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An investigation by ABC6 shows that a two-year old crash involving equipment failure was not listed on the federal record of a truck driver recently charged with vehicular homicide for a 9 vehicle pile up crash.  The pile up crash happened on Interstate 71 on the evening of April 11th in Delaware, Ohio. when truck The post Previous equipment failure crash was not listed on federal record of driver in fatal 9 vehicle pile up appeared first on CDLLife.

A driver’s rear-facing dash cam captured a serious truck tire blowout that topped a cement truck in Ontario, Canada, this week. The video was captured on April 15, 2026, on Highway 412/Taunton Road in Ontario. “Cement truck traveling northbound blew out a front tire resulting in the concrete truck rolling over into the southbound lanes,” The post Dash cam catches tire blowout that sent northbound cement truck tumbling across median into southbound ditch appeared first on CDLLife.

A group of non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders filed a lawsuit against federal and Florida agencies that they say “deprived them of their commercial driving privileges, their livelihoods, and their constitutional rights.” The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on April 15, 2026, on behalf of The post Nineteen non-domiciled CDL drivers file lawsuit accusing FMCSA and Florida of ‘ongoing and irreparable’ harm over licensing rules appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver was struck and killed by lightning while walking across the parking lot of a Kwik Trip in Wisconsin on Thursday.  The incident happened at about 7:45 p.m. during the peak of a strong storm in Waukesha, Wisconsin.  According to 12 ABC, witnesses say there was a blinding flash of light and a The post Truck driver struck and killed by lightning while walking across Kwik Trip parking lot appeared first on CDLLife.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will no longer allow unvetted non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to haul mail, starting next month. Effective May 1, 2026, USPS will no longer allow the transportation of mail by a non-domiciled CDL driver who has not been screened or badged by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), according to an The post USPS bans unvetted non-domiciled CDL drivers from transporting mail starting May 1 appeared first on CDLLife.

There is just over a month until a two month closure of Interstate 65 in Louisville forces extended detours throughout the summer.  The closure of I-65 will span for five miles between Interstate 264 and downtown Louisville, Kentucky at Jefferson Street. The closure will start just after midnight on Monday, June 1st and is expected The post Just over a month until two month closure of I-65 in Louisville – Here’s the detour info you need appeared first on CDLLife.

Legislation requiring truck, bus, and other CMV drivers to pass English Language Proficiency tests has advanced through the Missouri House this week with fines for drivers and carriers.  HB 2741 was passed 104-22 in the Missouri House on Thursday, April 16th and will now head to the Senate for further consideration, reported St. Louis Public The post Missouri English Language Proficiency bill now advancing to the Senate with fines for drivers and carriers appeared first on CDLLife.

This week, Massachusetts law enforcement agencies found dozens of violations during a commercial vehicle enforcement effort in the Avon area. On April 14, 2026, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section (CVES) and the Avon Police Department (APD) took part in a joint operation “to enforce a heavy commercial vehicle exclusion area and The post Massachusetts police issue $26K in fines during four-hour commercial vehicle inspection detail appeared first on CDLLife.

Florida authorities stopped a semi truck and arrested the two men inside in connection with an organized fuel theft operation. Officers with the Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) responded to an alert about a white and blue 2002 Freightliner semi truck tied to “organized fuel theft,” according to an April 15 statement from The post Truck driver and owner arrested for ‘organized fuel theft’ in Florida appeared first on CDLLife.

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has officially started construction on a 25,000 square foot expansion of the exhibit hall.  The construction start was announced on Wednesday, April 15th and is expected to be completed this fall.  According to Quad Cities Business Journal, the expansion will serve as the home for trucks from the collection not The post Iowa 80 Trucking Museum breaks ground on new expansion appeared first on CDLLife.