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(10 articles)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
License Plate Readers End Era of Falsified Truck Logbooks
A structural shift is underway in trucking enforcement. License plate readers and roadside camera networks—particularly systems like GenLogs that capture nearly 20 million truck images daily—are build
FMCSA Enforcement Surge Drives Spot Rates to Record Highs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under new Administrator Derek Barrs is actively enforcing existing safety regulations rather than issuing new ones, creating measurable market impacts o
2026 Roadcheck OOS Rate Doubles: Truck Compliance Crisis Deepens
The 2026 International Roadcheck enforcement event is revealing a significant deterioration in truck fleet compliance compared to the prior year. Through just two days of inspections, the out-of-servi