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05/14/25 - Land Line Now, May 14, 2025

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 11:37:33pm -

The only real solution to the truck parking crisis is more spaces. But some states also use technology to help truckers find spaces. Then, we’ll take a look back at some of the troops who received care packages paid for by your donations to Truckers For Troops. And freight availability continues to be above the five-year average. We’ll break down all the numbers and look at how rates will do over time.

0:00 – Newscast

10:05 – Members of the military express gratitude for care packages

24:32 – States turn to truck parking technology

39:32 – Freight availability above five-year average

05/14/25 - FMCSA denies truck driver learner’s permits for 17-year-olds

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 09:42:21pm - “CHS believes that granting the exemption will allow students to obtain a CDL at 18 years of age and, upon graduation from CHS, immediately enter the local workforce with stable, well-paying ...

05/14/25 - Widow of man killed by now-deported truck driver says new stricter English language requirements would have prevented crash

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 09:38:42pm -

The widow of a man killed in a crash with a now-deported truck driver says that the new enforcement of English language requirements for  truck drivers would have saved her husband’s life by preventing the crash in the first place. 

Scott Miller was killed on Highway 285 in Colorado last year when a semi truck driven by Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza lost control and crashed into multiple cars. The now-deported truck driver Cruz-Mendoza had been previously deported more than a dozen times, and has since been deported back to Mexico once again. Cruz-Mendoza required a translator to communicate with police after the wreck, and throughout the court proceedings. 

Miller’s wife, Deann says that President Trump’s recent Executive Order on English language requirements for truck drivers would have saved her husband’s life. Drivers will be placed out of service for violating English language proficiency requirements starting in June. 

“People like my husband are dead because we have people out there driving trucks that don’t have the proper qualifications, they don’t have the right skills, and they can’t speak the language,” Deann said to The Telegraph. “The man couldn’t speak English, so he wouldn’t have been behind that truck. There’s a lot of people that would be alive today had the Obama administration not changed that law.”

“There’s a lot of people that are not alive today because of this. And then you’ve got the truck drivers who cause these accidents,” she continued. “They’re now either in jail or their lives are ruined too. They shouldn’t even be behind the wheel of a truck. Nobody should have allowed them.”

Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman, who is in support of reinstating the regulations, says that relaxing the English language proficiency requirements caused a “major safety issue for all drivers” and put  “millions of American motorists in jeopardy.”

“I don’t care if you come from another country, but please be able to read the traffic signs, because that is very important,” Deann said. “And it’s just reality. It’s not political. I don’t want this to be political. I want it to be a reality that this is just safe.”

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05/14/25 - Japanese Carmakers Face $19 Billion Hit From Trump’s Tariffs

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 09:18:15pm -

Japan’s biggest carmakers are looking at a hit of more than $19 billion from President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have left the global auto industry reeling.

05/14/25 - Group of NV truckers threaten $500 surcharge for deliveries in county where truck parking yards have been shut down

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 08:39:01pm -

A group of truckers in Nevada are threatening to add a $500 delivery surcharge for loads to a specific county where multiple truck parking yards have been shut down. 

Multiple truck parking yards in Clark County, Nevada have been closed in the Las Vegas Valley due to zoning violations. These lots include one location on Las Vegas Boulevard, and one on Nellis Boulevard.  In response to the severely reduced truck parking options, the Nevada Hispanic Truckers’ Association says they may have to add a $500 surcharge to any deliveries made in Clark County. 

“The problem is that there’s not enough parking for them,” said a spokesperson for the Nevada Hispanic Truckers’ Association, Dunia Antunez, to Fox 5 Vegas. “So, they’re being given tickets $500 to $800 tickets for parking in residential areas or streets.”

To make up for the $500-$800 tickets, the Nevada Hispanic Truckers’ Association plans to add the $500 charge for Clark County starting July 1st, unless the local government decides to take action. 

“The county commissioners must stop closing down this long-term parking and they need to build more actually, because we have too many truckers, we don’t have enough parking,” Antunez said.

In response to their calls for action, Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom says that the recently closed truck parking yards were never legally approved as commercial vehicle parking areas to begin with, but admits he’s sympathetic the the problems the closures has caused for the drivers

“They have lots of violations, code violations, cause it was not zoned for business, no business license for that that be of use in that neighborhood,” Segerblom said. “It’s really because of the diesel fumes, big trucks going down neighborhood streets is not healthy in my opinion,” Segerblom said. “You wouldn’t want to have a truck parking yard in a residential neighborhood.”

Segerblom says he’s working to put new policies in place that would create legal, properly regulated truck parking yards in the correct locations, but does warn the drivers that this process could take months.  

“We want to make sure that the lot is paved, that it is an appropriate area, that it requires a special use permit,” he said.

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05/14/25 - Commercial vehicle driver caught running stop sign cited for no CDL, no insurance, and more in Connecticut

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 08:39:01pm -

Police in Norwalk, Connecticut, recently issued several citations to a driver in a commercial vehicle that was initially pulled over for a stop sign violation.

On May 5, the Norwalk, CT Police Department shared a motorcycle officer’s body cam video from a recent traffic stop on a dump truck.

From Norwalk Police:

“As part of our ongoing commercial motor vehicle enforcement, our Traffic Division Officers stopped the driver of this truck after he failed to stop for a stop sign on Wilson Avenue. The truck was towed, and the driver was cited for multiple violations:

• Failure to Stop for a Stop Sign
• No Driver’s License
• No CDL Endorsement
• Unregistered Vehicle
• Misuse of Plates
• No Insurance

We remind all commercial truck drivers to adhere to Connecticut’s commercial vehicle laws and regulations when driving in the City of Norwalk, CT.“

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05/14/25 - Transportation Secretary Duffy Finalizes 76 Projects

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 08:16:15pm -

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy finalized 76 infrastructure grants among a backlog of 3,200 projects that had been approved under the Biden administration but left incomplete.

05/14/25 - Hours of service should be front and center in Trump DOT deregulatory effort: Truckers

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 08:07:33pm - Hours-of-service regs, speed limiters, broker transparency and AEBs were among the top issues highlighted by truck owners and drivers, likewise industry organizations, that need to be modified or ...

05/14/25 - New York to add weigh-in-motion tech at 14 locations to crack down on overweight trucks

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 07:38:47pm -

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) announced plans to combat infrastructure damage caused by overweight trucks by increasing the use of weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology.

Officials announced on May 9, 2025, that the state’s 2026 budget includes authorization to expand the use of WIM technology to an additional 14 locations in New York State (NYS), including nine city-owned bridges and highways managed by NYC DOT.

WIM technology has been in use on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) since 2023, where it has resulted in a 60% reduction in overweight vehicles, according to NYC DOT.

“The WIM system technology utilizes roadway sensors to weigh passing vehicles in conjunction with adjacent cameras to capture the identifying information of vehicles that are overweight. Using this technology, those that violate the state maximum weight limit for their truck’s weight/vehicle class are issued a $650 violation. For example, WIM legislation grants a 10 percent gross weight overage — so a truck whose maximum gross vehicle weight is 40 tons is allowed to weigh 44 tons before a violation is issued. Prior to the use of this technology, NYC DOT found an average of 7,920 overweight vehicles driving in the Queens-bound direction on the city-owned portion of the BQE each month. During the first year of the use of WIM technology, this figure dropped to 3,041 vehicles on average,” NYC DOT stated.

See below for the locations approved for WIM technology usage.

NYC DOT-Owned:

1. BQE Route I-278 in Kings County (Atlantic to Sands)
2. Greenpoint avenue bridge over Newtown Creek
3. Metropolitan Avenue Bridge over Newtown Creek 
4. Hamilton Avenue Bridge over the Gowanus Canal
5. Williamsburg Bridge
6. Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (State Route 25) 
7. Third Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River
8. Manhattan Bridge
9. Long Island Expressway (Interstate Route 495) over Woodhaven Boulevard

Non-NYC DOT-Owned in NYC:

1. RFK Bridge
2. George Washington Bridge

NYS-Owned outside NYC:

• NYS Thruway Interchange 34-A near Syracuse
• Bear Mountain Bridge
• Newburgh Beacon Bridge
• Mid-Hudson Bridge

“Weigh-in-motion technology has significantly reduced the number of overweight trucks on the BQE— now, with deep thanks to Governor Hochul, the New York State Legislature, and the hard work of advocates and NYCDOT, we can expand this effective tool across New York City,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Jeff Roth. “This will help us prioritize work and protect our infrastructure in the long term. That is government innovation at its best.” 

“Overweight vehicles damage our transportation infrastructure, and we all pay the price through costly maintenance and repairs,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. “Thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders, we will now have another highly-effective way to protect more of our infrastructure and make those who damage it with overweight vehicles pick up the tab for costly maintenance and repairs.”

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05/14/25 - China Suspends Retaliatory US Export Controls, Sanctions

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 05:41:35pm -

China is suspending a trade and investment ban against more than a dozen U.S. companies as part of the trade agreement struck by the world’s two biggest economies.

05/14/25 - April Medium-Duty Truck Sales Drop 8.8% From Last Year

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 05:09:54pm -

U.S. sales for medium-duty trucks continued to trend below the prior-year period in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

05/14/25 - ACT: Economic and policy uncertainty cloud CV market outlook

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:40:56pm -

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Entering 2025 in an already weakened state, newfound economic uncertainty has only added to our expectation of yet another challenging year for for-hire carriers and the commercial vehicle industry.

The news comes from the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK.

“Tractor market demand was already under pressure from uncertainty alone, but preliminary data show the weaker economic outlook is now weighing further on demand,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT Research president and senior analyst. “Preliminary Class 8 order data for April of 7,600 units, a 52% y/y decline, represented a 59-month low, a level unseen since the onset of the pandemic, when uncertainty was comparably high.”

Silver Lining for Trucking Industry

“If there is a silver lining for the industry, it is the expected delay in targeted GHG-3 mandates that promised to make for a particularly challenging environment in the 2028-2030 period, as different segments of the Class 8 market were targeted,” Vieth said. “Trump’s EPA, while still on the fence for the EPA’s Clean Truck mandate in 2027, has signaled that GHG-3 is viewed as regulatory overreach and unlikely to survive, allowing forecasts to float higher.”

Cutting Expectations Due to Tariffs

“In addition to possibly seeing some production moved back to the US, the industry is likely racing to add as much inventory as they can before tariffs are fully enacted,” Vieth said. “Hence, while we cut our forecasts and lower 2025 expectations, tariffs and the threat of more to come are actually boosting activity in the near term. As is always the case with pulling activity forward, there are paybacks.”

05/14/25 - Licencia de conducir para taxistas en Illinois: REQUISITOS Y EXÁMENES especiales según el FMCSA

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:38:02pm - Si quieres obtener una licencia de conducir comercial en Illinois, hay algunos pasos importantes que debes seguir. Primero, necesitas tener una licencia de conducir regular (no comercial), lo que ...

05/14/25 - Donald Trump firma una orden que impacta en la emisión de este tipo de licencias de conducir

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:38:02pm - El mandatario busca reforzar la verificación de credenciales para operadores de vehículos comerciales, que incluye un mayor control sobre licencias emitidas a extranjeros ...

05/14/25 - Kenworth dealer planning massive shop & showroom right next to Springfield Buc-ee’s

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:37:06pm -

MHC Kenworth is planning a massive shop and showroom that will soon be constructed right next to the Springfield Buc-ee’s in Missouri. 

According to plans filed with the city of Springfield, Missouri, a 70,000 square foot  “trucking sales and service facility” will be built at 5500 E. Farm Road 104, just over a half mile from the Buc-ee’s at 3284 Beaver Road. 

The plans for the MHC Kenworth facility will be built on a 28 acre plot purchased for $11,300 in October 2023. The plans are currently under review by city officials and are pending completion of permits. 

The company expects to begin construction in June of this year, with an estimated completion date of August 2026, reported The Springfield Daily Citizen. The Springfield Buc-ee’s opened in late 2023, and already sits across the highway from a Peterbilt dealer and multiple trucking companies. 

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05/14/25 - Brake failure leads to truck tipping load of dirt onto another vehicle, Oklahoma troopers say

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:37:06pm -

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is investigating a commercial vehicle crash in Bryan County caused by brake failure.

The crash occurred on May 13 at US 70 and Silo Road in Bryan County, Oklahoma.

Troopers say that a commercial vehicle’s brakes failed while approaching a stop light.

The driver “took evasive action and swerved to the right, tipping the load of dirt and rocks onto another vehicle.”

The driver of the second vehicle was hospitalized with minor injuries.

“This is a prime example why Troop S (Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement) troopers are so diligent on inspections – to prevent situations like this one. Troop S was called out to do an inspection on this semi today,” OHP said.

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05/14/25 - Grocery hauling truckers vote to strike over autonomous semi truck concerns

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:37:06pm -

A North Texas Teamsters Union representing truckers has voted to strike over autonomous semi truck concerns and fair benefits. 

Teamsters Local Union 745 represents nearly 100 truck drivers working for Albertsons in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, which is approximately 90% of the company’s local drivers. On Monday, May 12th, the Union voted to strike over autonomous semi truck concerns and better benefits. 

According to CBS News, the local Albertsons drivers have been working without a contract since Saturday, and have been attempting to negotiate a fair contract with the company since February. 

“Our drivers are very frustrated,” said Michael Perez, an organizer and assistant business representative with Local 745. “Basically, they’re not listening to their voice. These are hard-working men and women, and they just want to come to work and do their job and get a fair wage with fair benefits for their jobs going forward.”

The truck drivers are also pushing for job security as Albertsons management works to include language in worker contracts that would allow the company to use driverless semi trucks. This push only highlights autonomous semi truck concerns held by the local drivers. 

“When you take the driver out of it, and you take the professional out of it, and you just leave it in the hands of a computer or something we’re not fans of that, and I honestly don’t feel that anyone who drives a vehicle or has a family shouldn’t want that,” Perez said. “That is a big concern for the community, but I don’t know about y’all, but I don’t want my family, my wife, and my kids, and my grandkids, on the same road as a truck, an 80,000-pound vehicle, without a driver involved.”

There is no current date set for the driver strike to begin, but Perez says the Union has authorized the truck drivers to start the demonstration at any time. 

“There could definitely be a delay in food getting to the grocery store and to your table,” Perez said. “They would probably hire subcontractors, which are inexperienced drivers… We’re not going to stop until we get what we’re after, and what these men and women that drive for them deserve.”

Albertsons has made the following statement about the autonomous semi truck concerns and impending strike: “At Albertsons companies, we are committed to productive discussions with Teamsters Local 745. We respect the rights of workers to engage in collective bargaining and are negotiating in good faith to reach an agreement that is fair to our employees, good for our customers and allows our company to remain competitive.”

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05/14/25 - Canada’s New Tariffs on US Drop to ‘Nearly Zero’

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 04:06:03pm -

Canada has effectively suspended almost all of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, tamping down inflation risks and improving its growth outlook, according to Oxford Economics.

05/14/25 - Canadian Electric Minibus Maker Damera Plans First US Plant

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 03:36:04pm -

Damera, an Ontario-based electric bus company, plans to invest $31.5 million and create 90 full-time jobs to open its first U.S. assembly plant in Peoria, Ill.

05/14/25 - Troopers in five states partner for ‘move over’ enhanced enforcement operation

Fastertruck News - 05/14/25 - 03:35:59pm -

State police are partnering for an enhanced traffic enforcement detail targeting drivers who fail to move over for emergency vehicles.

The traffic detail is taking place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.

Participating law enforcement agencies include the Arkansas State Police (ASP), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Louisiana State Police, New Mexico State Police, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

During the single day operation, troopers will increase patrols to enforce their state’s move over laws, ASP said.

In Arkansas, drivers are required by law to move over for emergency vehicles, Arkansas Department of Transportation vehicles, utility vehicles, tow trucks, and other authorized vehicles displaying flashing, revolving, or rotating lights in blue, red, amber, white, or green.

If it isn’t possible to move over, drivers should exercise caution and reduce their speed according to the conditions of the street, road, or highway where the authorized vehicle is stopped or parked.

Drivers who violate Arkansas move over laws face fines ranging from $250 to $1,000, possible jail time, and the potential loss of their driver’s license.

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