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A large carrier asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay back millions in taxes applied to the diesel fuel used to power the company’s refrigerated trailers. In a complaint filed on June 16, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Springfield, Missouri-headquarted Prime Inc. petitioned the IRS for a The post Trucking company asks IRS to refund $11 million in taxes on diesel that powered reefer units appeared first on CDLLife.

New York State Police (NYSP) ticketed a truck driver after a rollover crash at a New York State Thruway Service Area. Just before 9:00 p.m. on June 25, 2026, NYSP Troop T responded to a rollover truck crash at the Malden Service Area of the New York State (NYS) Thruway (I-87) in Saugerties. Troopers said that The post Truck driver ticketed for rollover crash that spilled garbage in NYS Thruway Service Area parking lot appeared first on CDLLife.

Multiple Texas law enforcement agencies partnered for a single-day enforcement detail targeting commercial vehicle and immigration violations. Officials say that “Operation June Bug” took place in Wichita County, Texas, on Thursday, June 25. Officers from the Wichita County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Electra Police Department for The post Operation June Bug: 24 detained for immigration violations during commercial vehicle detail in Texas appeared first on CDLLife.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) asked truckers to avoid impaired driving after encountering a speeding semi operated by a driver who tested positive for drugs. Earlier this month, a Sergeant performed a traffic stop on a semi truck traveling at 75 m.p.h., according to CHP’s Mount Shasta Division. The truck was clocked at 20 m.p.h. The post Truck driver under the influence clocked at 20 MPH over California’s truck speed limit, troopers say appeared first on CDLLife.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) in Illinois recovered more than a million dollars worth of stolen copper wire and data center equipment from a pair of stolen semi trailers. On June 18, 2026, CCSO learned that a trailer that had been reported stolen in Pine Hill, Alabama, had been tracked to a truck yard The post $1.3 million in goods recovered from two stolen semi trailers in Illinois truck yard appeared first on CDLLife.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol says that a truck driver and a trucking company face “numerous citations” after a trailer came loose and then caught fire along a busy interstate in the Winslow area. On June 23, 2026, AZDPS responded to I-40 for a reported single-vehicle incident involving a semi truck The post Driver for out-of service trucking company cited after losing trailer and causing fire on I-40, Arizona DPS says appeared first on CDLLife.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will shut down an I-65 rest area in order to tear it down and build a new facility. On Monday, June 29, the I-65 northbound rest area near Greenville will close as part of a $12 million project to replace the facility. The rest area facility and the parking The post I-65 rest stop in Alabama to close for up to two years for construction appeared first on CDLLife.

California officials said that FedEx would pay tens of thousands of dollars to resolve allegations that a driving job applicant was unlawfully rejected based on an old conviction. On June 3, 2026, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced FedEx would pay $85,000 directly to a complainant to settle allegations of a violation the state’s Fair The post FedEx to pay $85,000 to California driving job seeker who was rejected for old conviction appeared first on CDLLife.

Canadian authorities issued a large fine to a truck driver for striking a Saskatoon overpass while hauling heavy equipment earlier this year. The overpass strike happened on March 5, 2026.  City officials said that a commercial truck hauling an excavator was traveling on Highway 11 when it struck the cloverleaf overpass for Highway 16 in The post Truck driver fined $11,200 for overpass strike that ‘sheared off top part of excavator’ appeared first on CDLLife.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is in the planning phase for a new rest area to provide truck parking and other services in the Pueblo area. CDOT recently announced that it is designing a Pueblo new rest area that will be located along I-25 at Exit 108 (Purcell Boulevard) expected to serve “a growing The post New rest area coming to I-25 in Colorado with 50 truck parking spots appeared first on CDLLife.