Legal Issues

This article is contributed content from an independent writer. It does not represent the views or opinions of FreightWaves or any of its subsidiaries. Dalilah Coleman was riding with her stepfather, Michael Krause, when their car stopped for road construction on a California highway. A tractor trailer struck them from behind, leaving the child and […]

A Texas couple has been sentenced for operating an online business that sold veterinary drugs and pesticides smuggled from Mexico to the U.S.

Oral arguments were heard last week in the broker transparency case of Pink Cheetah vs. TQL.

The Cemex rule, favored by unions to make it easier to organize work forces, is under more pressure to be eliminated.

California and FMCSA faced off in federal court Friday over non-domiciled CDLs.

Score a victory for TQL in a case involving broker liability.

Months after Pittsburgh-based R&R Family of Companies collapsed, creditors are still trying to get paid.

It was a tech conference but C.H. Robinson’s legal battles were never too far away from the discussion.

Imperative Logistics alleges two former employees stole confidential business information and joined Alabama Motor Express.

A dispute over allegations of defective work that resulted in trailers catching fire now is threatening to drag in the manufacturers of some of those components that may be at the root of the incidents. The case of Indiana-based Summitt Leasing and Summitt Trucking vs. Fruehauf was first filed in the U.S. District Court for […]

Two men facing murder charges in the Louisiana staged accident conspiracy case were neither convicted nor acquitted.

A recent appellate court decision that went against Penske-related companies has spurred two trucking trade groups into action.

New York and FMCSA will head to court in late September to fight over CDL rules and federal funding.

There is a question hanging over the small carrier world right now, and two of the most knowledgeable transportation attorneys in the country did not flinch from it when they sat down separately on The Long Haul. The question is whether the small carrier, the one-truck owner-operator and the five-truck fleet, still has a viable […]

A new report quoting one insurance executive has startling observations about broker insurance.

Two other cases can be added to the list of litigation on the question of broker liability.

A coalition of U.S. states persuaded a federal judge to temporarily block the Department of Homeland Security from obtaining commercial driver records.

Progressive Express Insurance has filed a federal lawsuit in Houston seeking a declaration that it owes no coverage for claims arising from a September 2023 highway accident.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing KLLM over alleged discrimination against female truck driver trainees.

A circuit court handed down two decisions that negatively impact Penske-related companies.