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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 20, 2025

What Trucking Fleets Need to Know About Changes to Driver Medical Card Process

After years of delays, the process of sending commercial driver medical cards to state licensing agencies is finally going digital — except for in the states that still aren't ready.

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Videosby Jack RobertsApril 25, 2025

How Western Star Helped a Young Gamer Become a Trucker

Connor Hudziak loves playing the "American Truck Simulator" computer game. Little did he know his passion for the game -- and trucking -- would change his life.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeApril 3, 2024

Truck Driver Charged in Texas School Bus Crash Was Prohibited from Driving for Drug Testing Violations

A truck driver who killed two people and injured dozens in a fatal head-on crash with a school bus has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, as well as ordered to cease operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration following a history of illegal substance abuse.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 8, 2021

State Licensing Offices and the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: What Fleets Need to Know About the New Rule

A new rule designed to keep commercial drivers who fail drug and alcohol tests off the road is a win for trucking safety. Learn about the challenges still ahead.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2020

Relief Extended for License Delays due to COVID Disruptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its COVID-19 emergency waiver of commercial drivers’ licenses, learners permits, and medical certificate requirements.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 17, 2020

Third-Party CDL Testing From Trainers OK, Says FMCSA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has OK’d a practice that it previously banned because of concerns it could allow unqualified truck drivers to get commercial licenses.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2020

FMCSA Extends COVID-19 License Relief

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it will continue to recognize recently expired drivers’ licenses and medical cards, recognizing the reductions in licensing services caused by COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2020

FMCSA Gives Commercial Drivers Extension on Expiring CDLs, Medical Cards

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a limited waiver for commercial drivers whose commercial licenses/permits and/or medical cards have expired or are set to expire after March 1, 2020.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 11, 2020

TSA Moves to Streamline Hazmat Endorsement Process

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is working to allow drivers with a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement without additional security checks.

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