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(11 articles)111 CDL Schools Shut Down by FMCSA in Driver Training Crackdown
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted an unprecedented emergency shutdown of 111 entry-level driver training providers across 20 states on August 31, immediately halting operations
DOT Shuts Down 110 Truck Schools in CDL Fraud Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an unprecedented enforcement surge targeting systemic fraud in commercial driver licensing (CDL), removing 110 driving schools from federal registry
CDL Training Schools Face Federal Crackdown Over Fraud
The Michigan Department of State suspended Northern Michigan University's truck driving program in early August following an investigation uncovering systemic compliance failures, including instructio
Michigan Shuts Down Truck Driving School in Federal CDL Fraud Crackdown
Michigan regulators have suspended Northern Michigan University's truck driving school following an investigation that uncovered serious violations in student permitting, training documentation, and r
ELD Self-Certification Crisis Drives Unsafe Trucking Surge
The U.S. trucking industry faces a critical safety and competitive crisis stemming from permissive ELD (electronic logging device) self-certification practices. According to Mark Hazelwood, chairman o
Freight Capacity Crisis: Rejection Rates Hit 14.36%, Structural Tightness Ahead
The trucking market is experiencing structural capacity constraints driven primarily by supply-side dynamics rather than demand fluctuations. The National Truckload Rejection Index has climbed to 14.3
Regulatory Cleanup Drives Truckload Market Tightening, Rate Recovery
Knight-Swift Transportation's second-quarter earnings reveal a structurally tightening truckload market driven by aggressive regulatory enforcement. The FMCSA and DOT's unprecedented push to remove no
SBTC's Bid to Strip NY, CA of CDL Authority Faces Legal Uphill Battle
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has escalated its legal challenge against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, seeking to force decertification of commercial driver's
DHS, DOT Investigate 75 CDL Schools for Fraud, What Carriers Need to Know
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation announced a coordinated investigation into approximately 75 commercial driver's license training schools suspected of fraudule
FMCSA Revokes 10 More ELDs; Pattern Points to Systemic Compliance Gaps
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revoked 10 additional electronic logging devices on a single day, continuing an enforcement tempo of approximately 4.9 devices per month. This latest ba
Safe Driver Week July 12-18: Why Violations Cost More Than Fines
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will conduct Operation Safe Driver Week from July 12-18, 2026, intensifying enforcement across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with a focus on reckless, ca