Murdered trucker’s family engages with drivers

Jul 15, 2014

Fuel hauler, blogger and Truth About Trucking Live online radio host Allen Smith reports that David Clark, the Indiana-based father-in-law of the young driver (Michael Boeglin) murdered in Detroit some weeks back, will be joining a discussion of nationwide parking issues on Smith’s program Wednesday, July 15, beginning at 6 p.m. EDT.

Boeglin’s widow, Ashley Boeglin, will likewise be a part of the program’s discussion, Smith reports.

Clark has made news recently in his efforts to assist his daughter, Boeglin’s widow, through the tough time following her husband’s death. Ashley Boeglin will likewise be a

Some industry interests have joined that effort. Broker and DOTAuthority.com president James Lamb’s young Small Business in Transportation Coalition is taking donations to funnel toward the widow and her father-in-law as well as raise awareness of the safe-parking issue. You can read more about that effort via this link.

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