14 Nov Frosty Jurors, Chilly Boss Among Five Things Heard, Seen in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial The temperature inside the Chattanooga, Tenn., federal courtroom Nov. 13 matched the temperature of the relationship between a Pilot Flying J executive on board with a fraud scheme and a salesman who wasn’t — frosty. Read more...
14 Nov Defense Lawyer Uses Email to Point to Jimmy Haslam in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial With the owner of a trucking company thumbing his nose at anything Pilot Flying J offered to garner his loyalty, Arnie Ralenkotter went straight to the top of the truck stop giant, emails showed. Read more...
13 Nov Diesel Climbs 3.3¢ to $2.915 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 3.3 cents to $2.915 a gallon as oil hovered near $57 a barrel amid mounting talk of the glut of oil receding. Read more...
13 Nov Seattle DOT Saves $500,000 With Road Work Planning App The Seattle Department of Transportation has saved more than $485,000 since August with an app that allows the city to coordinate with other entities on construction projects involving road work. Read more...
13 Nov Tampa International Airport's Cargo Volume Jumps, With More on the Way Over the last couple of years, the story of the double-digit growth of Florida's Tampa International Airport’s cargo business has been a story about Amazon.com. Read more...
13 Nov UPS to Convert Diesel Trucks to Electric in NYC UPS Inc. is planning to convert its package delivery trucks from diesel to electric using new technology in New York City. Read more...
13 Nov Trade Expert: Mexican Truck Ban Wouldn’t Have Much Impact A possible ban on long haul trucks from Mexico under a renegotiated North American Free Trade agreement won’t have much impact, according to a trade expert in New Mexico Read more...
13 Nov China’s Biggest Uber-for-Trucks Apps in Talks to Merge Wang Gang, a backer of Yunmanman and an angel investor in ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, is the top candidate to become CEO if the companies merge, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Read more...
13 Nov Missouri Men Sentenced to 5 Years Probation for Health Care Fraud Two Missouri men have been sentenced to five years probation and barred from doing business with the federal government for five years for their roles in administering over 100 fraudulent truck driver and veteran medical exams. Read more...
13 Nov Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 13: ELD Mandate Resistance Texas Republican Rep. Brian Babin is officially the leader of the Dec. 18 electronic logging device mandate resistance. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...