Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

TechnologyEquipmentSafety

CVSA, States Eye Crackdown on New ELD Tampering Trend

Roadside inspectors are considering a new out-of-service rule to fight a growing trend to tamper with electronic logging devices by falsifying a commercial driver’s rest and driving times.

July 11, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Congressmen Ask FMCSA for Proactive HOS Disaster Response

Thirty-three congressmen from 22 states are asking FMCSA to issue hours-of-service exemptions when emergency warnings are issued instead of waiting until after disaster strikes.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Truckers Caught Smuggling People, Drugs Face Lifetime CDL Bans

A U.S. government and Texas partnership has resulted in more than 1,000 truckers losing their CDLs permanently for smuggling people and drugs across the U.S. border with Mexico.

July 3, 2025
BusinessTechnologyPrivate

Walmart Opens Maryland Hub to Fill 100,000 Prescriptions a Day

Walmart has opened a pharmacy hub in Maryland where robots and dynamic weighing systems will help fill 100,000 prescriptions per day for shipments to 16 states and Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2025
EquipmentSafety

CVSA Brake Inspection Blitz Takes Out Nearly 10% of CMVs

Unsafe brake-related problems led to nearly 10% of some 4,560 commercial motor vehicles being taken out of service in a single day of inspections conducted recently in North America.

June 26, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Idaho Trucking Leader Heber Andrus Dies at Age 75

Heber Lynn Andrus, a past chairman of the Idaho Trucking Association and former owner of Idaho-based Doug Andrus Distributing, died June 11 at age 75.

June 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

States Warn of Texting Scams Over Bogus Unpaid Tickets

States are warning residents about scams under which victims receive text messages purported to be from state motor vehicle agencies seeking payment for fraudulent traffic violations.

June 17, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA Seeks Input to Revamp Consumer Complaint Database

FMCSA  is seeking public input about its planned revision to the National Consumer Complaint Database that handles complaints against unsafe and unscrupulous companies.

June 10, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Offers $89.4 Million in CDL Safety Grants

FMCSA is seeking grant applications by July 7 for $89.4 million in Commercial Driver’s License Program Implementation funds to improve highway safety.

June 9, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Dutch Firm NewCold to Open Storage Site Near Port of Baltimore

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that Dutch company NewCold will spend $275 million on a high-tech storage facility near the Port of Baltimore that is expected to create about 150 jobs.

June 6, 2025