Courts & Enforcement
Court decisions, lawsuits, indictments and enforcement actions involving trucking and freight.
Courts & EnforcementFMCSA Joins Multi-State Overnight Truck Safety Sweep
A coordinated overnight enforcement operation pulled 78 drivers and 25 vehicles off the road after 552 roadside inspections, the agency said.
Courts & EnforcementFifth Circuit Issues Opinion in Freight Broker Dispute Case No. 25-50864
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in a case between broker Pittsburgh Logistics Systems and motor carrier Glen Rose Trans, though the substance of the decision is not yet publicly detailed.
Courts & EnforcementSixth Circuit Rules on East Cleveland Truck-Parking Ordinance Case
The federal appeals court issued an opinion in a lawsuit challenging an East Cleveland, Ohio, ordinance that restricts where trucks, tractors and trailers may park.
Courts & EnforcementStates, Injured Drivers Ask PHMSA to Rethink Gasoline Preemption Ruling
New York led 19 jurisdictions and the Locks Law Firm in separate petitions urging federal regulators to reconsider a decision that state tort claims over gasoline loading and training are preempted by federal hazmat law.
Courts & EnforcementFMCSA Orders Staff to Defend Emergency Removal of Two CDL Schools
Orders in two Regulations.gov dockets give the Office of Safety Programs 10 days to produce the removal notices and evidence for Soler & Soler CDL School and Sun City CDL.
Courts & EnforcementSEC Says Truck-Leasing Program Was a $127 Million Ponzi Scheme With 765 Investors
The complaint against Kristopher Lunsford, AKL Transport and Southern Truck Leasing says investors were promised $1,250 a week per truck while at least $52 million of their money paid earlier investors.
Courts & EnforcementSix Carriers Accuse C.H. Robinson and TQL of Racketeering in Texas Federal Suit
The 66-page complaint says the two largest brokers funnel freight to unsafe 'Illegal Carriers' while avoiding motor carrier registration themselves.
Courts & EnforcementFMCSA Reveals the Audit Behind Its CDL School Removals: Graduates Later Failed English Checks
In its first written defenses, the agency says an August audit matched roadside English-proficiency violations to the schools that certified the drivers; three more schools are now fighting removal.
Courts & EnforcementEEOC Files Suit Against Trancasa USA in South Texas Federal Court
The docket shows the commission's complaint was filed Sept. 24 as case 7:26-cv-00457; the complaint itself is not yet in the public archive.