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UPDATE 10AM OCTOBER 29 -------- The Jasper County Sheriff's Office responded to a statement from Tulane University denying that the monkeys were infected with COVID or other illnesses. Police said that the driver of the truck hauling...

A midwestern trucking VP says that the freight recession is at least partially caused by illegal immigrants drivers underbidding loads.  Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking out of Illinois, says that illegal immigrant truck...

An illegal immigrant truck driver involved in a fatal crash in Indiana last week is the owner of two trucking companies that received $36,000 in now forgiven PPP loans.  41-year-old Broko Stankovic (also reported as Borko Stankovic)...

Content Sponsored By HMD Trucking National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (TDAW), which runs from Sunday, September 14, to Saturday, September 20, was launched to honor the millions of drivers who deliver more than 80% of America’s goods....

A trucking company says that a barrage of “bogus” lawsuits has forced them to close their doors after 71 years of business.  Carroll Fulmer Logistics was founded in 1954 by Carroll Fulmer, running loads in Georgia and...

A bill seeking a permanent HOS exemption for livestock haulers was introduced and referred to committee earlier this month.  The Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection (HELP) Act, HR 4500, was introduced on July 17th and referred to...

A Georgia trucking company owner has pleaded guilty to charges related to a major tax fraud scheme. Dantavious Jackson, 39, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, according to a July 7, 2025, statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office...

Lawmakers have reintroduced "common sense" legislation to provide truckers with access to restrooms at shipper and receiver facilities. On April 1, 2025, Reps. Troy E. Nehls and Chrissy Houlahan introduced the Trucker Bathroom Access Act (H.R. 3869)...

The founder of a logistics and supply company has pleaded guilty to defrauding a bank and to making false statements to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). On March 6, 2025, Spencer Askew, 46,...

A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and leaving behind piles of trash. On March 5, 2025, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department Vienna, IL (JCSD) took to social media...

One organizer of Canada’s 2022 “Freedom Convoy” has been sentenced to house arrest after spending time in jail.  47-year-old Pat King was convicted of five criminal charges, including mischief, counseling to commit mischief, counseling to obstruct a...

A popular truck stop in eastern Kansas has closed its doors but will reopen under new management. Bert's Travel Plaza, located at 1021 Poplar Street in Wellsville, Kansas, closed its doors at 10 p.m. on February...