 ELDs from its registry: how to check your device and what happens after Nov. 24FMCSA
FMCSA renews railroad repair-crew hours exemption to 2030, but only for main-track emergenciesCanadian Compliance
Manitoba now charges carriers an annual fee to renew a Safety Fitness Certificate: $100 or $200, and how to pay itLatest explainers
Rule explainedELDFMCSA pulls 133 ELDs from its registry: how to check your device and what happens after Nov. 24
It is the largest ELD revocation in the agency's history. Carriers using a removed device need a compliant replacement, and officers are told to start placing drivers out of service on Nov. 24.
Rule explainedSafetyOregon chain law for trucks: who must carry chains, where they go on each rig, and the $880 fine
Every vehicle over 10,000 pounds GVW must carry chains whenever they may be needed. Here is what ODOT requires once the signs say chain up.
Rule explainedLicensing & CDLNew York joins the Even Exchange program: how military drivers can skip the CDL knowledge test
Paired with the military skills test waiver, the program lets qualified service members and veterans trade military driving experience for a commercial license. Here is who qualifies and what to check.
Rule explainedCanadian ComplianceManitoba now charges carriers an annual fee to renew a Safety Fitness Certificate: $100 or $200, and how to pay it
Since Nov. 1, carriers renewing an SFC must pay before the renewed certificate is issued. Carriers in the auto-renewal program pay only in years with a full review.
Rule explainedLicensing & CDLThree ELDT providers pulled from FMCSA's registry over English proficiency are back, and their appeals are closed
FMCSA's emergency removals on Aug. 31 cited drivers the schools had certified who were later cited for failing the English standard. Here is how the removal, appeal and reinstatement process worked.
Rule explainedGuidesHazmat security plans: PHMSA moves to renew the paperwork, and the notice spells out who needs a plan
Comments on OMB control number 2137-0612 are due Jan. 11, 2027. Here is which shipments trigger a written security plan and how much time PHMSA says the plans take.
Rule explainedGuidesDOT moves to renew drug and alcohol testing paperwork: what the ATF and MIS forms cover, with comments due Jan. 8
The notice keeps the Part 40 recordkeeping in place for employers, collectors, labs and MROs, and makes one small change to the MIS form.
Rule explainedCanadian ComplianceBill C-39 at committee: what the Building Canada Strong Act would change for trucking
A trade-corridor council, an end to a federal merger notice for truck carriers, electronic bills of lading and tougher wage recovery tools are all in the bill now before House and Senate committees.
Rule explainedCanadian ComplianceAir line ruptures mid-inspection in Burnaby: what the RCMP found on a truck headed for a steep grade
A significant air leak, a partly applied spring brake and six hot brakes put the truck out of service before it reached the hill, along with seven tickets totalling $1,547.
Rule explainedGuidesCBP's truck export eManifest test: the 24-hour and 2-hour deadlines, the seven advance data items, and how carriers apply
CBP corrected the application email addresses for its voluntary Electronic Export Manifest for Truck Cargo Test on Nov. 9. The test is open to nine carriers and runs about two years from Oct. 23.
Rule explainedSafetyColorado chain season for trucks: the seven must-carry corridors, what counts as a chain, and the fines
From Sept. 1 to May 31, every commercial vehicle of 16,001 pounds or more must carry chains or an approved traction device on seven mountain routes, and the State Patrol runs proactive checks on I-70.
Rule explainedLicensing & CDLFMCSA denies 16 seizure-disorder exemption requests: every applicant fell short on seizure-free time
A Nov. 9 notice closes out a batch of 17 applications first published in March. Here's how the agency decides and what a denial means.