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Prosecutors have dropped the case against a trucker accused of killing his wife after an autopsy revealed a medical condition was responsible for her death.  The charges of “assault victim seriously harmed” against truck driver James Miller were dropped on January 8th after an autopsy following the Toledo, Ohio incident.  According to 13 ABC, 59-year-old The post Case dropped against trucker after autopsy determines wife’s cause of death was not assault appeared first on CDLLife.

An Indiana State Police (ISP) trooper found a large number of violations after stopping a pickup truck hauling a trailer with an unsecured load. On Friday, January 9, 2026, ISP Trooper Angermeier stopped a pickup truck with an attached trailer along US 50 in Vincennes. According to Sgt. Todd Ringle-ISP Evansville District, the traffic stop The post Indiana trooper finds 17 violations on pickup truck hauling trailer appeared first on CDLLife.

The Chinese American Truckers Association is suing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over enforcement of the non-domiciled Commercial drivers license rules.  The Chinese American Truckers Association filed the suit in California federal court on Wednesday, January 7th. The suit alleges that the FMCSA’s enforcement of non-domiciled CDL rules has caused the California Department of The post Chinese American Truckers Association suing FMCSA over non-domiciled CDL enforcement appeared first on CDLLife.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will continue to allow truck drivers to continue to use paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) as several states continue to lag behind on implementing the electronic system. FMCSA extended an expiring waiver that will allow commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders to The post FMCSA again extends paper medical card waiver for truckers as eight states fail to move to electronic system appeared first on CDLLife.

Tennessee officials notified thousands of Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders that they must provide proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States in order to ensure compliance with federal licensing requirements. Approximately 8,800 of Tennessee’s 150,000 CDL holders will receive notice by mail that they must provide documentation of their citizenship status or proof of The post Tennessee tells 8,800 CDL holders to provide proof of citizenship or face license downgrade appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver and trucking company are charged after the driver was pulled over for hauling an extra long load of logs without the proper precautions.  The 29-year-old truck driver was pulled over on Paul Martin Drive near Pembroke in Ontario, Canada shortly before 6 p.m. Monday. According to CBC News, police located the semi The post Driver and company charged for extra long load of logs without proper securement or lighting appeared first on CDLLife.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) threatened North Carolina with the loss of tens of millions of dollars worth of federal funding over improperly issued non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). On January 8, 2026, USDOT announced plans to withhold nearly $50 million in transportation funding from North Carolina if the state does not act quickly The post USDOT says North Carolina must revoke all illegal non-domiciled CDLs or lose $50 million appeared first on CDLLife.

Minnesota-headquartered trucking company Dart Transit has been purchased by a private investment firm based in San Francisco, California. On January 8, 2026, the companies announced that Avkha Equity Holdings acquired Dart Transit, Dart Express, and their subsidiaries, effective January 1, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. Dart says that day-to-day operations and the company name The post Family-owned Dart Transit acquired by California private investment firm appeared first on CDLLife.

A Fort Worth-based trucking company must rehire and pay a truck driver who was terminated for raising safety concerns, federal officials say. On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that Texas trucking company Balkan Express LLC must “reinstate and compensate a worker who was terminated after reporting safety concerns.” Balkan Express was ordered The post Feds order Texas trucking co. to rehire and pay truck driver fired for raising safety concerns appeared first on CDLLife.

A billboard featuring an actual semi truck perched on top was removed after nearly 30 years decorating Interstate 35 in Texas.  The bright yellow semi truck was hoisted on top of the billboard back in 1997 along Interstate 35 near Waco, Texas as an advertisement for Central Texas Frame and Alignment.  Now, the original owner The post I-35 billboard featuring actual semi truck on top removed after almost 30 years appeared first on CDLLife.