British Columbia Passes Mandatory Dash-Cam Law for Commercial Vehicles
Private member's bill cleared third reading with unanimous support in late May. Forward-facing cameras required on all vehicles under B.C. Commercial Transport…
Marvin Aldridge
Compliance, FMCSA, Authority & Driver Hiring
Marvin Aldridge covers the rulebook side of trucking, FMCSA rulemakings, DOT enforcement, CSA scoring, ELD mandates, drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse, audit prep, the paperwork of getting and keeping operating authority, and the CDL hiring rules that decide who can sit behind the wheel. He turns federal-register PDFs into a Monday-morning compliance checklist. When Marvin isn't writing he's usually dispatching flatbeds for TrucksTool Dispatch or hiking with his two gold retrievers.
Texas Resumes Non-Domiciled CDLs for H-2A Farm Workers After FMCSA Approval
DPS reopened H-2A CDL issuance Monday under revised federal rules. H-2B and E-2 guidance still pending.
Aging driver workforce carries no new FMCSA compliance trigger
The 45-to-65 driver population is shrinking, but no federal rule change follows. What small fleets face is a recruiting problem, not a regulatory one.
BUILD America 250 Act Would Require Restroom Access for Drivers
House committee passes five-year surface transportation bill with bathroom mandate, truck parking grants, and lease transparency rules. Long road to enactment…
USA Truck driver bonus is not an FMCSA compliance story
USA Truck's 5-cent-per-mile incentive is a recruiting move. No docket, no CSA change, no audit trigger.
Border Patrol Arrests 36 Truck Drivers in Arizona Immigration Sweep
Operation Checkmate targeted commercial drivers unlawfully in the U.S. Twenty-nine held valid CDLs from California, New York, Washington, and Virginia.
FMCSA Grants 16-Hour HOS Waiver for Fertilizer Haulers in 34 States
Drivers hauling fertilizer can drive 16 hours in a 24-hour period through August 26 under a waiver covering two-thirds of U.S. states.
Melton pay raise is not a compliance story
Melton's June 2026 driver pay increase carries no FMCSA rule, no docket number, no CSA change, and no audit trigger. What small fleets need to know about…
How do ghost fleets hide hundreds of trucks from FMCSA registration?
One carrier told FMCSA it runs a single truck. Roadside inspectors stopped that carrier's equipment 801 times on 675 different VINs across 46 states. The…
Supreme Court Rejects Florida Lawsuit Over Out-of-State CDLs for Immigrants
Justices declined to hear Florida's challenge to California and Washington CDL issuance policies. The case stemmed from a fatal 2025 crash involving a driver…
3,200 Mexican Drivers Lose U.S. Visas Over Cabotage Violations
DOT and CBP merged enforcement systems, triggering automatic visa revocations for drivers flagged in cabotage sweeps. Cross-border carriers face tighter…
FMCSA's MOTUS Registration System Crashes Two Weeks After Launch
Carriers report login failures, lost filings, and frozen screens after FMCSA retired legacy registration portals May 14 and forced all users onto…