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New York State Police Report 37-Vehicle Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse
Jan 15 2026 // On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of...
Michigan Auto Industry Faces ‘a Critical Time,’ Report Says
Jan 12 2026 // Michigan needs to confront risks to its $348 billion piece of the global automotive industry this year and move decisively toward keeping jobs, engineering and production in the state. That message comes from Glenn...
Duffy Pulls $160 Million From California Over Truck Licenses
Jan 8 2026 // The U.S. Department of Transportation is withholding about $160 million from California after the state delayed canceling thousands of commercial driver’s licenses that regulators say were issued...
Progressive Approved for Personal Auto Rate Decreases in Louisiana
Jan 8 2026 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Progressive Security Insurance Company’s request for a 6.6% average rate decrease on its over 270,000 private passenger auto insurance policyholders and...
Good Times for US P/C Insurers May Not Last; Auto Challenges Ahead
Jan 7 2026 // In their latest report on the U.S. auto insurance market, analysts from S&P Global Market Intelligence predict the strongest overall U.S. property/casualty insurance underwriting results in 18 years for 2025, driven by...
Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 5 2026 // A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers’ compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, the U.S. Attorney’s Office,...
Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Dec 24 2025 // A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell under his broad...
Louisiana Man Sentenced for Multi-State Vehicle Theft Scheme
Dec 22 2025 // A Louisiana man was sentenced this month to 115 months in federal prison for his involvement in an alleged multi-state vehicle theft. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Christopher Don Byerley, age 45, of...
Injured Pedestrian Strikes Out on PIP Benefit Because Car She Dodged Never Struck Her
Dec 22 2025 // Is a pedestrian entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits in Massachusetts after being injured while trying to get out of the way of an oncoming motor vehicle even though she was not hit by the vehicle? The...
Tesla Door Safety Issues Have Owners Buying Car Escape Tools
Dec 19 2025 // Erin Geter’s toddler son became trapped inside her Tesla in May when the electric doors lost power. A few weeks later, she was at a Honda dealership buying a new family car. “I was very traumatized,” said...
Georgia Commissioner Touts More Auto Rate Reductions by Major Insurers
Dec 17 2025 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King announced more auto insurance rate reductions for motorists in the state—the second announcement in as many months. King credited tort-reform laws and stepped-up efforts to combat...
Auto Insurers Must Soon Submit Info to New Kentucky Insurance Verification System
Dec 17 2025 // Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet and Department of Insurance have launched a new vehicle insurance verification system, and auto insurers have until Jan. 15 to start getting on board. The new Kentucky Insurance...
Ohio Man Sentenced in Multi-State Car Theft Ring
Dec 17 2025 // The lead defendant in a $1.5 million chop shop conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court last week to 84 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio announced. Kahrese Tracey Scott...
State Farm Files for Auto Rate Decrease, Homeowners Rate Increase in Louisiana
Dec 12 2025 // More than one million State Fam auto insurance policyholders in Louisiana should see a decrease in premiums in 2026, as Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved the carrier’s request for a 5.9% average rate...
Tricolor Trustee Files Suit in Texas for Auto Dealer’s Collapse
Dec 11 2025 // Bankrupt subprime auto dealer Tricolor Holdings is preparing to sue the company’s founder for allegedly masterminding a massive fraud that led to the company’s collapse into bankruptcy, according to a court...
Is a Mass. Auto Insurer Allowed to Refuse to Offer Coverage Due to Flood Warning?
Dec 10 2025 // Can an auto insurer in Massachusetts refuse to offer collision and comprehensive coverages during a flood warning despite a state law that makes it mandatory to offer such coverages? The industry and public are on the road...
Michigan Reports Finds 2019 Auto Reform Reduced Insurance $357
Dec 10 2025 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services this month released a report on the impact of the state’s 2019 auto insurance reform and found cost was reduced an average of $357 per vehicle. “In...
Trump Outlines Plan to Unwind Biden-Era Car Mileage Mandates
Dec 4 2025 // President Donald Trump unveiled his administration’s plan to relax stringent Biden-era fuel efficiency standards, casting the change as a way to lower consumer costs. “Today my administration is taking historic...
Why Maine Opposes New Limits on Truck Driver’s Licenses for Legal Immigrants
Dec 3 2025 // The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has joined the opposition to a federal rule that limits which legal immigrants can obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or permit. The state says that if the new...
Thailand’s Record Floods Paralyze Key Hubs for Tech and Car Parts
Dec 2 2025 // Thailand said floods that have devastated much of the country’s south have “paralyzed” the flow of high tech components and car parts to neighboring Malaysia, potentially benefiting rival exporters in...
