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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to move forward with new rulemaking to require that commercial driver’s license (CDL) tests are only conducted in the English language. In a Friday, February 20, 2026, news conference, Duffy highlighted recent efforts taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve highway safety and remove bad The post USDOT to require that all CDL testing be conducted in English-only appeared first on CDLLife.

The co-founder of the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund passed away last weekend after more than 30 years of service to truck drivers. Dr. John McElligott co-founded the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund as a way to help OTR truckers who fall sick or are injured and are unable provide for their family. The charity The post Co-founder of St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund dies after 30 years serving drivers appeared first on CDLLife.

California troopers say that they put a stop to a truck driver attempting to avoid chain control requirements amid winter weather conditions. On February 20, CHP’s South Lake Tahoe Division took to social media to report that a “chain runner” had been caught on SR-88 at Red Lake Creek. “This overlength truck tractor/trailer tried to The post CHP calls out truck driver on SR-88 as a ‘chain runner’ appeared first on CDLLife.

A school bus caught fire while loaded onto the back of a flatbed tractor trailer parked at a rest stop on Wednesday evening.  The Williston Fire Department was called on reports of a fire at about 5:05 p.m. at the Williston, Vermont rest area off of Interstate 89 on Wednesday, February 18th.  According to NBC5, The post School bus goes up in flames on flatbed tractor trailer while parked at rest stop appeared first on CDLLife.

This week, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) assisted with the rescue of two people from a semi truck stuck on a snowy roadway. At 3:30 p.m. on February 18, ACSO received a call from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office about two people stuck in a semi truck on Omo Ranch Road approximately 3 The post Two running out of fuel and food rescued from semi truck on second day snowed in on California mountain roadway appeared first on CDLLife.

New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) recently placed a pickup truck hauling a trailer out-of-service after a commercial vehicle inspection uncovered multiple safety violations. On February 19, NHSP reported that officers with the Troop G barracks (Motor Carrier Enforcement Unit) had recently conducted an inspection on a pickup with an attached trailer in Hooksett. The following The post New Hampshire motor carrier troopers sideline pickup hauling trailer for weight and safety violations appeared first on CDLLife.

A pickup truck was filmed during a very poor pass attempt on a dark highway that resulted in a minor crash with a semi and a major spin out.  The video was filmed at 6:30 a.m. on Highway 17 near Bruce Mines in Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, February 18th.  According to CTV News, the pickup The post VIDEO: Pickup clips CMV in failed pass attempt that sends it spinning appeared first on CDLLife.

This week, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other agencies arrested five people after executing three search warrants as part of a cargo theft investigation. On February 18, 2026, LAPD’s Commercial Crimes Division Cargo Theft Task Force led a multi-agency effort to execute search warrants in Corona, Compton, and Wilmington, California as part of The post Police recover $5 million in property as part of cargo theft investigation involving stolen container chassis appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver is in ICE custody after running a red light at an intersection in Indiana and causing a fatal crash.  The accident happened on Wednesday, February 18th in Hendricks County, Indiana west of Indianapolis.  According to Fox News, truck driver Singh Sukhdeep was driving a Freightliner when he ran a red light and The post Driver with non-domiciled CDL in ICE custody after running red light and causing fatal crash at intersection appeared first on CDLLife.

This week, the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) issued an award to the son of a truck driver for his quick-thinking during his father’s behind-the-wheel medical emergency. On February 17, 2026, OSHP’s Lebanon Post issued Cassidy Collins a certificate of recognition for his “courageous actions” in preventing a possible tragedy last fall. Troopers say that The post Ohio troopers honor trucker’s son for bringing semi truck to a safe stop during medical emergency appeared first on CDLLife.