Tag: Prison Sentence

The Grit Behind a Golden Ticket

Truck ShowsMarch 13, 2026

CDLLife Contributor Polly Trotter interviewed Justin Blankenship for the Stars, Stripes, and White Lines Truck Show at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, in November 2025. Standing shoulder to shoulder in the crowd at the 2025 National Championship, Justin watched...

Months-long negotiation between trucking companies to close without layoffs

Trucking Company NewsMarch 13, 2026

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 Weedsport, New York is expected to close on the acquisition of Goulet...

Man Sentenced To 26 Years For Shooting FedEx Driver With AK-47

Trucking NewsApril 13, 2017

Yesterday a Memphis man was sentenced to 26 years in prison for shooting a FedEx Ground truck driver with an assault rifle during a...

Veteran Receives Lighter Sentence For Shooting At Trucker On I-94

ResourcesMarch 21, 2017

A man who shot at a truck driver during a road rage incident on I-94 in Michigan was issued a shorter prison sentence because of...

Texas Dad Gets 30 Years For Prostituting Daughter At Truck Stops

Trucking NewsMarch 17, 2017

A Texas man will be behind bars for decades for forcing his teen daughter into truck stop prostitution as punishment for having sex with...

Repeat Trailer Thief Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

Trucking NewsJanuary 13, 2017

A man with a long history of stealing semi trailers was sentenced to seven years behind bars in a Georgia court on Tuesday. Morris Michael...

Arrow Trucking Exec Asks For Shorter Prison Sentence

Trucking NewsOctober 26, 2016

An executive for the company that famously stranded hundreds of truck drivers by shutting down unexpectedly just days before Christmas has asked for a...