Life of a Trucker, No. 6: The Coyote

May 2, 2015

Updated May 12, 2017

Jeff Crise Authority Canceled Over Active Insurance

What's wrong with this picture? Motus mess costing small fleets thousands

Two carrier-authority suspensions with active insurance on file, one brokerage-authority grant with no bond? July Trucker of the Month Jeffrey Crise, DPW Inc. owner Kristin Crawford detail Motus mixups they're still at a loss to explain, worth tens of thousands in lost income. There could more than 1,000 other similarly situated carriers.

Millions in military freight awarded to convicted fraudster's fleets

1983 359 with KTA 600 Cummins power, originally purchased by NASCAR legends

Owner-operator Dee Zeeman's 2013 Kenworth is a 272-inch-wheelbase unit, powered by a 600-hp Cummins with an 18-speed transmission and 3.58 rears. The Utah flatbedder's 48-foot Western trailer has him loaded toward retirement as an independent after more than four decades hauling.

Owner's push past near-disaster to 45 years, millions of miles: Trucker of the Month

Brakes, tires, no medical card among top Roadcheck violations

Latest $9K parking-lot-trap truck tow: Turn state-local rules to your favor

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