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Risk & Disruption
ModerateAug 7, 2026

Indiana truck crackdown sidelines 1,100+ drivers and vehicles

Indiana State Police's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division conducted an aggressive campaign throughout July, inspecting 4,703 commercial vehicles and identifying 8,650 violations across multiple c

FreightWaves#truck-inspections#regulatory-enforcement#commercial-vehicle-safety
Labor & Workforce
High ImpactAug 6, 2026

Federal Crackdown: 86 Truck Drivers Arrested, 766 Vehicles Out of Service

Operation Highway Shield's second phase, conducted across four Midwestern states in late July, resulted in 86 driver arrests and 766 out-of-service orders as federal authorities intensified enforcemen

FreightWaves#trucking-enforcement#cdl-compliance#driver-qualifications
Labor & Workforce
ModerateJul 24, 2026

FMCSA Reverses Course, Denies Epilepsy Driver Exemptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has abruptly reversed its permissive stance on medical exemptions for commercial drivers with epilepsy, denying 70 applications across two recent Federa

FreightWaves#fmcsa-regulations#driver-qualifications#epilepsy-exemptions
Risk & Disruption
ModerateJul 22, 2026

Trucking Safety Blitzes Uncover Hundreds of Violations Across Four States

State and federal regulatory agencies across four U.S. regions have intensified commercial vehicle enforcement campaigns, resulting in hundreds of safety violations and significant out-of-service acti

FreightWaves#trucking-compliance#commercial-vehicle-safety#dot-enforcement
Labor & Workforce
ModerateJul 15, 2026

Arizona Hotshot Driver Cited for Operating Without CDL

Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over a hotshot truck on Loop 202 in Mesa on Saturday, discovering the driver lacked a commercial driver's license (CDL) despite operating a commerci

FreightWaves#cdl-compliance#driver-licensing#hotshot-trucks
Labor & Workforce
High ImpactJul 7, 2026

Federal Agents Target Unqualified Drivers at Weigh Stations Nationwide

The Trump administration has launched a nationwide enforcement campaign targeting commercial truck drivers operating with improperly issued or revoked commercial driver's licenses. The Department of H

FreightWaves#commercial-driver-licensing#federal-enforcement#immigration-crackdown