Two women were arrested last week and now face multiple conspiracy and fraud charges related to a scheme to divert funds from their trucking company employers into their own bank accounts. On May 26, 2023, Dina Maldonado Morales, 42, and Laura Ballesteros Haby, 52, were arrested and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit ...more
A truck driver hauling triples pulls out in front of a fellow driver in this dash cam video. The clip shows a trucker in his new rig cruising through his green light at an intersection in Seattle. A driver hauling triples then decides to turn right at a red light, forcing the driver with the ...more
A semi truck was found with its cab jutting up into the air after a collision with an overpass in Washington on Thursday morning. The accident happened on June 1st in Lakewood, Washington along Interstate 5 at approximately 3 a.m. According to King 5 News, the semi truck was heading north on I-5 when it drove ...more
Two people are dead after a semi truck overturned on an Ohio interstate on Thursday morning. The fatal accident happened on June 1st on Interstate 75 in Dayton, Ohio at around 4 a.m. According to Dayton Police Lt. David Matthews, “the semi-truck apparently lost control and rolled off the highway into an embankment near the entrance ...more
An Ohio man was recently indicted on multiple charges related to a complex cargo theft scheme. Gurtej Singh, aka Gary Bhullar, was indicted by a grand jury in Ohio on May 18, 2023, on one count of conspiracy to steal from interstate shipments, two counts of stealing from an interstate shipment, and one count of ...more
Four people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The chain reaction crash happened on May 30th in Montgomery County, Virginia at about 3:30 a.m. on the northbound side of Interstate 81. The series of crashes started when a Chevy Equinox towing U-haul trailer lost control and spun. The car and trailer ...more
The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) made a major drug bust after pulling over a semi truck for a lane violation over the weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 28, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.OCSO Deputies with CITCO (Criminal Interdiction Team of Central Oklahoma) spotted a Freightliner “straddling lane lines” and initiated a traffic stop. Thirty-six ...more
A group of citizens worked together to help clear a huge amount of eggs spilled in a semi truck wreck in Missouri on Thursday. The incident occurred on June 1st at around 6:15 a.m. in Pettis County near HH Highway and Cedar Lane. According to KOMU 8 News, the tractor trailer hauling $60,000 worth of organic, ...more
National average diesel prices have fallen every week since a 1.8-cent increase April 17. (THEPALMER/Getty Images) Diesel prices dropped 2.8 cents a gallon on average to $3.855, according to Energy Information Administration data May 29. The cost for a gallon of trucking’s main fuel has declined six consecutive weeks since a 1.8-cent increase April 17. ...more
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/AP) WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, illustrating the resilience of the American labor market and complicating Federal Reserve efforts to fight inflation. Employers posted 10.1 million job openings last month, up from 9.7 million in March and ...more
