U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from a load of produce at a Texas border crossing. The drug seizure took place on December 9, 2024, at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas. A tractor trailer hauling jicama approached the facility from the Mexico side...
I've been posting on this site for a couple years now and I noticed today I have only one post and have been returned to Bobtail status. What ha happened? Source link
A large pileup crash occurred on Tuesday morning near New Orleans, Louisiana. The pileup occurred around 8:30 a.m. on December 17 on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. An estimated 40 to 50 vehicles were involved in a crash on the southbound span of the Causeway Bridge. Images captured at the scene show semi trucks involved...
I am driving a Non CDL 24' Box Truck down the west coast interstate … Do I need to run an ELD? Now just a heads up: I AM going to run an ELD — but the question is more under to understand trucking regulations then it is to instruct what I am going to...
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has conducted several commercial vehicle chain check operations on Snoqualmie Pass in recent weeks. Ongoing Chain Checks On Snoqualmie Pass Washington State’s commercial vehicle chain requirements went into effect on November 1. Since that time, WSP troopers from District 6 have conducted multiple chain check enforcement efforts in the Snoqualmie...
I’ve recently started renting out my truck, and I want to make sure I’m handing it over to reliable renters. For those of you who lease or rent trucks, how do you screen renters effectively? Do you: Require a CDL or other specific documentation? Check driving history or ask for references? Use any apps or...
A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper was hurt in a crash with a tractor trailer in texas on Saturday night. The accident happened on December 14th in El Paso, Texas on Interstate 10 near mile marker 95. According to ABC 7, a tractor trailer was hauling a lowboy trailer west on I-10 just after...
Police in Ontario, Canada, found a slew of serious safety violations during a recent commercial vehicle inspection. On December 15, 2025, Peel Regional Police (PRP) Road Safety Services detailed a recent encounter with a truck belonging to a trucking school: “A trucking school was brought in for inspection today, many issues were found: Air tank...
Do you Landstar BCOs only deal with direct shippers? Meaning, American Landstar agents. I have never booked a load through the others and I’ve tried. They never even have those loads they post. When I filter to view only direct shippers it drastically cuts the number of loads but I think this is the best...