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Program Aired: April 20, 2023 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PST The world of truck inspections is likely to change greatly over the coming years. Federal trucking regulators and commercial vehicle enforcement agencies are pushing for wireless roadside inspections, including a mandate that motor carriers equip their trucks with devices that would transmit the identity and condition of trucks and drivers to roadside enforcement. Learn how this could affect your motor carrier operation, what information you and your drivers may be required to transmit to inspectors, and what it means for the development of autonomous trucks. 

A federal appeals court has ruled that an insurance company may not pursue a claim against a transportation broker after that broker unknowingly hired a fraudulent motor carrier.

The underlying issues causing empty miles and unfilled trucks persist even as a balancing supply chain has softened them, experts warned.

Canada agreed to subsidies that may top C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) over a decade to land an electric vehicle battery plant by Volkswagen AG, the company’s first gigafactory outside Europe.

A landmark law in Iowa limiting jury awards to $5 million in accident lawsuits against commercial vehicles was sent to the desk of Gov. Kim Reynolds for enactment.

President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request paves the way for improvements to the safety and connectivity of the nation’s mobility system, Secretary Pete Buttigieg said April 20.

Dave Bates is joining XPO as chief operating officer after 12 years in an executive role at Old Dominion Freight Line.

Volvo Group raised its forecasts for registrations as the world’s second-biggest truck maker saw orders increase 32%.

Former U.S. Rep. Elmer Greinert “Bud” Shuster died April 19 at 91. He rose to prominence as chairman of the powerful House Transportation Committee.

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