The Importance of a Pre-Trip Inspection
Planning a safe trip as a professional truck driver requires thoughtful preparation before every journey. These are key practices to keep in mind throughout each stage of your trip.
ATRI Asks Industry’s Opinion on Marijuana Legalization
We want to encourage ICSA members to participate in a new ATRI survey on the impact of marijuana legalization on the trucking industry. ATRI leaders expect the survey will provide insight into the specific challenges motor carriers face as the use of recreational marijuana grows in the U.S., as well as potential approaches the industry can take to address these challenges. ATRI’s confidential survey is available online here and will remain open through March 17, 2023.
Welcome to 2026! Here is What to Expect From the Feds
English-language proficiency, non-domiciled truck driver licensing, enforcement of cabotage rules, thorough commercial driver’s license (CDL) training… actions in all of these areas made trucking headlines in the first year of the Trump Administration.
Marijuana Rescheduling: What it Means for Trucking
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to conduct rulemaking to move marijuana from a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III.