Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise
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Apr- 2021 -9 AprilNews
2 truckers charged in kidnapping-for-ransom scheme
Truck drivers Brian T. Summerson, 25, of Dillion, South Carolina, and Pierre Washington, 35, of Chicago, have been charged in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme.
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7 AprilFreightWaves TV
EFS chat recap: Despite pay increases, fleets still scrambling for drivers
Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks, discusses why fleets are struggling to find truck drivers because of COVID-19 pandemic, with Marilyn Surber, transportation adviser for Tenstreet.
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6 AprilNews
Utah trucking owner admits bribing FedEx manager, defrauding PPP loan program
Hubert Ivan Ugarte pleaded guilty to bribing a FedEx Ground manager in a pay-to-play scheme, and to defrauding the PPP loan program.
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4 AprilAskWaves
What will CVSA inspectors be checking during annual safety blitz?
CVSA inspectors will focus on lighting and hours of service during the annual 72-hour safety blitz throughout North America on May 4-6.
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Mar- 2021 -29 MarchRecruiting Rundown
Tenstreet provides valuable data to help carriers recruit, retain qualified drivers
Recruiters are pulling out all the stops to attract and retain top truck drivers and carriers are turning to Stay Metrics & Tenstreet for help.
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26 MarchNews
Ex-trucking CFO sentenced in $8 million wire fraud, tax scheme
Former CFO Nicky Osborne of shuttered Bison Global Logistics was sentenced to nearly four years in prison and ordered to pay back nearly $8 million in fraud and tax evasion…
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25 MarchNews
Foreign truckers allege US job offers turned into human-trafficking scheme
Lured by the promise of better pay and the American dream, some foreign drivers found themselves trapped in an alleged human-trafficking scheme.
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18 MarchNews
Motive unclear in fatal shootings of 2 warehouse workers
Investigators are searching for a motive after a warehouse employee fatally shot two co-workers at a Roundy’s distribution center in Wisconsin.
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17 MarchNews
Michigan trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Great Lakes Petroleum Transportation of Alma, Michigan, which hauls crude oil, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The trucking company has 59 power units and 49 drivers.
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15 MarchNews
Driver says trucking company threatened family after he alleged illegal practices
A former car hauler said he and his family were forced into hiding after blowing the whistle on his trucking company’s alleged illegal business practices, which he claims included dispatchers…
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