The Morning Mile — Wednesday, Nov. 4
Democrats win both chambers and trucking's bills change hands, a $23 two-hour CDL theory course faces removal, CVSA squeezes its 2027 brake week and Roadcheck into one spring, and Pagosa Springs reopens its streets while its highway stays closed.
Summarized from CDLWire.
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Good morning, drivers. Here is what you need to know to start Wednesday, November 4.
Democrats take Congress: Both chambers flipped on Tuesday, with Senate pickups in six Republican states. The highway bill, lawsuit-abuse and chameleon-carrier fights now run through new committee chairs — and the lame-duck session is the last window under the old ones.
The $23 CDL class faces removal: ELDT Nation sold two-hour online theory courses to nearly 30,000 students as FMCSA shut down its rivals. Now it has a Notice of Proposed Removal of its own, and its representative conceded the English checks need tightening.
2027 blitz dates are set: Brake Safety Week moves to April 18–24, and Roadcheck follows May 11–13 — 17 days later. Do the brake work in early spring, not August.
Pagosa Springs: town open, corridor closed: U.S. 160 through town reopened Tuesday and most evacuations were lifted, but the highway is still closed from mile marker 121 to 139 with no reopening date, and Wolf Creek Pass stays shut.
That’s the mile. Drive safe — full stories are on the homepage.
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