Pavel Ivanovich Turlak pleaded guilty Friday in the Eastern District of Washington to violating Clean Air Act emissions controls and to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief money.

Logistics firm Freight Essentials filed a federal lawsuit against WWEX Group and its affiliates, alleging that the company is engaging in fraudulent business practices with hidden fees.

Steve Blough, a co-founder of MercuryGate International Inc., speaks about how companies can use AI to strengthen decision making. 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is launching a $31 million project to increase truck parking statewide.

Kal Freight, a Texas-based trucking company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, does not plan to lay off any drivers.

This year, more than 800 drivers will deliver wreaths to more than 4,900 locations across the United States for Wreaths Across America.

Areas of California, Illinois and Texas have been key targets for cargo thieves in recent years.

Josh Allen, chief commercial officer at ITS Logistics, spoke Thursday about investments the logistics industry should make in 2025 to develop their companies and workforce.

Adam McElhinney, the CEO of Uptake Technologies, spoke about what opportunities the logistics community has to utilize AI.

Nikola Corp. leader Ryan Clayton said the rising demand for hydrogen could require as many as 50 fueling stations in the next three years to meet the need.

Freight Masters Inc. owner Herman Shaw was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program.

Pilot Flying J named Liz Leon as the company’s 2024 Road Warrior.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans to partially reopen Interstate 40 on Jan. 1 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed portions of the roadway.

Hurricane Rafael, which struck Cuba as a Category 3 storm, is not expected to hit the United States.

Judy Love, the co-founder of Love’s Travel Stops, died on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. She was 87.

Hurricane Rafael is expected to take aim at the United States after making landfall in Cuba, but the storm’s possible intensity and damage to the U.S. coast remain unclear.

A late night crash on Saturday involving a semi-truck left four people dead and 17 injured in southeast Michigan.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $250 million for a multistate project to add electric truck chargers along the I-95 freight corridor.

The Truckload Carriers Association named Texas driver Michael Dorsey a Highway Angel for his efforts to save lives during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

A New Jersey supply chain company is making its workforce more inclusive by partnering with a local nonprofit to train people who have autism, providing them skills to become competitive job candidates.

Taylor Swift, who is currently on her Eras Tour, paid over $15 million to ship stage equipment from the United Kingdom to the United States.

FedEx transported six giant pandas between the United States and China this week on what the company calls the “FedEx Panda Express.”

Former American Trucking Associations CEO and President Thomas J. Donohue, hailed as “a powerful voice for all businesses, employers and their employees,” died Monday. He was 86 years old.

Hurricane Milton caused at least $160 billion in damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather.

Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday as a Category 3 near Siesta Key and was making its way across Florida on Thursday.

Food retailers with distribution hubs in Hurricane Milton’s path are preparing for the storm to make landfall overnight Wednesday.

Category 4 Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday, bringing catastrophic flooding and life-threatening conditions less than two weeks after Helene battered the state.

Some Florida ports shuttered Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to continue growing in size before making landfall as a life-threatening storm.

Tampa’s port is bracing for Hurricane Milton as the projected Category 5 storm rapidly strengthens as it barrels toward the state.

Logistics companies are stepping up to help in Hurricane Helene’s aftermath.

A Wyoming trucking company owner is facing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed multiple female employees.

Tristen Utter was nearly finished with his first delivery to North Carolina when he was caught in the disastrous and deadly remnants of Hurricane Helene, stranding him for days with no way to contact loved ones.

Hundreds of roadways are closed in North Carolina, including parts of two interstates, snarling delivery routes and posing a challenge for the logistics community as it works to get supplies to residents.

Ports are assessing damage after Hurricane Helene roared into Florida as a Category 4 storm.

Most Florida ports were closed Thursday ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival in the Big Bend region, threatening what meteorologists called a deadly Category 2 storm expected to grow stronger before making landfall.

Florida ports are preparing for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday and bring life-threatening conditions with it.

The families of those who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore have filed wrongful death claims in federal court against the owner and operator of the container ship Dali.

Ports along the Gulf Coast are monitoring a storm in the Caribbean that AccuWeather meteorologists predict will strengthen into a hurricane and hit the area on Thursday.

A Transportation Intermediaries Association report says the freight industry is “under siege” from fraud and must evolve to fight the ballooning problem.

Paul Kroes, the trailer innovation leader at Thermo King, discusses the future of sustainability and innovation in refrigeration transportation.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a federal suit against the owner and operator of the Dali, the container ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse.

Aaron Rudolf, who owns Rudy’s Performance Parts in Burlington, North Carolina, must pay $10 million in criminal and civil fines for an emissions defeat device scheme.

Hurricane Francine, which made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, did not cause widespread disruptions to local ports.

Ports along the Gulf Coast are assessing damage after Hurricane Francine smashed into Louisiana on Wednesday evening.

A life-threatening storm surge and extreme winds are expected to batter the Louisiana coast Wednesday as Hurricane Francine makes landfall.

Tropical Storm Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as a hurricane, bringing a life-threatening storm surge with it.

Weather forecasting agency AccuWeather is reducing its projected number of named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season following an “unusual” August with low tropical activity.

U.S. and Guatemalan authorities say they have dismantled a human smuggling enterprise in Guatemala responsible for the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio in 2022.

Christopher Carroll, 54, of Farmington, Missouri, was found guilty by a federal jury for fraudulently obtaining nearly $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds.

Corey Louis Hendrickson, 46, a former mayor of Willard, Missouri, and fleet dispatcher for Prime Inc., was sentenced to three years in federal prison for a scheme in which he used the names and Social Security numbers of drivers to steal money.

Covenant Logistics driver Don Lord is being celebrated after driving 3 million accident-free miles for the company.

A Dallas family of seven has filed a federal lawsuit against a North Carolina trucking company and its driver after they were seriously injured in a crash involving an 18-wheeler last November.

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched a survey to study cargo theft in the trucking industry, which is estimated to be a $15 billion to $35 billion problem annually.

Four people, including two children, are dead after a crash in Minnesota involving a semitruck in a construction zone.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday removed two ELDs from its registered list.

Pilot Air Freight, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 to settle a 2019 disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Gerald Ditz, who goes by Jerry, and Michael Alaniz, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a stolen watch scheme.

Maine State Police are investigating after a tractor-trailer carrying a massive wind turbine blade overturned Friday morning, shutting down part of the roadway until at least Saturday.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for allegedly refusing to hire a deaf truck driver.

After roaring into Florida Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, Tropical Storm Debby is crawling up the East Coast.

Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 1 storm on Monday, causing flooding as it makes its way toward the East Coast.

A federal lawsuit filed against the owners and operators of a cargo ship that sank off the Georgia coast in 2019 has been dismissed at the request of Glynn County.

The Port of Long Beach received a $7.875 million grant for its data system, which port leaders say will help speed cargo deliveries across the country.

Charles Christian Haskell, 51, of Las Vegas, was charged with five counts of death by motor vehicle after a crash involving his tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Wilson County, North Carolina, on July 24.

A Washington jury awarded $24.2 million to the former Port of Seattle police chief, who was fired three years ago and sued the port, alleging wrongful termination.

Jacob McDonald, 60, was indicted by a Licking County grand jury for his role in a Nov. 14 crash that killed six people, including three high school students.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Tuesday that ELDs from CTE-LOG ELD, ELD VOLT, Powertrucks ELD and TFM ELD were placed on the revoked devices list.

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by nonprofit Environment California accuses the Port of Los Angeles of violating the Clean Water Act.

A massive technology outage Friday morning caused widespread disruptions across industries around the globe, but it’s mostly business as usual at America’s ports.

NullShip Shipping Solutions claims to sell U.S. Postal Service and UPS labels at a steep discount but sold clients counterfeit postal labels, costing one person thousands of dollars in lost goods.

Mark Manera, a physical therapist who founded Supply Chain Fitness, discusses the health of truck drivers and why companies should invest in drivers’ care.

Cummins Inc. an engine-maker and power distribution company will invest $150 million to convert about half of its manufacturing space in Columbus, Indiana. The announcement comes after the company was fined $1.675 billion for emissions violations.

A Texas truck driver rescued a 1-year-old baby found in a Louisiana ditch after his 4-year-old brother was found dead.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Monique Trucking to halt operations after declaring the California carrier “an imminent hazard to public safety” following a deadly crash.

A grand jury indicted Kirill Gordei, a Belarus citizen who lives in Florida and is president of Apelsin Logistics, on charges related to smuggling advanced scientific technology to Russia.

A Baltimore UPS facility is planning to close in August, according to a Maryland state filing, after laying employees off earlier this year.

Nearly $2 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go toward transportation and supply chain projects nationwide.

A U.S. House appropriations bill includes $200 million to address the truck parking shortage, a problem plaguing most truck drivers.

Tony Kirik operated Dallas Logistics, based in Rochester, New York, but concealed ownership and affiliation with another company to hide negative safety ratings.

U.S. Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., this week introduced the Safeguarding our Supply Chains Act, which aims to stop “the rampant theft within our nation’s supply chains.”

Wheeler Trucking will pay $65,000 to an employee who faced religious discrimination at the company’s Ohio location.

A federal lawsuit filed in 2022 over the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship, which sank off the coast of Georgia with nearly 4,200 vehicles on board, has been settled.

Authorities recently ruled that the death of Iowa truck driver David Schultz, who had been missing about five months before being discovered in April, was accidental.

Judge Lewis J. Liman issued a 113-page ruling outlining his opinion of legal arguments brought against congestion pricing in Manhattan, which would charge truck drivers up to $36 for entering certain parts of the city.

A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute highlights six key challenges women in trucking face and offers solutions for industry leaders.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is suing Alabama-based Dove Transportation after one of the carrier’s trucks struck a bridge in 2021, causing “substantial damage.”

Carver Maritime, a shipping company in Charleston, South Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit against the owners and managers of MSC Michigan VII, which lost control on June 5 on the Cooper River.

Aivaras Zigmantas has pleaded not guilty after being indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly posing as an agent for carriers and stealing shipments that were released to him.

Truck drivers who travel with their pets told FreightWaves that their furry companions ease the loneliness and stress of life on the road.

Sedrick Zelitis Smith, 47, of Dallas, used his CDL to assist a human smuggling organization. He coordinated the transport of migrants who arrived in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico.

A Michigan truck driver who was found guilty of setting Swift Transportation equipment on fire as part of a vendetta against the company has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison.

Jonathan Hoffman, The Citadel’s communications and marketing vice president, discussed national security Wednesday at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain conference.

Jon Rager, SVP of forest analytics at Fastmarkets, discussed the impact of America’s cardboard box recession and lumber industry slowdown at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain conference in Atlanta.

The Trucking Association of New York has filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of halting the congestion fee for those driving into Manhattan, which will cost truck drivers up to $36.

A Los Angeles jury awarded more than $58 million to Pablo Scipione, who suffered a microfracture in his foot while working at a train yard in 2016.Independent contractor was injured in 2016 at Kinkisharyo yard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized more than $5.4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of papayas.

This year’s hurricane season is expected to be more active than normal, and the Texas coast is forecasted to be at risk for a multitude of severe weather.

PepsiCo Beverages North America announced this week that it plans to add 50 Tesla electric semi-trucks to its California fleet as part of the company’s mission to reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

The U.S. Postal Service will pause some modernization projects for the rest of the year amid “confusion” about the agency’s Delivering for America plan.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were awarded a total of $112 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund maintenance and repair projects.