Trucking Company News
Two trucking company owners & two USPS employees handed federal sentences for $1.5M trucking contract bribery scheme
Two trucking company owners and two USPS employees have been sentenced to federal prison for a $1.5 million trucking contract bribery scheme. former USPS Senior...
Injured man awarded $8 million after semi truck fails to stop at stop sign
An injured motorist was awarded $8 million for a crash involving a semi truck that failed to stop at a stop sign just over...
111 workers forced to transfer or quit as Walmart fulfillment center closes for automation-centered restructuring
111 workers will have the choice to transfer or quit after the closure of a Walmart fulfillment center outside of Chicago. Walmart Inc. issued a...
Trucking company opens new Ohio location through use of state tax credit
AAA Cooper Transportation is opening a new location in Ohio through the use of a state tax credit aimed at companies that create jobs...
29 truck drivers lose their jobs due to shuttering of facility as company moves towards automation
29 truck drivers will lose their jobs as United Natural Foods Inc. closes a facility in Wisconsin as part of a restructuring involving the...
UPS withdrawing $150,000 driver buyout offer in 13 states
UPS is withdrawing its $150,000 driver buyout program in 13 states after protests and emergency restraining orders from the Teamsters Union. Last summer, UPS began...
Louisiana lawyers expect trucking companies to “send a message” to anyone considering insurance fraud after lawyers’ conviction
Lawyers in Louisiana say that they expect trucking companies will “send a message” to anyone considering insurance fraud through civil lawsuits aimed at fraudulent...
Rotten tofu stinks up I-44 as wrecked semi truck sits for third week
A load of rotten tofu is causing a stench along Interstate 44 as a wrecked semi truck sits for the third week in a...
Swedish autonomous trucks will soon deploy on this Central Texas highway
Swedish autonomous semi trucks will soon deploy on a highway between Austin and Seguin. Swedish company Einride has partnered with the SH 130 Concession Company...
This week’s diesel prices are “the nail in the coffin” for owner operators, some say
Some owner operators are calling recently rising diesel prices “the nail in the coffin” for owner operators trying to make it in the trucking...
Months-long negotiation between trucking companies to close without layoffs
A months-long negotiation between two trucking companies is expected to close this month without any job layoffs. Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that Page Trucking in...
Alabama passes bill requiring foreign CDL holders to have valid work authorization & demonstrate ELP, fines drivers & companies
Alabama passed a bill Wednesday requiring foreign CDL holders to have a valid work authorization and demonstrate English Language Proficiency, and designates fines for...