Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsHouse bill would allow under-21 interstate drivers, with limitationsThe legislation would allow 18-20-year-old CDL holders to cross state lines within 150 air-miles of their normal work reporting location. Also: Wyoming warns truck drivers of high winds, blow-over risk.December 15, 2025RegulationsTrucking association leaders offer recommendations on getting bad actors out of industryA task force from ATA’s Trucking Association Executives Council (TAEC) has released a new action plan outlining seven areas that need to be addressed to remove bad actors from, and keep them out of, the trucking industry.December 3, 2025RegulationsDOT removes 3,000 CDL training providers from registryThe CDL training providers were removed "for failing to equip trainees with the Trump Administration’s standards of readiness," according to DOT. Another 4,500 providers were also placed on notice for potential noncompliance.December 1, 2025RegulationsCongress eyes ban of 'predatory' lease-purchase programsThe bill follows through on recommendations made by the Truck Leasing Task Force, which called for an outright ban of carrier-managed lease-purchase programs. Also: NHTSA, FHWA administrators confirmed by Senate; DOT auditing FMCSA's oversight of states' CDL testing programs.September 23, 2025BusinessTexas Supreme Court overturns nuclear verdict against WernerThe state's highest court said the "sole substantial factor" that led to a fatal 2014 crash was not the fault of Werner nor its driver, but that of the pickup truck driver who lost control, crossed a median and struck the Werner truck.June 27, 2025RegulationsChameleon carrier scheme leads to charges for fleet ownerA Texas-based fleet owner faces 18 charges related to alleged chameleon carrier operations and fraud. Also: Maverick names Trainer of the Year; former Yellow-owned pup trailers recalled; Arizona issues 660 violations during hazmat blitz.June 24, 2025RegulationsFMCSA task force calls for ban on carrier-managed lease-purchasesThe Truck Leasing Task Force said in its report to Congress that it formed a consensus to recommend that arrangements in which a motor carrier controls the work, compensation and debts of a driver should be prohibited.January 23, 2025AutonomousFMCSA sued over warning-device exemption denialAutonomous truck tech developer Aurora is suing the agency after being denied an exemption from the requirement that drivers place warning triangles when stopped at roadside. FMCSA has also signaled intent to study the safety impacts of warning triangles.January 14, 2025EmissionsTrucking groups decry EPA decision to grant low-NOx reg waiver for CARBIn what the groups view as an "ill-advised" and "misguided" decision, the EPA has granted a waiver for CARB's "Omnibus" Low-NOx Regulation.December 18, 2024Government affairsFormer Oregon Congresswoman nominated as Labor SecretaryTrump nominated former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of three House Republicans to co-sponsor the union-friendly PRO Act. Also: CVSA sets dates for 2025's Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative.November 26, 2024Page 1 of 7Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceMarijuana rescheduling won't affect DOT drug testing rules, agency saysDespite marijuana's reclassification to a Schedule III drug, DOT told CCJ that "safety-sensitive positions will still be barred from ingesting the drug."RegulationsCongress passes reforms for military freight carriersEconomic trendsPlummeting truck orders could flip the freight market by 2027, FTR saysGrowth strategiesShorter leases gaining ground with carriersMergers & AcquisitionsHeartland Express will integrate and rebrand CFI U.S. operations by year-end
