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Who’s Fighting Human Trafficking, And How You Can Help
January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking is nothing less than modern-day slavery, with many victims bought and sold for sex, and many of those children. Although this is a problem all over the world, America is a particular hotbed for...
CDL Legal Saves Members $1.7 Million in 2020
The year 2020 is probably the strangest one in our lifetimes. Nationwide quarantines and essential goods shortages have pushed the transportation industry to its limit. At the same time, truckers have come under fire in the media and are at higher health risk because...
Christmas Gifts for Truckers in 2020
Here comes the Holidays! That means lots of eating, some warm drinks, and hopefully happy time with the family. It also means presents. If you're like many of us, you agonize over what Christmas gifts to give your family year after year. It's hard, especially if...
Veterans Day 2020
Happy Veterans Day from CDL Legal. Our staff appreciates the sacrifice of our veterans and thanks them for their service to our country. We are a veteran-owned business; and the people on our management team have all owned, operated, or worked for a trucking company...
13 Tips for Truck Driving in Winter
It's a cliché by now that "Winter is Coming." But experienced CDL holders know more than most how real winter dangers can be when truck driving in winter. With the last leaves falling and the nights getting frosty, let's take a look at some reminders and 13 tips to...
What is your CSA score? Here is a breakdown and ways to improve.
Get ready. It’s about to get technical. This is a short version of the CSA system and how it affects drivers and carriers. Specifically, we’ll look at violations on inspections that affect drivers’ personal records and carriers’ overall CSA scores. Why is this...
You Matter: Suicide in Trucking
Mental health is usually the last thing on the list. It sits behind: a) get something to eat, b) check that the load’s secure, c) clean the windshield, d) call home to check if that mail came in, and on and on. For truckers who are in the top 5 professionals at risk...
CDL Legal Saves Members $458k in Q3 2020
Quarter 3 of 2020 saw some return to normal. However, this also meant more tickets being written all over the country. We've seen a wave of tickets for smaller violations that might have just gotten a warning or a pass before. Fortunately, our attorney network hasn't...
What’s a Driver’s Legal Service Worth?
If you're a driver for any kind of CDL vehicle, you should know you are very important to the industry and our economy. Not just anyone can do what you do! Fighting tickets for CDL drivers is becoming more important than ever. You are more of a target than ever...
