States sue DOT over access to 17 million CDL records: TT Daily

August 18, 2026

States sue DOT over access to 17 million CDL records

The suit also names FMCSA, which apparently informed nonprofit AAMVA on Aug. 11 it must turn over five years of information by Aug. 17. Read more…

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