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Congressional Republicans renewed calls for stricter English‑language requirements for CDL holders, citing safety concerns highlighted in President Donald Trump's State of the Union.

Agency Administrator Sean McMaster noted that the Transportation Department will deliver more than $275 million in grants to states to expand truck parking nationwide.

Minimum insurance levels in the trucking industry fail to adequately cover fleet risk for catastrophic losses as a result of spiraling medical costs across the past four decades, FMCSA says.

With a goal of clearing every street within 24 hours, Syracuse partnered in 2021 with San Francisco-based Samsara to put live GPS tracking and dashcams on city fleet vehicles including snowplows. 

Kenworth introduced the C580 heavy-haul truck to replace the C500, pairing a proven severe-duty chassis with a new cab. The Paccar unit has set production to begin in January 2027.

Freightliner Cascadias equipped with Torc’s software began testing in Michigan in February, adding to trials already underway on roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Virginia.

Tommy Valenzuela, director of recruiting at Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, was named the 2025 Transport Topics Recruiting Professional of the Year.

Innovations in the technology underlying the in-cab features of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles have progressed in parallel to those employed in cars and light-duty vehicles.

Commercial truck parking challenges persist, but government leaders are increasingly paying attention, from the halls of Congress to statehouses and regional planning commissions.

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