Grace Sharkey
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Top freight fraud stories of 2024
FreightWaves reviews the most read fraud fiascos from the past year
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FreightWaves Staff
Monday, November 18, 2024
Memphis trucking company owner sentenced to federal prison in PPP scheme
Freight Masters Inc. owner Herman Shaw was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program.
FreightWaves Staff
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Missouri man guilty of fraudulently obtaining PPP funds to start trucking company
Christopher Carroll, 54, of Farmington, Missouri, was found guilty by a federal jury for fraudulently obtaining nearly $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Linda Baker, Senior Environment and Technology Reporter
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Autonomous trucking startups reap millions in PPP loans
TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)
Brian Straight
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Petition calls for more targeted relief for truck leases, insurance costs
KeepTruckin has started a petition asking congress to extend forgivable loans to cover truck lease/purchase payments and insurance costs.