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Roadside enforcement, inspections, crackdowns, and safety actions affecting CDL holders.

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Enforcement ·

3 dead, 4 hospitalized after car collides with semi on I-35W ramp in Minneapolis

A Hyundai Elantra carrying seven people struck a semi on the I-35W ramp to SE 4th Street around 4:12 a.m. Tuesday; three died at the scene and the semi driver was unhurt.

Enforcement ·

Indiana police sideline 29 truck drivers in three-day Operation BASH

A statewide blitz targeting violent crime and aggressive driving in Northwest Indiana produced 104 truck inspections, 989 citations, and 62 arrests over three days.

Enforcement ·

$5 million in drugs seized in two commercial vehicle stops on I-40

Arkansas Highway Police K9 units found 254 kilos of cocaine and 2 kilos of meth in one CMV stop, plus marijuana, mushrooms, and a stolen UTV in another.

Enforcement ·

English-proficiency crackdown: 26,000+ drivers put out of service

FMCSA proposes making the out-of-service orders permanent; states pile on with their own bills.

Law & safety ·

FMCSA grants 90-day hours waiver for fuel haulers

Gasoline and diesel haulers may drive up to 16 hours in a 24-hour period through Dec. 16.