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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Weekly Fuel Report 10-1-19
Infographics by: Trevor Willingham @ FreightWaves /American Shipper Source and credits: freightwaves.com / Trevor Willingham / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski
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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 […]
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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 […]
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