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Licenses & drivers
Who is allowed to drive a truck, and how that license is earned.
Licenses & drivers6 min read
Texas troopers seize $1.4 million in fentanyl and other drugs from a commercial truck at the Laredo border
A commercial driver and passenger were arrested after a port-of-entry inspection turned up 153 pounds of narcotics, including enough fentanyl for nearly 20 million lethal doses.
Licenses & drivers4 min read
Oregon troopers arrested a truck driver after his company sent the camera video
A dashboard camera at an Interstate 84 rest stop showed a driver using cocaine. His company called Oregon State Police. He is charged with a misdemeanor and due in court November 16.
Licenses & drivers4 min read
Kentucky will waive the written CDL test for some veterans
Governor Andy Beshear signed an emergency rule on September 29. It applies only to Kentucky residents with recent military driving jobs, and the state still has to approve the form.
Licenses & drivers4 min read
Police arrested a man accused of attacking trucks with an axe on I-80
Indiana State Police say a driver in a Volkswagen stopped semis near Hammond, then came out with an axe. He was arrested after a pursuit.
Licenses & drivers5 min read
The physical that never happened
Every commercial driver needs a medical certificate. Federal investigators say some clinics sell the signature. The risk is a driver who should not have been driving, with paperwork that says otherwise.
Licenses & drivers3 min read
A truck driver pulled another driver out of a burning rig at Snoqualmie Pass
On a rain-slick Interstate 90, a tractor-trailer went through a wall and caught fire. The driver behind it kicked in the windshield and got the man out before a second tank exploded.