Towing fraud, staged accidents targeted by new coalition that includes ATA
Story by: John Kingston at FreightWaves Trucking industry comes together with insurance-focused groups to fight two vexing problems of fraud A three-member coalition that includes the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has come together to combat both towing fraud and staged accidents that are costing the trucking industry millions. The ATA joined with […]
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Judge acquits trucker caught with 13 bricks of heroin at Canadian border
Story by: Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent at FreightWaves The ruling cites the possibility that drugs were planted while an off-duty dump truck driver assisted a broken-down trucker in the US An off-duty truck driver caught at the U.S.-Canada border with 13 bricks of heroin in a car was found not […]
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Trucking company owner admits bribing FedEx manager and defrauding $24 million from PPP loan program
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski SALT LAKE CITY – Hubert Ivan Ugarte, 52, of Draper, Utah, pleaded guilty for his role in two separate fraud schemes last week in federal court. Ugarte first pleaded guilty to charges related to a federal bribery case involving the procurement of FedEx Ground (FXG) contract shipping routes worth $24 million […]
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Trucking jobs account for 20% of Biden’s administration infrastructure plan
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves 15 million infrastructure jobs created or saved over 10 years, study estimates Commercial truck driver jobs are forecast to make some of the biggest gains if the Biden administration’s infrastructure package can get through Congress without major revisions, according to a report analyzing the plan. […]
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Stranded cargo ship Ever Given starts floating again in the Suez Canal (with video)
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski According to the post on Suez Canal Authority Facebook page –“The successful refloating of the Panamanian container ship Ever Given begins. Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Board, announced today that the Panamanian container ship Ever Given successfully sailed after the vessel responded to stress and towing maneuvers. The […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month by remembering first female licensed truck driver and company owner
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski Celebrating Women’s History Month. Lillie Elizabeth Drennan (1897-1974) was Texas’ first female licensed truck driver and a pioneering trucking company owner. In 1928, she and her husband began delivering drilling supplies to the burgeoning Texas oil fields running two old, patched-up pickup trucks. Lillie became the sole owner of the Drennan […]
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DOT study predicts no mass layoffs from implementing autonomous trucks
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves First-ever federal research also finds ‘billions of dollars’ of indirect benefits to wider economy A U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-sponsored study on automated driving systems (ADS) concludes that truck drivers should not fear significant job losses due to automation unless driverless technology is adopted on a […]
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OTR truck driver who “thought the Covid-19 virus would disappear” after election will need oxygen for the rest of his life
Story by: AUDREY DUTTON The long-haul truck driver Paul Russell was driving back to Boise from Florida, by way of Houston. It was early November, and somewhere along his route, the OTR trucker caught the coronavirus. – According to the article in idahostatesman.com Russell, 63, knew he was sick by the time he […]
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2 Canadian trucking companies bankrupt amid financial struggles
Story by: Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Owner files for personal bankruptcy after shuttering Orbit Freight and Delta Carrier Two Canadian trucking companies operating in the same Toronto site have shut down as their owner faced a mountain of debt and largely unprofitable businesses, bankruptcy court records show. Orbit Freight ceased operating […]
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