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Trucking rap sheet: Trucking co. owner charged in high-profile truck-bus crash

News outlets in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Alberta, Canada, reported on the sentences handed out in four trucking-related crimes. Learn more here.

October 11, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Two more plead guilty to disabling emissions control devices

This edition of the trucking rap sheet features violations of the Clean Air Act, falsifying medical certificates and drug tests and moving company scams.

August 1, 2018

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Guarding your data: Take caution, especially while on the road, to prevent identity theft

There are dozens of ways truck drivers can have their identities compromised, but here are some key areas where truckers are particularly vulnerable. More here.

July 27, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Medical examiners charged, sentenced in fraud cases

Georgia doctor convicted and Alabama chiropractor pleads guilty to falsifying DOT medical exams, and California drug tester gets prison time for testing scheme.

July 25, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Trucking co. owner gets nine years in prison for insurance fraud

A New Jersey trucking company owner was sentenced this week to nine years in a state prison for filing more than $1.2 million in false claims for refrigerated cargo that allegedly spoiled in cross-country transport; a Mississippi CDL examiner pleaded guilty to a CDL testing scheme and more.

April 25, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Driver charged for dumping gas in a pond; CDL fraud; illegal hazmat transport

A trucker was charged with attempting to fraudulently obtain a CDL in Utah after his license had been revoked, a Louisiana truck was charged with dumping gasoline into a pond, and a Missouri man was charged with hauling liquefied petroleum across state lines without a CDL.

March 29, 2018

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Owner-operator services firms to pay $900k to settle claims of scamming truckers

James P. Lamb, a former small-broker advocate and now head of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, has agreed to settle a probe into his business dealings brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, who accused Lamb and several of his businesses of cheating owner-operators out of millions of dollars over the course of several years.

March 20, 2018

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Highway robbery: More warning signs in negotiations with brokers

In addition to the “red flags” that ought to give any owner-operator pause during broker negotiations, one would do well to consider the following warning signs invitations to get more information from any broker.

March 8, 2018

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Highway robbery: Ask the tough questions during negotiations to root out the crooks

There’s plenty truckers can do to avoid getting involved with the crooks among brokerages.

March 7, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Trucker arrested on drug possession charges, Virginia DOT employees involved in fraud scheme

A Mississippi-based trucker was arrested in Indiana for possession of cocaine and marijuana; two Virginia DOT employees and four northern Virginia trucking company owners pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme, and an Indiana trucker was charged with illegally transporting hazmat.

March 6, 2018

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Highway robbery: Combating dishonest brokers

Even with more broker-checking services available, some dishonest freight middlemen continue to deceive or steal from owner-operators. Things are in play for a technical change long in process at the level of FMCSA to help combat the ‘worst of the worst’ among fraudulent operations.

March 6, 2018

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Alabama chiropractor arrested for falsifying driver med certs

According to the indictment, Edwards and his staff “orchestrated a scheme to submit false documents” to the USDOT. The indictment alleges Edwards and his staff didn’t perform proper DOT physicals and sent forms to the DOT that falsely certified that truckers had passed the DOT physical exam requirements.

February 22, 2018