Tag: Conspiracy

Supreme Court to hear case involving trucker fired for failed drug test after using CBD product

CrimeApril 29, 2024

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a trucker who was fired after testing positive for drug use after he consumed a CBD product.

Two dead after oversized load falls off trailer, pinning vehicle underneath

Trucking NewsApril 29, 2024

Texas police are investigating a double fatality accident involving an oversized load that occurred in Temple over the weekend.

Truckers Accuse U.S. Xpress Of Conspiring To Cheat DOT Out Of Taxes

Trucking NewsMarch 17, 2017

Two truck drivers have filed suit against U.S. XPress, claiming that their former employer used employees in a scheme to dupe the DOT out of...

Second Arrow Trucking Exec Sentenced To Prison

Trucking NewsOctober 20, 2015

The former Chief Financial Officer for Arrow Trucking will be joining Doug Pielsticker behind bars after a court sentenced him to nearly three years in...

Arrow Trucking CEO Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years Behind Bars

Trucking NewsOctober 12, 2015

The former Arrow Trucking CEO who left hundreds of truck drivers stranded just days before Christmas was sentenced to 7 and a half years...

Oil Truck Company Operator Pleads Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Plot

Trucking NewsSeptember 28, 2015

A North Dakota oil trucking company operator has pled guilty to charges of conspiring to kill two business rivals in the Bakken oil patch. Truck Driver...

Owners, Dispatcher of Kentucky Carriers Charged with Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, and Extortion

Trucking NewsOctober 3, 2014

According to a press release from the Office of the Inspector General, two dispatchers and one business owner have been indicted in the U.S. District Court of London, Kentucky on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and extortion.