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Asia-Pacific
Drug-abusing trucker jailed for 18.5 years after savagely beating his boss to death
Truck driver Patrick Allen Boon must now serve nearly two decades in jail for beating his boss to death with a hammer and wrench in…
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: Oops! Bayswater Bridge claims another victim
Notorious bridge claims victim; freight road upgrades; truck company director fined after trucker deaths; horror crashes in good driving conditions continue; drayage gets an over-mass…
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Asia-Pacific
Major legal setback for coal mining in Australia
An Australian court has refused permission for the creation of a coking-coal mine in New South Wales on the grounds that it would adversely contribute…
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Driver issues
An unusual non-hire clause for truckers and others is rejected again by a PA court
A limitation on soliciting customers is upheld. Restricting the movement of employees is not.
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News
Otto Trucking dropped as defendant from Waymo lawsuit against Uber
As the trial date later this month quickly approaches, Waymo LLC is starting to feel some additional heat from U.S. District Judge William Alsup as…
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Economics
UPS hit with $247M in penalties for shipping untaxed cigarettes
A federal judge who found UPS guilty back in March of illegally shipping cigarettes on Thursday ordered the package delivery giant to pay $247 million…
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