Big Rig Daily
Daily trucking news for the people who keep America rolling.
October 23, 2026

Multi-state · October 23, 2026
Buc-ee's plans 11 new stores in seven states in 2027, from Wisconsin to Florida. CDL Life calls it a guide to where truckers will be least welcome. See the full list.
Nationwide · October 23, 2026
Trucker Nathan Weidert petitioned FMCSA to bar random drug test orders while CDL drivers are off duty. FMCSA says it is under consideration. It is not a rule.
Ohio · October 23, 2026
Ohio milk hauler Bill Wilker, CB handle Milkman, died Oct. 15 at 72 after 3 million-plus accident-free miles. Friends recall his work ethic and rookie advice.
Michigan · October 23, 2026
A Bay City, Michigan, resident dressed as Satan to protest a proposed 2027 bridge toll hike. Some non-resident truckers could pay $13.50. Comments are open now.
Nationwide · October 23, 2026
Tesla says volume production of its electric Semi began in Q3 in Nevada, with capacity for 25,000 trucks a year. It did not say how many it has built so far.
October 22, 2026
California · October 22, 2026
Ventura County deputies say they caught a crew siphoning diesel from parked semis in Thousand Oaks and tied it to five thefts across Oxnard, Camarillo and Thousand Oaks.
Maryland and Delaware · October 22, 2026
Maryland's snow and ice removal law took effect Oct. 1, 2026, and Delaware's is already in effect. Here are the fines for truck drivers and the trailer-roof problem drivers keep raising.
Nationwide · October 22, 2026
A FreightWaves review of federal records found at least 16 trucking and transportation companies filed for bankruptcy between Sept. 18 and Oct. 21, 2026, including one-truck operations.
New Jersey · October 22, 2026
New Jersey lawmakers are considering bills to require truck-specific GPS, clarify local truck routes, study weight limits and add weigh-in-motion scales near weak bridges.
Texas · October 22, 2026
Kodiak AI says one of its driverless trucks stayed powered on and ready to work for 64 straight days in the Permian Basin as it prepares a Dallas-Houston launch on I-45.