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Mexican National Arrested at Border After Alleged Kidnapping Spree Fits Pattern FBI Has Tracked for Decades
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (988+ words) A long-haul truck driver is in custody awaiting extradition to Washington state after police say he spent a December night hunting women and children in a central Washington college town. The case fits a pattern the FBI has been tracking…...
Tennessee Becomes Latest Target in Duffy's CDL Compliance Crackdown
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (454+ words) Tennessee is now on the board. The state has approximately 150,000 CDL holders. The 8,800 affected drivers represent just under 6% of that total, but for them, the consequences are immediate and serious. Lose your CDL, lose your job. Tennessee's action did not…...
Another Truckers Association Sues FMCSA Over CDL Freeze
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (846+ words) The Chinese American Truckers Association filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging the enforcement actions that have left thousands of California commercial drivers in licensing limbo since late September. The complaint, filed January 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Central…...
North Carolina’s 54% CDL Failure Rate Exposes Licensing Rot
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (899+ words) None of this should surprise anyone who's been paying attention. The non-domiciled CDL program has been a ticking time bomb for years, and we in the compliance world have watched it with growing alarm as state after state treated federal…...
The USPS Tells Contractors No More Immigrant CDL Drivers. Here’s How We Got Here.
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1404+ words) The safety of our employees, our customers, and the American public is of the utmost concern to the Postal Service," said Board of Governors Chairwoman Amber McReynolds in Monday's announcement. We have decided to phase out any use of non-domiciled…...
DOT strips California of $160M over foreign truckers
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (521+ words) WASHINGTON " A showdown between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the State of California reached a breaking point on Wednesday after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will withhold approximately $160 million in safety program money from…...
Key exports grow for Port of Oakland in down month - FreightWaves
5+ day, 12+ min ago (318+ words) The Port of Oakland handled 174,239 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) in November, a 4.1% year-over-year decline and 4.7% decrease from October. The northern California hub in a release said the weaker total reflected typical seasonal slowing and ongoing adjustments in global shipping…...
Key exports grow for Port of Oakland in down month
5+ day, 12+ min ago (318+ words) The Port of Oakland handled 174,239 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) in November, a 4.1% year-over-year decline and 4.7% decrease from October. The northern California hub in a release said the weaker total reflected typical seasonal slowing and ongoing adjustments in global shipping…...
USPS tightens vetting for immigrant truck drivers
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (301+ words) The U.S. Postal Service on Monday said it will require trucking contractors to weed out non-domiciled holders of commercial driver's licenses who aren't eligible to drive in the United States, taking its cue from a recent Department of Transportation crackdown on…...
California’s Budget Crisis and What It Means for Trucking - FreightWaves
1+ week, 2+ day ago (678+ words) California just received another warning from its own watchdog, and if you run freight through the Golden State, it deserves your attention. The California State Auditor's newly released High-Risk Audit Program report designates multiple state agencies and statewide systems as…...