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Three people are facing charges for a multi-year, multi-million dollar theft and money laundering scheme targeting a New Jersey trucking company. On April 24, 2026, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO) announced the following charges: Officials launched an investigation in September 2025 after Elizabeth, New Jersey trucking company R. Roman Truck Leasing alleged that Alejandro The post Three charged for stealing $8 million from New Jersey trucking business using ‘shadow company’ with similar name appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver is facing charges after law enforcement agencies discovered nearly two dozen people inside the cab of a semi truck during a traffic stop in Texas. According to an April 24 statement from U.S. Border Patrol, a semi truck was stopped on Highway 35 in the Laredo, Texas, area. During the traffic stop, The post U.S. trucker facing charges after Border Patrol finds 22 people crammed in cab appeared first on CDLLife.

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Multiple Virginia law enforcement agencies partnered for a commercial vehicle inspection detail that uncovered nearly 200 violations. The operation took place on April 23, 2026, in Loudoun County, Virginia. See below for key results from the one-day CMV detail shared by the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Participating agencies included the LCSO, the Fauquier County The post Multi-agency CMV inspection blitz in Virginia uncovers 192 violations in one day appeared first on CDLLife.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is currently accepting public comments on an exemption application from driverless truck technology company Aurora Operations Inc. FMCSA recently requested comments on an application from Aurora requesting a five-year exemption that would allow commercial motor vehicles equipped with a Level 4 automated driving system (ADS) to use a The post Here’s what truckers are saying about driverless truck tech company’s ask for exemption from warning triangle rule appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver is now facing up to 10 years in prison on a charge of “injury to elderly” after punching a 77-year-old man during a road rage incident in the Texas Panhandle.  The incident happened about a year ago at a Love’s Truck Stop near Interstate 40 eastbound and Whitaker Road. The truck driver The post Truck driver facing 10 years for ‘injury to elderly’ after punching 77-year-old man during road rage appeared first on CDLLife.

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) arrested dozens of people during an operation targeting commercial vehicle violations. On April 25, 2026, LCSO shared details on a recent three-day commercial vehicle operation dubbed “Truck Around And Find Out: Operation Spring Break,” which was conducted in partnership with federal authorities. During the detail, LCSO made 85 criminal The post Forty-six arrested for immigration violations during ‘Truck Around And Find Out’ detail in Wyoming appeared first on CDLLife.

A trucker’s wife has started a GoFundMe after her husband was killed by a lightning strike in a gas station parking lot earlier this month.  The incident happened on April 16th in a gas station parking lot in Waukesha County, Wisconsin off of Interstate 94 near Golf Road. According to TMJ4, police were called during The post Trucker’s wife starts GoFundMe after unexpected lightning strike death in gas station parking lot appeared first on CDLLife.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will implement enhanced identity verification procedures for certain users of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse online database. On April 27, 2026, FMCSA announced new identity verification requirements for certain Clearinghouse users in an effort to “strengthen fraud prevention, improve record accuracy, and enhance accountability for over six million The post FMCSA to impose stronger ID verification for Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse database to fight fraud appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver charged with rear ending slowed traffic on Interstate 71 in Ohio is now accused of 30 years of identity fraud by the Ohio Department of Public Safety.  50-year-old Modou Ngom was arrested for an April 11th crash near Columbus, Ohio after slamming into slowed traffic in a construction zone. Two parents and The post Ohio DPS uncovers 30 years of identity fraud by driver in I-71 crash that killed family of three appeared first on CDLLife.