DEA News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

Federal Drug Officials Authorize Testing for Fentanyl

The action clears a path for the Department of Transportation and other federal agencies to begin fentanyl testing for federally regulated occupations like truck drivers.

January 30, 2025
Government

Watch: Trucking Reacts to DEA Proposal to Downgrade Marijuana

A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. 

September 5, 2024
TCA

Deaf Woman Fights for Chance to Drive a Truck — And Wins

Frankye Helbig’s husband, Dorian, is a truck driver, and she thought she, too, could take a liking to that life. Perhaps they could get a long-distance route together, maybe even one day get their own truck and see America.

April 6, 2017
Government, Business

Old River Truck Sales Adds Mack, Volvo Locations in Louisiana

Old River Truck Sales acquired three locations along the Interstate 10 corridor in southern Louisiana selling Mack and Volvo brand trucks, bringing its total to six in the region.

November 22, 2016
Government, Business

As Alabama Traffic Deaths Soar, 'We're Washing Blood Off Our Highways Every Day'

The following may sound like an exaggeration: "We're washing blood off our highways every day," said Cpl. Jess Thornton of the Alabama State Troopers.

September 1, 2016
Government, Business

Highway Fatalities Jumped 7.2% Last Year, DOT Says

U.S. highway fatalities in 2015 jumped 7.2% to 35,092, an increase of 2,348 deaths from 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Aug. 29.

August 29, 2016
Government, Business

Traffic Deaths on the Rise as Distracted Drivers Roam the Roads

After years of tougher drunken-driving laws and a massive awareness campaign, the public's attitude about intoxicated motoring shifted and traffic fatalities decreased.

August 24, 2016
Government, Business

$23 Million Tennessee Truck Dealership Planned

TAG Truck Center filed construction documents showing it intends to build facilities valued at more than $23 million at the old Mall of Memphis site.

July 25, 2016
Government, Safety

Hearing-Impaired Can Obtain Ohio Commercial Driver License

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Office of Criminal Justice Services and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities have joined to develop procedures that allow the deaf and hearing impaired to qualify for a waiver that allows them to train and test for a commercial driver license.

July 7, 2016
Government, Business

Traffic Deaths Jumped in 2015 by Biggest Percentage in Almost 50 Years

After dropping by 25% from 2005 to 2014, traffic fatalities in the United States rose 7.7% last year, according to preliminary data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatal crashes involving large trucks were up 4%.

July 5, 2016