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Two men are charged after they were caught breaking into semi trucks at a trucking company. The two men broke into multiple semi trucks at a trucking company on Roadway Drive near Route 11 and Interstate 81 just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 4th.  According to WGAL, 26-year-old Francisco Leon-Popa and 25-year-old Luis Pena-Marte The post Young men burgle trucks outside Pennsylvania trucking company appeared first on CDLLife.

Two drivers were arrested last week when officers discovered $50,000 in cash after noticing unmarked cigarettes sitting on the truck dashboard.  The incident happened on September 28th, in Elie, Manitoba, Canada.  According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police press release, the RCMP pulled over a semi truck heading east on the Trans Canada Highway. When The post Unmarked cigarettes on CMV dashboard lead to discovery of $50k amongst team drivers’ groceries appeared first on CDLLife.

Commercial vehicle drivers were issued thousands of warnings and citations during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. On October 5, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released results from Operation Safe Driver Week, which took place in 36 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces and Mexico, July 12 — 18, 2026. Operation Safe Driver Week targets The post Nearly 2,000 citations issued to truck drivers during CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week appeared first on CDLLife.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. announced a major acquisition that the company says will redefine the future of third-party logistics. On October 5, 2026, C.H. Robinson revealed that an agreement has been reached to acquire truck brokerage company RXO Inc. in a $5.8 billion stock-and-cash transaction to create a combine company with an enterprise value of The post C.H. Robinson announces acquisition of RXO for $5.8 billion appeared first on CDLLife.

The truck driver initially sentenced to 110 years for a brake failure crash in Colorado that killed four people is now seeking parole.  Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was initially sentenced to 110 years for the 2019 crash on Interstate 70 in Colorado. Prosecutors argued that Mederos was speeding and bypassed a runaway truck ramp just before the The post Truck driver initially sentenced to 110 years for I-70 brake failure crash in Colorado now seeking parole  appeared first on CDLLife.

Hundreds of traffic tickets were issued as part of a commercial vehicle enforcement operation on the Taconic State Parkway this week. On September 30 and October 1, 2026, the  New York State Police (NYSP) conducted a detail targeting commercial vehicle violations on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties. Troopers conducted The post New York troopers issue 376 tickets during two-day commercial vehicle operation on Taconic State Parkway appeared first on CDLLife.

President Donald Trump declared that American trucking is back after a visit to the Peterbilt plant in north Texas on Thursday.  The visit to the Denton, Texas Peterbilt Motors plant happened on Thursday, October 1st. The event had two focuses: a celebration of American manufacturing and recent economic policies, and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton’s The post American trucking is so back that Trump wants to buy a Peterbilt and drive it himself, he says appeared first on CDLLife.

Content Sponsored By Simple Truck Tax When freight is moving and you are logging long hours behind the wheel, paperwork gets pushed to the bottom of the pile. If August 31 quietly rolled past and you haven’t filed IRS Form 2290 yet, you aren’t alone. It happens to plenty of drivers and small fleets every The post Missed the August 31 Deadline? How to File Form 2290 Late and Stop the Penalties appeared first on CDLLife.

A Texas lawmaker introduced a federal bill that would penalize carriers that knowingly hire and deploy unqualified truck drivers. On September 28, 2026, U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill introduced H.R.10620 or “Barron’s Law.” “The legislation would strengthen commercial trucking safety by ensuring drivers have lawful status or proper employment authorization, requiring English-language proficiency testing, crack down The post Trucking bill ‘Barron’s Law’ to fine carriers $25,000 for employing unqualified truck drivers appeared first on CDLLife.

An Indiana trucking company started way back in the 1940’s is closing after nearly 80 years hauling mail.  Creviston Trucking started hauling bulk mail in 1948 out of the Gary, Indiana Post Office, moving it from the mail building to trains and helicopters that would take it onto its next stop. Now, after a lot The post Trucking company started by hand-delivering mail in the 1940’s closing after 80 years  appeared first on CDLLife.