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
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
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
Groundbreaking at Columbus Technical College for a CDL training facility that hopes to attract former military personnel. (Columbus Technical College via Facebook) Seeking to get more truck drivers on the road, colleges in Georgia and Wyoming are expanding their commercial driver license programs. Columbus Technical College in Georgia recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a ...more
Some Seattle employees plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres. (Amazon.com Inc.) SEATTLE — A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters today. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month ...more
Some Seattle employees plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres. (Amazon.com Inc.) SEATTLE — A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters today. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month ...more
Some Seattle employees plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres. (Amazon.com Inc.) SEATTLE — A group of corporate Amazon workers upset about the company's environmental impact, recent layoffs and a return-to-office mandate is planning a walkout at the company's Seattle headquarters today. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon's annual shareholder meeting and a ...more
Amazon employees protest at the company's Seattle headquarters May 31. (Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press) SEATTLE — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters May 31. The protest ...more
