Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise

Clarissa has covered all aspects of the trucking industry for 14 years. She is an award-winning journalist known for her investigative and business reporting. Before joining FreightWaves, she wrote for Land Line Magazine and Trucks.com. Clarissa lives in the Kansas City area with her family. If you have a news tip or story idea, send her an email to chawes@freightwaves.com.

Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Saturday, September 26, 2020
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Disaster relief trucking organization delivers hope to survivors

Nonprofit trucking group Trucks with Room to Spare delivers critical supplies to those hardest hit by natural disasters in the U.S.
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Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Friday, September 25, 2020
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Organizers cancel in-person 2021 GATS events amid coronavirus uncertainty

Organizers of the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) announced Friday that they are canceling in-person event in 2021 because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Legal issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Monday, September 21, 2020
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Investor lawsuits mount against Nikola, founder Trevor Milton

Three class-action lawsuits have been filed against Nikola Corp. and its founder Trevor Milton, since short seller Hindenburg Research published its damaging report about the…
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Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Saturday, September 19, 2020
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Truckers, law enforcement unite for Special Olympics convoys

Truckers and law enforcement united Saturday for the annual truck convoy for Special Olympics in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Friday, September 18, 2020
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Trucker charged with hate crime in stabbing of Black man

A Colorado truck driver accused of stabbing a Black man in an unprovoked attack at a Pilot Travel Center in Oregon was charged with a…
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Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Truckers owed thousands after Texas carrier files bankruptcy

Texas trucking company FALC Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in El Paso on Sept. 11.
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American Shipper

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Thursday, September 17, 2020
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COVID will have lasting effects on employment litigation (with video)

The pandemic is forcing companies to innovate and adapt to laws and regulations to protect employees, attorney Gerald Maatman Jr. says during the American Shipper…
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Legal issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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Walmart settles $20 million sex bias lawsuit

A federal judge approved Walmart Inc.’s $20 million settlement of an EEOC lawsuit over its physical ability testing (PAT).
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News

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Monday, September 14, 2020
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Detective, widow describe trucker’s slaying as ‘senseless act’

Investigators are still searching for a motive in the slaying of truck driver Zachary Sanchez on Sept. 10 in Lyon County, Nevada.
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Driver issues

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise Saturday, September 12, 2020
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National Driver Appreciation Week kicks off Sunday

Companies have organized giveaways, promotions to recognize professional truck drivers during National Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 13-19.
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