The EPA has proposed a major change that could bring long-awaited relief to truck fleets, farmers, diesel equipment operators, and anyone else who has ever watched a perfectly capable machine turn into a 5-mph lawn ornament because a DEF system got cranky. The agency announced ... Read More »
The 2026 International Roadcheck wrapped up yesterday after a 72-hour enforcement blitz across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. CVSA won't publish official final numbers until later this year, but the inspection records flowing into FMCSA during the event tell a story no carrier can afford ... Read More »
In a 9-0 decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that freight brokers can be sued under state law for negligently hiring unsafe motor carriers. The decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC eliminates a federal preemption shield the broker industry ... Read More »
The FMCSA publishes citation data, the Fleet-Connection real-time database keeps track of it, and the resulting picture for fleet managers is informative if not always flattering. We pulled May 2024 through February 2026, roughly 6.2 million violations across 61 categories, and sliced it by fleet ... Read More »
New York has taken the U.S. Department of Transportation to court over a fight that may sound like government paperwork theater, but could have real consequences for trucking fleets, driver availability, and state CDL compliance programs. On April 24, New York Attorney General Letitia James ... Read More »
Every fleet manager knows the feeling: you have a gut instinct about who your safest drivers are and who the risky ones are. But in a court of law—or during an insurance renewal review—gut instinct doesn't count. You need data. For years, telematics provided the ... Read More »
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an emergency ruling that significantly overhauls the standards for non-domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs), a change that will directly impact how trucking companies source and verify drivers. This move, prompted by safety concerns and issues with ... Read More »
How to Make the Pitch Alright, so you’re armed with facts, figures, and a bit of fearmongering. Now it’s time to sell it like your job depends on it (because let’s be honest, it might). 1. Know Your Audience Does your boss love numbers? Bring ... Read More »
Avoiding the ‘Violation Vortex’: How to Reduce Unsafe Driving Incidents in Your Fleet Despite best intentions of most drivers and fleet managers, and a load of new safety tools, violation reports have a habit of showing up on the desk of most fleet professionals with ... Read More »
