Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating after a semi truck driver was found deceased in his vehicle parked at a weigh station located in Vigo County. Shortly before 9 a.m. on March 14, ISP troopers were dispatched to a weigh station on I-70 near the Illinois/Indiana state line to perform a welfare check requested by ...more
16 bagpipers were hospitalized after the bus they were riding crashed into a flatbed trailer hauling steel pipes. The accident happened on Sunday, March 16th at about 6:15 p.m. along Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. According to 16 ABC, the school bus was transporting a music group of bagpipers when it crashed into an ...more
A truck driver is facing years in federal prison for taking and burning a semi truck owned by his former employer. Florida-based truck driver Kevin Kaedi, 27, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for “malicious use of explosive materials,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the ...more
A sedan seriously lost in a double red light runner crash involving a flatbed semi truck. The accident happened at AL69 southbound at Hinton Place Road in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In the clip, a flatbed with a small load runs a red light and smacks straight into a sedan, also running their own red light. The video ...more
The truck driver in a fatal crash that left five people dead was on central nervous system depressants at the time of the accident. The accident happened at 11:21 p.m. in a construction zone on Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas. Now, 37-year-old truck driver, Solomun Weldekeal Araya is facing multiple counts of intoxication manslaughter and ...more
Semi trucks are getting their GPS devices stolen in certain parts of Chicago for the last month, police say. The thefts started last month, with the most recent robbery occurring on Sunday, March 16th. The incidents occurred in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods in the South and Southwest sides of Chicago, ...more
The founder of a logistics and supply company has pleaded guilty to defrauding a bank and to making false statements to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). On March 6, 2025, Spencer Askew, 46, the founder and former CEO of Georgia-based E-Freight Solutions Worldwide, LLC, pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and ...more
Carney Sworn In as Canada Leader as Trade Dominates Agenda
Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, speaks after being announced the winner at the Liberal Leadership Event in Ottawa on March 9. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive ...more
PepsiCo Is Near $1.5 Billion-Plus Deal for Soda Brand Poppi
(Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images) PepsiCo Inc. is in advanced talks to buy healthier soda brand Poppi, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Purchase, N.Y.-based beverage giant could announce the transaction as soon as next week, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The purchase price under ...more
Consumer Sentiment Drops, Price Expectations Soar on Tariffs
(Cebas/Getty Images) U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a more than two-year low and long-term inflation expectations jumped by the most since 1993, illustrating growing apprehension about the economic impact from tariffs. The preliminary March sentiment index dropped to 57.9, the lowest level since November 2022, from 64.7 a month earlier, according to University of Michigan ...more