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News · Oct 2, 2019

Man pleads guilty after scamming $1 million from truckers and brokers

A Maryland man recently pled guilty to federal fraud charges after he allegedly bilked more than $1 million from truck drivers, fleets and brokers in a double brokering scheme. The Department of Justice says William Francis Hickey, III, of Elkton, Maryland, was the managing member of Hickey Consulting LLC and president of Latino Consulting LLC, both headquartered in Baltimore. DOJ says that between May 2016 and January 2019, Hickey deposited more than 1,000 fraudulently obtained checks worth $1,

News · Oct 2, 2019

FMCSA opens registration for drug and alcohol clearinghouse

Trucking companies can now register for the drug and alcohol clearinghouse being administered and operated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency announced on October 1. Registration will be required in order for authorized users to access the clearinghouse once it is fully implemented on January 6, 2020. Those users include: Drivers who hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or commercial learner’s permit Employers of CDL drivers, including those who employ the

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News · Oct 2, 2019

Searcy Specialized president voices opinion on Hours of Service debate

Story by: Jack Glenn @ FreightWaves Searcy Specialized President Dan Doran believes industry focus should be more on hours of service (HOS) than electronic logging devices (ELDs). Doran discussed the changes he hopes to see in the industry with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller as part of the FreightWavesTV show, “Fuller Speed Ahead.” Doran served as chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) from 2018 to 2019. “It was my focus during my chairmanship to get out in front of HOS. I thought p

News · Oct 2, 2019

UPS is the first company certified for unlimited drone operations

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @FreightWaves UPS [NYSE: UPS] plans to take full advantage of a sweeping new certification issued by federal regulators making it the first company with the ability to run drone services with no limit on size or scope of operations. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today (Oct. 1) announced that it had issued UPS Flight Forward, the company’s drone service subsidiary, a standard operator “Part 135” operating certificate. While the FAA ha

News · Oct 2, 2019

Kansas Highway Patrol need help to identify the truck driver who took the video of a crash in Kansas

Trooper Tod KHPHays, Kansas Needs Help! @TrooperTodKHP would like to make contact with the truck driver who took this video so he can have more information about this crash. The crash happened on 9/14/2019 around 1:00 pm in Ellis County, Kansas. If you have any information about this, please message @TrooperTodKHP Thank you all for your assistance and please drive safe everyone! 😔@TrooperTodKHP https://www.facebook.com/TrooperTodKHP/videos/566427294097760/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCBQ8NfSU3O9as6KQZMqaif

News · Oct 1, 2019

Lab-grown meat will make a chunk of ag-sector obsolete, eliminating need for cattle transport

Story by: Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer @ FreightWaves.com Growing investment and consumer interest in laboratory-grown meat will change the dynamics of the meat industry, said RethinkX in its food and agriculture report. It expects the industrial animal farming segment to shrink by 50% by 2030. RethinkX is an independent think tank that works on analyzing and forecasting the extent of technology-driven disruption and its societal implications on consumer-facing industries. “The cost of prot

News · Oct 1, 2019

Weekly Fuel Report 10-1-19

Infographics by: Trevor Willingham @ FreightWaves /American Shipper Source and credits: freightwaves.com / Trevor Willingham / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski

News · Sep 30, 2019

U.S. DOT’s Chao refutes ethics violations

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @ FreightWaves A Congressional investigation into allegations that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has used her office to benefit her family’s shipping company is being roundly rejected by the transportation chief. In the first of a “rolling production of responses” to be sent to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs Adam Sullivan called t

News · Sep 30, 2019

Rich Logistics announces closures of five terminals and layoffs of approximately 450 drivers and other employees

Story by: Clarissa Hawes @ FreightWaves This story has been updated to include a statement by Shannon Everett, president of Rich Logistics, as well as a press release issued by Roadrunner, Rich’s parent company, late Monday, Sept. 30. Approximately 450 truck drivers and employee positions will be eliminated after Rich Logistics notified workers by letter on September 30 that the company is closing five terminals and significantly reducing its workforce at five locations. According to the article

News · Sep 30, 2019

Chemical tanker explosion sends fireball roaring into sky (warning: graphic video and images)

Story by: Jim Wilson @ FreightWaves A massive explosion aboard a chemical tanker blew a fireball and mushroom cloud into the sky over the weekend at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea. According to Wilson. Local reports indicate that about 18 people were injured primarily from burns and smoke inhalation. One ship has likely been rendered inoperable and another has sustained heavy damage. An explosion in one of the cargo tanks of the Stolt Groenland (IMO 9414072) took place at the Port of Ulsan, abou

News · Sep 29, 2019

Another large trucking company files bankruptcy, 339 trucks impacted

Story by: Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves In a November 2018 article, private equity firm KJM was described as being “unlike the others” and “having daily involvement in the support functions of the business, allowing the company to implement growth initiatives and improve the customer experience.” Unfortunately, for the 450 employees and stakeholders of Cold Carriers, a truckload roll-up assembled from four of KJMs acquisitions, the PE firm was not successful in running an asset-based trucklo

News · Sep 29, 2019

Major winter storm enters second day in the Northern Rockies, MT

Sun Sep 29, 2019, Valid Mon Sep 30, 2019 - Wed Oct 02, 2019 "A powerful early-season winter storm may produce an additional 1 to 2 feet of snow in the Northern Rockies, with up to a foot across the Rocky Mountain Front, other Northwestern mountain Valleys, and the California mountains. Powerful winds combined with wet, heavy snow may cause additional tree damage in the Northern Rockies and will produce hazardous travel conditions. The ongoing major winter storm across the Northern Rockies is exp