Willy T’s Trucking

10/12/2026

Tyson Chicken,Forest MS

10/07/2026

New Federal Bill Proposes $25,000 Fines for Carriers Employing Unqualified Truck Drivers

A new federal bill named "Barron's Law" (H.R. 10620) has been introduced by Texas Representative Brandon Gill to crack down on motor carriers that knowingly employ ineligible commercial drivers.

Under the proposed legislation, motor carriers face a $25,000 penalty per offense for knowingly putting ineligible drivers on the road, with fines escalating to $100,000 if an incident results in serious injury or death.

The bill mandates an FMCSA-approved standardized English language proficiency test for CDL and CLP applicants, targets "chameleon carriers" attempting to evade safety sanctions, and strictly enforces legal employment authorization requirements for non-citizen commercial drivers.

Sources: U.S. House of Representatives (Congress.gov), Office of U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

🚛 NEW ALABAMA CDL LAW TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1

Commercial truck drivers traveling Alabama highways will face new state enforcement rules beginning October 1.

Alabama’s Highway Safety and Fairness Act adds state penalties involving English-language proficiency, foreign commercial driver’s licenses and required documentation.

Federal regulations already require commercial drivers to have enough command of English to understand highway signs, communicate with law enforcement and answer questions related to their job. The new Alabama law adds state penalties for violations.

A first English-proficiency violation can bring fines of up to $1,000 for the driver and $2,000 for the motor carrier. Repeat violations can increase those amounts to $2,000 and $4,000.

The law also strengthens enforcement involving certain foreign commercial licenses and documentation. Knowingly presenting a fraudulent foreign CDL or commercial learner’s permit can be a Class D felony.

With commercial trucks traveling I-65, U.S. 31, U.S. 72 and highways throughout North Alabama every day, the changes could have a noticeable impact on trucking enforcement across the area.

📅 The law takes effect statewide October 1, 2026.

💬 Do you think the new requirements will make Alabama highways safer?

09/30/2026

Imagine being REQUIRED to stop driving…

While having absolutely nowhere legal to STOP.

Welcome to truck parking.

Your clock keeps dropping.

Twenty minutes.

Ten minutes.

Five minutes.

Truck stop?

FULL.

Rest area?

PACKED.

Next legal parking area?

Another 40 miles away.

Keep driving and now your clock becomes the problem.

Park somewhere questionable and you could wake up to a ticket, tow truck or somebody knocking on the door telling you to MOVE.

Drivers aren't asking to skip their required rest.

They're asking for somewhere SAFE to take it.

America built highways capable of moving enormous amounts of freight.

But somehow we forgot one important detail…

Every one of those trucks eventually has to PARK.

You can't keep saying "safety first" while safe parking feels like winning the lottery.

Drivers, what's the worst parking situation you've ever been stuck in?

09/27/2026

A domestic dispute in Tennessee turned into an interstate rescue after two truck drivers spotted a wanted car and refused to let it pass.

An Amber Alert had gone out around 12:45 p.m. for 2-year-old Cael Whitehead, who had been taken by his father, 23-year-old Austin Whitehead, following a domestic disturbance.

Jim Lowe, a driver for Johnny Morris Farms of Hillsboro, Tennessee, and his co-driver had just heard the alert when they noticed a 2003 teal Pontiac Grand Am matching the description in the lane beside them on Interstate 24 in Marion County.

After checking the license plate against the alert, Lowe said he and his co-driver eased in front of the car and called out to other trucks nearby to help box it in.

“We just kind of eased up and got in front of him and then hollered at a couple more trucks ahead of us to ease over into the slow lane and slow down,” Lowe said.

Other drivers on the interstate quickly joined in, surrounding the car so it could not slip past.

The car was just a few miles from the Georgia state line when it was boxed in, according to Kristin Kern, a public information officer with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

“The way they boxed the car in so he could not get by them, it’s really amazing,” Kern said, adding that the truckers “definitely saved that child.”

Police arrived and took Whitehead into custody. Cael was found safe and unharmed.

Lowe later told 11 Alive News he was mostly relieved for the toddler.

“I am glad he got to go home and sleep in his bed last night,” he said. “I know he was probably a little bit scared there.”

Lowe and the other drivers went back to their routes once police took over.

09/26/2026

What are your thoughts? Should every state be doing this to help farmers and truckers?

09/24/2026

This is a bad ass truck