Commercial truck drivers who want to renew or transfer their licenses to transport hazardous materials must undergo mandatory fingerprint and background checks, under a new rule implemented by the ...

CRANBURY, N.J. -- The truck drivers who haul cargo labeled as flammable, combustible, radioactive or poisonous are now going to be scrutinized as closely as the hazardous materials that fill their ...

U.S. commercial driver's license holders who want to be authorized to transport hazardous materials will have to undergo federal background checks under interim Transportation Department rules in ...

A new law will make background checks part of the application process for truckers seeking or renewing hazardous materials endorsements. The requirement is part of expansive anti-terrorism legislation ...

A federal crackdown on fraud at state motor vehicle departments -- including Florida's-- across the country has nabbed more than a dozen illegal immigrants licensed to transport hazardous materials.