There’s been much news lately about the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements in federal regulations. In the span of a few days in April, President Trump signed an executive order requiring that ELP violations be considered out-of-service (OOS), and…

On June 25, 2025, changes came to the way motor carriers are required to verify that CDL drivers are medically certified. Presently, the driver’s CDLIS MVR will become the only accepted source of truth for medical certification information for…

The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) was first authorized in the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982. The MCSAP is a formula-based grant program that provides federal funding to state and local agencies to carry out commercial vehicle…

Research from the American Transportation Research Institute has indicated that a repeal of the 12 percent excise tax for new trucks costs more than $20,000 for a typical new class 8 tractor, and depending on the truck and trailer…