CVTA
July 10, 2026
CVTA Chairman Jeff Burkhardt appeared on Newsmax’s First Edition to represent the association in a discussion on English-language proficiency, CDL qualifications, and consistent enforcement across the commercial driver system. Burkhardt emphasized that English-language standards have been in place f
CDLLife
July 10, 2026
A motorist was sentenced to jail time and restitution for “trying to profit from his road rage” in a crash involving a commercial semi truck, California prosecutors said. On July 10, 2026, Ken Pham Tran, 53, was sentenced to 60 days in county jail, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorn
CVTA
July 10, 2026
Talk with CDL School leadership from around the nation at the 2026 CVTA Fall Conference: 2026 Fall Conference CVTA is proud to recognize member school Elite Truck School on the opening of its new campus in Creswell, Oregon. The expansion brings the school’s commercial driver training programs to Lan
CDLLife
July 10, 2026
A truck driver faces charges after U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) found drugs and a firearm at a checkpoint in the Laredo, Texas, area. USBP agents stopped a blue tractor-trailer at a checkpoint located on I-35 after a canine unit alerted to the vehicle, according to a July 9 release from the USBP’s Lare
CVTA
July 9, 2026
Continue the conversation on autonomous vehicle policy, driver requirements, and the future of CDL training at the: 2026Fall Conference On June 26, NHTSA proposed deleting the brake pedal requirement for vehicles built to drive themselves. FMVSS 135, the brake standard passenger cars and light truck
CDLLife
July 10, 2026
Two people have been arrested and charged after an X-ray scan at a Port of Entry in New York uncovered a smuggling attempt. On July 2, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced charges against the following individuals: The charges were issued following an incident th
CVTA
July 7, 2026
Join us at the CVTA Fall Conference to hear Robert Ragan share timely insight on the challenges and opportunities shaping transportation, workforce development, and commercial driver training: 2026 Fall Conference CVTA is excited to announce that Robert Ragan, President of Melton Truck Lines, will s
CDLLife
July 10, 2026
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol recently arrested a truck driver for drunk driving after a close call with a trooper’s cruiser on I-10. On July 2, 2026, troopers were notified of a commercial vehicle operating erratically on southbound I-10 in the Phoenix area. “The tr
CVTA
July 2, 2026
Learn more about FMCSA audits, compliance expectations, and what they mean for CDL training providers at the: 2026 Fall Conference Earlier this week, FMCSA briefed CVTA on Operation Driver Training II, a nationwide oversight initiative that will take place July 2–30, 2026. Due to its importance to m