Ex-DOT secretary Elaine Chao accused of using her office to help family business
WASHINGTON — Elaine Chao, former Department Of Transportation (DOT) secretary is accused of using her office to help family business with extensive ties to China. “The inspector general referred the matter to the Justice Department in December for possible criminal investigation. But in the weeks before the end of the Trump administration, two Justice Department […]
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15 people killed in accident when SUV carrying 27 passengers collided with the truck (with video)
Story By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker.com At least 15 people were killed and more injured in the crash involved SUV carrying 27 passengers and the semi-truck full of gravel. The injured patients were flown to the hospital. The accident occurred in the southeastern corner of the California highway in the Holtville area east of San Diego. […]
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Two people critically injured after jumping off the bridge in Montana during a multi-vehicle accident
Story by: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker.com At least two people were critically injured after jumping from a bridge next to I-90 in Montana during an accident involving approximately 30 vehicles, including a semi-truck. “We can confirm that two people jumped from the bridge during the incident to avoid being struck by a vehicle. They suffered […]
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Owners of trucking company Westfield Transport indicted for falsifying driving logs
Story by: Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise at FreightWavese Westfield Transport driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy is awaiting trial in the fatal crash involving seven motorcyclists Volodymyr Zhukovskyy The owners of defunct Westfield Transport Inc. of West Springfield, Massachusetts, who hired a driver (Volodymyr Zhukowskyy) accused of killing five motorcyclists and […]
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Millions without heat, power, as death toll rises, another winter storm on the way
By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker.com Another major winter storm will track from the Lower Mississippi Valey this evening into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Friday. Containing threats for locally heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Locally significant total ice accumulations of 0.25″ to 0.5″ are expected from eastern Texas into northern LA and western Mississippi through […]
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5 deaths, many injured after multiply vehicles collided, including trucks on an icy I-35 in Texas (with video)
Fort Worth Authorities have confirmed five people were killed and dozens more injured Thursday in what firefighters are calling a “mass casualty incident.” It happened on Interstate 35W (I-35) near 28th Street, just north of downtown Fort Worth. Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said firefighters went car to car, looking for people […]
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XPO Logistics completes virtual reality pilot for LTL dockworkers
Story by: Mark Solomon at FreightWaves Technology to help improve freight-loading at docks, company says XPO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: XPO) said it has completed a pilot program to train its North American less-than-truckload (LTL) dock employees in using virtual reality (VR) technology to improve their freight-loading performance. In the pilot, XPO created a […]
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OOIDA and ATA are among trucking groups condemning US capitol violence
Story by: Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise at FreightWaves “Message to truckers: Focus on policy, not politics” Trucking groups condemned the Wednesday attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump, which left at least five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer, and many more injured. The Owner-Operator […]
Learn MoreHead of DOT Elaine Chao resigned after U.S. Capitol riots
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning following the storming of the U.S. Capitol yesterday by pro-Trump demonstrators. “Yesterday our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol Building following a rally he addressed,” Chao stated […]
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