Tyson Fisher

Kansas City

Associate Editor at Land Line Media Magazine

Publisher at Freelance

Associate editor for @land_line_mag. Father/husband/disc dog dad

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The Truck Parking Zone - May 2025

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

Municipalities across the country are facing the question of what to do about the truck parking crisis in their respective jurisdictions. Surprisingly, many are deciding to add more parking or find a compromise that works for residents and truck drivers. Find out what is happening from California all the way to Maryland.
New Jersey intersection takes home ‘worst bottleneck’ title " Land Line Media

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

Fort Lee, N.J., is once again the recipient of a title no one wants. For the seventh consecutive year, Interstate 95 at state Route 4 in Fort Lee, N.J., is the worst truck bottleneck in the country, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.
Rep. Bost committed to truck parking bill

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

In 2020, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., introduced a new bill that would devote funding for the creation of more truck parking. Five years later, he’s not giving up. On Feb. 27, Bost – along with Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Salud Carbajal, D-Calif. – reintroduced the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. If signed into law, the bill, HR1659, would dedicate $755 million to expanding parking capacity. “I grew up in a family trucking business,” Bost said.
Is interim final rule the end of BOI rollercoaster?

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced in March that U.S. companies are off the hook from filing a beneficial ownership information report. However, the decision could face legal challenges. On March 21, FinCEN submitted an interim final rule that modifies the Corporate Transparency Act. That includes exempting all U.S. companies and persons from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements while keeping the rules intact for foreign companies.
Concealed carry reciprocity laws the target of lawsuit and House bill " Land Line Media

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

A patchwork of concealed carry laws can turn a law-abiding truck driver into a criminal instantly just by that driver crossing a state line. A lawsuit filed by a pair of truckers and a bill in Congress both aim to fix that. In January, two long-haul truck drivers filed a lawsuit claiming Minnesota law violates their Second Amendment right by not recognizing their concealed carry permits from their home state.
Trucker takes broker transparency to the courtroom

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

The argument over broker transparency is being fought in multiple arenas – through the rulemaking process and in the courtroom. While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration closed its comment period on a broker transparency proposal in March, a trucker took one of the largest freight brokers to court for withholding transaction records. Pink Cheetah Express filed a federal lawsuit against Total Quality Logistics, claiming the broker failed to comply with broker transparency regulations.
Trump’s tariffs hanging by a thread, but will that affect freight?

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

Back-to-back court rulings have left the fate of many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs up in the air, adding to the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the federal government’s global trade policy. On Wednesday, May 28, the Court of International Trade ruled that Trump unlawfully imposed certain tariffs, effectively blocking the federal government from enforcing them.
Congestion pricing lives on after federal court ruling " Land Line Media

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from taking action against the state for not ending congestion pricing, allowing the cameras to stay on without repercussions. On Tuesday, May 27, Judge Lewis J. Liman granted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority a temporary restraining order after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to pull funding if it did not terminate congestion pricing tolling. The order expires on June 9.
Congress pulls the plug on California’s electric vehicle mandate " Land Line Media

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

California’s so-called electric vehicle mandates, including Advanced Clean Trucks, have been terminated by Congress, but the controversial method used to eliminate the strict vehicle emission rules will be challenged in court. On Thursday, May 22, the Senate passed Congressional Review Act resolutions reversing California’s Environmental Protection Agency waivers for three vehicle emission rules: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks and the Omnibus Low NOX regulation.
Cross-border trucking stabilizes in March, but uncertainty persists

1 week ago | landline.media | Tyson Fisher

Freight coming in and out of Mexico and Canada stabilized in March after companies frontloaded inventories, supplies and materials in February ahead of tariffs that were set to begin in April. According to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, truck freight valued at more than $94 billion was hauled across the borders in March. That was a 9.5% increase compared to March 2024 and a gain of 9% from the previous month.