On April 4, 2023, the Governor of New Mexico signed into law a bill that would prefer all heavy vehicles to use the right lane. The law would require trucks to remain in the right lane on any highway with two or more lanes, unless they overtake another vehicle. Truck drivers found violating the left […]
Read moreA bipartisan bill could be of great help to truck drivers across the country as it provides new parking lots and improved existing ones. The proposed Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act will provide funds to increase the number of commercial truck parking spaces, which will help reduce hazardous driving conditions. In a joint statement, the […]
Read moreOn March 31, California adopted a policy on stage-by-stage cuts of a wide range of diesel trucks in an effort to improve the state’s environmental footprint. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision allows California, where air pollution is among the highest in the country, to demand of truck manufacturers to sell more zero-emission trucks over […]
Read moreThe California Highway Patrol (CHP) reminds truck drivers to respect the state’s speed limits after pulling a truck over the 18 mph limit. On March 27th, Tracy’s division of CHP shared a photo of a truck and radar showing a speed of 73 mph and a reminder of the California speed limit for commercial vehicles. […]
Read moreThe bill AB316 that was proposed in January could ban self-driving vehicles on California roads without a human operator inside. The bill was supported by 24 Democrats and one Republican. Text from the bill: An autonomous vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10000 pounds or more must not be operated on public roads for […]
Read moreNew York and Oklahoma legislators are going to ban law enforcement officers from carrying out penalty plans. In certain regions, fines compose a disproportionate amount of local revenues. In order to prevent this, 20 states have already taken measures to ban a certain number of fines that law enforcement issues to drivers. A New York […]
Read moreThe trucking industry is concerned that motorcyclists are trying to maneuver around large vehicles. Therefore, in several states, a law on the separation of traffic lanes was passed. California became the first state to adopt this rule in 2016. Prior to this, state law did not allow or prohibit riding motorcycles between the lanes of […]
Read moreThe bill would increase penalties for drivers of commercial vehicles caught on state boulevards. The new State Parkways Commercial Vehicle Penalty Act passed February 14 and applies to Merritt Parkway, Wilbur Cross Parkway and Milford Parkway. The purpose of the bill is “to promote public safety and enforcement of the ban on certain vehicles on […]
Read moreNew Mexico lawmakers are revisiting a bill to ban commercial vehicles from driving in the left lane on some state highways. On January 17, Senator George Munoz introduced a bill requiring trucks to remain on the right on any highway with two or more lanes. Trucks will still be able to use the left lane […]
Read moreConnecticut bills call on the state to eliminate the highway use tax on large trucks. On January 1, the state introduced a tax on the use of trucks moving on any Connecticut highway. The tax applies to large trucks from class 8 to class 13. The tax rate per mile ranges from 2.5 cents per […]
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