News & Reports
The rising complexity of cargo theft
Joem Ohr Cargo crime is no longer a problem confined to physical break-ins or rogue insiders. It has evolved into a sophisticated threat ecosystem where traditional theft intersects with cybercrime, organized fraud, and international criminal networks. Estimated...
Court reduces nuclear judgement in Wabash trailer underride case
Jason Cannon A U.S. Circuit Court has reduced the financial penalty levied against Wabash last year in a fatal 2019 motor vehicle accident in which a passenger vehicle struck the back of a nearly stopped 2004 Wabash trailer. A St. Louis jury last September...
House bill would guarantee truckers’ access to restrooms at docks
Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) have reintroduced a bill (H.R. 2514) that would require facilities where truck drivers pick up or deliver freight to grant drivers access to restrooms. The bill, which Nehls and Houlahan introduced twice...
Third-party litigation reform pursued in 10 states
Keith Goble This year, about half of all states have at least considered legislation that addresses concern about third-party litigation financing. The legal term is used to describe instances when litigation financiers pay for lawsuits they feel have a good chance of...
Hours-of-service regs, tire maintenance the focus of this year’s International Roadcheck
Land Line Staff The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced the dates for this year’s International Roadcheck. The annual three-day “high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement” is scheduled for May...
J2497 cybersecurity vulnerability threatens trailer brake systems
CCJ Staff The J2497 is the Power Line Carrier Communications for Commercial Vehicles and successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a nearby attacker to activate or disable a trailers brakes. There are so many sensors and computing power on a truck,...
Dash Cams & Your Driver Training Program
You can reduce the chances of an accident by training, monitoring, and reforming driver behavior using dash cam technology. Mark Schedler Identification and Correction The best defense against an accident is not having one. But with the number of miles traveled and...
DOT calls for public input on regulations to remove, modify
Matt Cole Following executive orders from President Donald Trump related to the administration’s deregulatory agenda, the Department of Transportation is asking for public input on existing regulations and other regulatory documents that can be modified or repealed to...
Victories Mounting in State Litigation Reform
By Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association and immediate past chair of the Trucking Association Executives Council. On February 11, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders signed Act 28 into law, addressing litigation reform in the state relating to...
CVSA News
CVSA’s 2025 Out-of-Service Criteria Now in Effect CVSA's 2025 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC) are now in effect, as of today, April 1. The new criteria supersede all previous versions. There are different formats (e.g., print, electronic,...