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About The Trucking Ledger
The problemSmall carriers are their own compliance department
A large fleet has a safety department that reads the Federal Register. A two-truck carrier has the same obligations and no such desk. The rules that can end a small operation rarely arrive with a letter: a device is revoked and a 60-day clock starts; a medical record fails to post and a CDL is downgraded; an enforcement memo turns an old rule into a roadside out-of-service order. The information is all public — it is just scattered across the Federal Register, FMCSA lists, CVSA criteria and state agencies, written in regulatory language.
How we workPrimary sources, dated entries, no padding
Every Tracker entry is summarised from the primary source — the rule text, the Federal Register document, the official list — and carries the citation and a last-checked date. The change log is append-only: corrections and updates are added as new dated entries, never silently rewritten, so the record of what was said and when stays visible. The weekly briefing runs only what verified. Quiet weeks are short. Before publication, each issue is reviewed by a credentialed compliance professional with a CDL and safety background.
What we are notIndependent, and not advice
The Trucking Ledger is independent early warning. It is not legal or compliance advice, it is not a compliance service, and it is not affiliated with FMCSA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, CVSA or CARB. Sponsors and partner offers are labelled and never influence the Tracker. For a decision that affects your authority, confirm the rule in the cited primary source and with your own safety consultant or attorney.
Who publishes itAn Aluna Media Holdings title
The Trucking Ledger is published by Aluna Media Holdings, which operates a family of maintained-tracker newsletters for licensed professionals and small operators. General contact: hello@thetruckingledger.com · Partnerships & sponsorship: advertise@thetruckingledger.com