Eighteen former employees have been charged in the federal investigation of Pilot Flying J, the family business of Jimmy Haslam. Fourteen have pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
John Verble, the Informant Who Helped Sack Jimmy Haslam’s Family Business, Pilot Flying J
For more than a year, the informant met secretly with FBI agents. He repeatedly slid into a dark sedan with tinted windows, sharing a narrative that would rock the family business of Cleveland Browns’ owner Jimmy Haslam.
November 6, 2017Jurors in Pilot Flying J Criminal Trial to Hear How Sales Team Veered Into Corruption
Jurors in a Chattanooga courtroom will be going inside what the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer concedes was a corrupt sales division where fraud was taught and celebrated.
November 6, 2017Oil and Gas Companies Search for Truckers in Pennsylvania
After 42 years with the same employer, Kevin Spath of West Deer, Pa., is facing the prospect of losing his job.
November 3, 2017Old Dominion Takes Big Swing With MLB Deal
When Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. landed an advertising and marketing contract with Major League Baseball earlier this year, it was part of a long-term strategy to grow its business, representatives of the Thomasville, N.C.,-based trucking and logistics company said.
November 3, 2017FedEx Holiday Season Surge Could Hit 400 Million Packages
FedEx expects to deliver 380-400 million packages this holiday season with three busy Mondays driving a record-breaking pace.
November 2, 2017Waymo Offers Peek at its Secluded Test Bed For Self-Driving Cars
A bicyclist pedaled alongside the road and a pedestrian wandered into the crosswalk, as a self-driving minivan headed through a maze of roads in a desolate landscape. As the vehicle turned right, its steering wheel rotated above the empty driver’s seat.
November 1, 2017Longtime Montana Trucker Delivering Capitol Christmas Tree
In nearly five decades of driving trucks, Larry Spiekermeier has placed sixth in the National Truck Driving Championships, twice been named Motor Carriers of Montana’s “Driver of the Year,” and logged 1.6 million accident-free miles with his current employer, Whitewood Transport.
October 31, 2017Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits
A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance benefits.”
October 31, 2017Driverless Truck Completes Delivery at ExxonMobil Facility in Singapore
Belgian logistics group Katoen Natie has started operating its first driverless truck at ExxonMobil’s manufacturing site on Jurong Island in Singapore.
October 26, 2017