Truck insurance premiums average about 11 cents a mile and rose another 6.4% in early 2026, with small fleets paying the most; here is what drives the cost, what underwriters check, what the EEOC’s driver-age lawsuit means, and a renewal checklist.
The EEOC sues a Texas carrier over insurance-driven age limits for drivers, CVSA reports speeding as the top citation in its Operation Safe Driver Week, and DOT awards $426 million to ease freight bottlenecks in 12 states.
Drivers are held past two hours at roughly four in ten stops and only about half of detention invoices get paid; here is how detention works, what it really costs with diesel at $6.199, and a checklist for getting paid.
The formal red dye diesel executive order reaches the Federal Register with few specifics, SONAR says truckload rates are rising because capacity is leaving rather than demand growing, and Kodiak and Charger launch a Dallas-to-Laredo autonomous lane.
With FMCSA having closed driver training schools at about 9,970 locations, here is how entry-level driver training works, how a school gets removed, what removal means for students and drivers, and a checklist for carriers hiring new CDL holders.
FMCSA says it has closed driver training schools at 9,970 locations, the FDA removes a hurdle for oral fluid and hair drug testing in federal programs, and Daimler Truck North America reports third-quarter sales up 51%.
The comment period on FMCSA’s proposal to write the English proficiency out-of-service condition into federal regulation closes October 9; here is what the rule would change, how the roadside assessment works today, the border-zone exception, and a checklist for fleets.
FMCSA grants a five-year exemption letting driverless trucks use cab-mounted beacons instead of warning triangles, the split sleeper berth pilot moves to a comment period open until December 7, and Brent crude jumps about 5% above $105 after explosions in Riyadh.
Roughly one in five trucks inspected during the 2026 International Roadcheck was placed out of service; here is what inspectors look at, which violations park the most trucks and drivers, and a checklist to run before every trip.
September Class 8 orders came in split between ACT and FTR as fleets wait on EPA’s 2027 engine rule, the comment period on FMCSA’s English proficiency out-of-service proposal closes October 9, and Hub Group overhauls its board ahead of an October 27 Nasdaq hearing.
