CDL school owner gets 4 years for defrauding VA on training funds
Story by: John Kingston at FreightWaves Four years was the sentence handed down against the owner of a California trucking (CDL)school following his guilty plea for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs. In an announcement of the sentencing Monday, the office of the U.S. Attorney for Central California described the actions of Emmit Marshall […]
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A $411 million nuclear verdict against single truck company in Florida said to be biggest ever
Story by: John Kingston at FreightWaves A Florida jury has handed down what is believed to be the biggest nuclear verdict ever against a single trucking company defendant: a $411 million verdict handed down in Florida to a motorcycle driver. According to local press reports and a prepared statement issued by the attorney for […]
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KeepTruckin introduces Smart Load Board partnering with six largest brokers in the US
Story by: Vishnu Rajamanickam at FreightWaves In a major integration, fleet management company KeepTruckin has announced its partnership with six of the largest brokers in the U.S., consisting of both premier digital brokers like Uber Freight and Convoy, along with incumbent legacy brokers like Echo Global Logistics and EPES Logistics. KeepTruckin has also introduced its Smart […]
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HOS pilot program is to allow truckers to pause their 14-Hour driving window
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / itrucker.com Notice of proposed pilot program; request for comments. FMCSA proposes a pilot program to allow temporary regulatory relief from the Agency’s hours-of-service (HOS) requirement that all driving by drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) be completed within 14 hours after coming on duty. During the pilot program, known as the […]
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CBP finds $3M worth of meth in tractor-trailer hauling cookies
Story by: Noi Mahoney More than $14 million worth of narcotics seized in South Texas since Sept. 21 A tractor-trailer hauling cookies from Mexico turned out to contain $3.3 million in methamphetamine, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It was the latest in a string of busts at border crossings in South […]
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Suicide-by-truck survivor found guilty of attempted murder
Story by: Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor at FreightWaves No one injured in fiery 2019 crash with a fuel tanker in Florida A Florida woman has been found guilty of three counts of attempted murder, more than a year after police state she tried to kill herself and her two sons by intentionally steering her […]
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Great American Trucking Show (GATS) 2021 canceled
Story by: Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor at FreightWaves Organizers of the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) announced Friday that they are canceling in-person activities for the annual event in 2021 because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the second major trade show to cancel in-person gatherings for 2021 because of COVID-19. “After weighing […]
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Trevor Milton stepped down as an Executive Chairman of Nikola Motor amid fraud allegations
Story by: FreightWaves Staff Sources close to the embattled fuel cell truck manufacturer are reporting that founder Trevor Milton has resigned as executive chairman of Nikola Motor (NASDAQ: NKLA) and has departed the company effective immediately. Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) today announced that Trevor Milton approached the Board of Directors and proposed to […]
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25th annual Richard Crane truck show in St. Ignace, Mi, is canceled
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / itrucker.com The 25th annual Richard Crane memorial truck show St. Ignace, Michigan, is officially canceled, according to the official event Facebook page, ‘We just found out today that we, unfortunately, will have to postpone our Annual Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show until next year. We look forward to it being even bigger […]
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