Trucking Company News
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...
Trucking companies caught hiring undocumented immigrants would face $50k fines to retrieve semi truck in new Florida bill
Trucking companies could face $50,000 fines to regain possession of their semi truck if they’re found hiring undocumented immigrants as truck drivers if a...
Old Dominion opens $7.1M “state-of-the-art” facility in Washington
Old Dominion Freight Line has opened a “state-of-the-art” facility in south central Washington this month. Old Dominion first bought the site in Pasco, Washington back...
Trucking company owner offers guilty plea in scheme to defraud Amazon Logistics of $3.5M
A trucking company owner has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after being arrested for a scheme to defraud Amazon Logistics of more than $3.5...
FMCSA Administrator Barrs says chameleon carrier crackdown may be “more than we can chew” but agency will “keep chewing”
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs says that the agency’s crackdown on chameleon carriers will not stop despite a backlog of safety...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against trucker, company owner, & warehouse one week after fatal collision with teen on bicycle
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the trucker, company owner, and warehouse involved in a fatal crash involving a teenager on a...