Court rules against family in ‘overworked’ truck driver death
Story by: Clarissa Hawes at Freightwaves.com Despite testimony that an oilfield carrier pushed truck drivers to work more than 100 hours per week and ignore federal hours-of-service regulations, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the family of an “overworked” truck driver killed in a rollover crash can’t file a wrongful death lawsuit against […]
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Ex-trucking company owner faces charges in an elaborate scam to defraud Amazon
Story by: Clarissa Hawes at FreightWaves.com The former owner of a Rhode Island trucking company is facing charges of wire and mail fraud after prosecutors allege he orchestrated an elaborate scheme to defraud Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) out of more than $640,000. Michael Chaves, 40, of East Providence, Rhode Island, and former owner of auto transport […]
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FMCSA expects no delay in hours-of-service effective date
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves.com Top officials at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are confident that the hours-of-service (HOS) final rule will go into force on Sept. 29 as planned. Speaking at webinar hosted on Wednesday by the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), Joe DeLorenzo, director of the FMCSA’s […]
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CBP discovered 24 undocumented aliens in a tractor trailer
By: Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker Release Date: June 16, 2020 LAREDO, Texas – “U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 35 (I-35) Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo prevented a human smuggling attempt. The incident occurred late in the evening of June 15, when a white tractor hauling a white trailer approached the […]
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Lawmakers vote to raise mandatory insurance for carriers to $2 million
By: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at Freightwaves.com Lawmakers marking up the U.S. House of Representatives’ version of the surface transportation reauthorization bill have approved an amendment to more than double the required amount of insurance coverage for truck owners from $750,000 to $2 million. The amendment, introduced this week by U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, passed […]
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Man who set tractor-trailer on fire during a street riot arrested
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski “A 24-year-old Albany man who set fire to a tractor-trailer during a riot on South Pearl Street last month has been arrested. Ah-Juan, Boyd was arrested this morning following an investigation by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Unit. On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Boyd was a participant […]
Learn MoreFMCSA cancels HOS exemption for food, fuel and more
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves.com The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its national emergency exemption for hours of service (HOS) to July 14 but has excluded grocery restocking, fuel, and precursor raw materials from the extension. The HOS national exemption, initially issued on March 13 and most recently […]
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CPB intercepted over $1 million worth of narcotics hidden in tractor-trailer
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / itrucker.com LAREDO, Texas – According to the press release from cbp.gov – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $1 million in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge. “Officers at the World Trade Bridge […]
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A semi-tractor trailer hauling several vehicles caught on fire on SD 79
According to the Custer County Sheriff – “At approximately 1430 hours a semi tractor-trailer hauling several vehicles caught on fire on SD 79. There are currently traffic delays on SD Hwy 79 near Buffalo Gap. Units on the scene will be limiting traffic to a single lane for approximately one mile while cleanup starts on […]
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