Carrier Owner Flees Country After Selling Stolen Goods
The owner of a trucking company is on the run from federal officers after he admitted to using his trucking company to transport stolen cargo and then resell the…
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Judge Says Trucker’s Heart Attack Caused By Job
A trucker who had a heart attack while on the job has been awarded workers compensation after his carrier tried to deny it despite having firing him over…
22 comments14% OOS Rate During Brake Inspection Blitz And Somehow That’s A Good Thing
This year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) brake inspection blitz placed 14.2% of all inspected vehicles out of service due to problems with their brakes. Shockingly, that’s actually…
1 commentCarrier Must Pay $20k To Driver Who Refused To Drive While Sick
In a victory against dispatchers everywhere who push their drivers to use up every one of their available hours regardless of their health or fatigue level, the Department…
37 commentsSuicide-By-Truck Survivor Charged With Multiple Crimes
A woman who admitted to attempting to commit suicide by driving head-on into a large truck has been charged with multiple crimes a result.
8 commentsOne Tiny Bridge Collapses, Costs Trucking $2.5M A Day
As Congress dukes it out over highway funding and proposals are put forward, put down, and then patched up without any actual progress being made, the real-world consequences…
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