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Clarissa Hawes

Clarissa has covered all aspects of the trucking industry for 18 years. She is an award-winning journalist known for her investigative and business reporting. Before joining FreightWaves, she wrote for Land Line Magazine and Trucks.com. If you have a news tip or story idea, send her an email to chawes@firecrown.com or @cage_writer on X, formerly Twitter.
Nov - 2022 -
10 November
Clarissa Hawes

Trucking company to pay $7.7 million in case of wheel coming loose, striking vehicle

A Michigan jury has awarded $7.7 million to a man who was seriously injured in 2018 when the wheel came loose from a box truck heading in the opposite direction, jumped the median and crashed into the front of his vehicle.

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03 November
Clarissa Hawes

Amazon to spend over $1 billion on transportation safety services

Terri Creech, head of product and learning at Amazon Freight Partner, spoke with Hannah McClellan, vice president of Amazon Freight, at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about Amazon Freight’s plans to invest billions on safety-related investments for its trucks and trailers over the next few years.

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Clarissa Hawes

AI Kinetics’ founder discusses challenges, timeline for autonomous trucks

FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey spoke with Chuck Price, founder of AI Kinetics, at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about the future of autonomous trucks and what infrastructure is needed before we can expect to see driverless vehicles on the nation’s highways.

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02 November
Clarissa Hawes

TriumphPay’s open payments network aimed at curbing double brokering

FreightWaves’ Daniel Pickett spoke with Garrett Wolfe, chief product officer of TriumphPay, at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about the company’s open payments network.

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01 November
Clarissa Hawes

Carriers dependent on spot market struggle as rates collapse

FreightWaves’ Kaylee Nix spoke with Bill Driegert, co-founder of Uber Freight, at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about how carriers can navigate a volatile freight market.

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Clarissa Hawes

Steam Logistics seeks to end noncompetes in freight industry

FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill spoke with Steam Logistics executives Jason Provonsha and Steve Cox Tuesday at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about the 3PL’s efforts to end noncompetes in the freight industry.

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Oct - 2022 -
27 October
Clarissa Hawes

Fear of litigation over noncompetes keeps some TQL employees from leaving

Current and former employees of Total Quality Logistics say they are closely following a former colleague’s two legal actions involving the nation’s second-largest freight brokerage.

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24 October
Clarissa Hawes

Digital freight platform Convoy announces 2nd round of layoffs since June

Digital freight startup Convoy announced Monday that it is cutting more jobs, the tech giant’s second round of layoffs in the past year after slashing 7% of its workforce in June. 

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Clarissa Hawes

La plataforma digital de transporte Convoy anuncia la segunda ronda de despidos desde junio 

Ryan Gavin, director de crecimiento, dirigirá el nuevo grupo de negocios racionalizado orientado a los cargadores

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21 October
Clarissa Hawes

California trucking company shuts down, files for bankruptcy

Navarro Trucking Group, which pulled intermodal containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has folded and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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20 October
Clarissa Hawes

Imprisoned trucking company embezzler awaits sentencing on PPP fraud

A former bookkeeper from Missouri admitted she devised a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program while awaiting sentencing in an unrelated embezzlement case involving a family-owned farm and trucking company.

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18 October
Clarissa Hawes

Slync.io taps Urban as CEO of embattled supply chain platform

Embattled FreightTech platform Slync.io has named John Urban as CEO and chairman of the board, replacing Chris Kirchner, who was fired on Aug. 5.

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11 October
Clarissa Hawes

Murder charges filed against trucker accused of killing Merced family

California truck driver Jesus Manuel Salgado is facing four counts of first-degree murder. Salgado is accused of kidnapping and killing four family members from their trucking business.

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10 October
Clarissa Hawes

Nonprofit trucking, logistics groups ‘deliver hope’ to Hurricane Ian survivors

As search-and-rescue efforts continue in areas decimated by Hurricane Ian, nonprofit trucking groups are banding together to help survivors of the Category 4 storm.

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06 October
Clarissa Hawes

California family kidnapped from Merced trucking business found dead

Authorities confirmed that four family members, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in an almond orchard Wednesday, two days after they were abducted at gunpoint from their trucking business in Merced, California.

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03 October
Clarissa Hawes

Lone Star Dedicated ceasing operations

Lone Star Dedicated of Haslet, Texas, will be closing its doors in October with nearly 90 company drivers losing their jobs hauling refrigerated food nationwide.

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Sep - 2022 -
30 September
Clarissa Hawes

Pennsylvania trucking companies file for bankruptcy

McClellan Trucking and Duran Transfer, which contract with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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28 September
Clarissa Hawes

Volunteer network of truckers, nonprofit partner to deliver disaster-relief supplies

A nonprofit trucking group is partnering with a volunteer-run disaster-relief organization to collect and deliver critical supplies as Hurricane Ian intensified into a Category 4 system and is expected to pound Florida’s southwest coast late Wednesday morning.

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26 September
Clarissa Hawes

El director general de FreightWaves, Fuller, ofrece consejos a los camioneros que transportan cargas de la FEMA 

El transporte de suministros de emergencia demuestra al público “lo crítico que es el transporte por carretera

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Clarissa Hawes

FreightWaves CEO Fuller offers advice to truckers hauling FEMA loads

As the trucking industry prepares for Hurricane Ian, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller offers advice to truckers interested in hauling FEMA loads.

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23 September
Clarissa Hawes

Wyotrans’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy case ‘hitting rough waters,’ trustee says

Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for trucking company Wyotrans have taken a rocky turn after two of its largest secured creditors claim they haven’t been paid in two months for leased or rented equipment being used to haul freight and that the carrier is behind on insurance premium payments.

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15 September
Clarissa Hawes

Appellate court upholds ex-Roadrunner CFO’s conviction in $245M securities fraud scheme

A federal appellate court has upheld the conviction of ex-Roadrunner Transportation Systems CFO Peter Armbruster for his role in a securities and accounting fraud scheme that cost shareholders $245 million.

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13 September
Clarissa Hawes

Parents sue driver, Colorado towing company over fatal bridge strike

The parents of a woman killed last month after a trucker crashed into an overpass on Interstate 25 in Colorado have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the towing company and the driver.

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07 September
Clarissa Hawes

Plus COO talks future of self-driving trucks

Thomas Wasson and Shawn Kerrigan, co-founder of Plus, discussed the company’s future strategy at FreightWaves’ virtual Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday.

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Aug - 2022 -
Clarissa Hawes

TQL’s noncompete hurts ex-employee’s job prospects, lawsuit claims

Jacob Patterson, who worked at TQL for nearly 14 years, claims his lawsuit against the second-largest freight brokerage in the U.S. “demonstrates the extraordinary measures TQL will take to harm the career prospects of an employee who has the temerity to leave the company.”

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23 August
Clarissa Hawes

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress announces 2nd round of corporate layoffs

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based U.S. Xpress is cutting another 5% of its corporate workforce in the trucking company’s second round of layoffs in three months.

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Clarissa Hawes

El transportador de camiones U.S. Xpress anuncia la segunda ronda de despidos en la empresa 

La compañía ha recortado aproximadamente el 10% de su plantilla corporativa, unos 140 puestos de trabajo, este año

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22 August
Clarissa Hawes

Ransomware target Apex Capital declares systems ‘back up and running’

A week after Apex Capital Corp., and its subsidiary, TCS Fuel, were targeted in a ransomware attack, Apex said Monday that it’s business as usual.

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17 August
Clarissa Hawes

Apex Capital atribuye a un ataque de malware una “interrupción imprevista del sistema”

La banda de ransomware BlackByte se atribuye la responsabilidad del fallo de la red de la empresa de factoring

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Clarissa Hawes

Apex Capital blames malware attack for ‘unplanned system outage’

After initially blaming an “unplanned system outage” for its computer networks being knocked offline since early Monday, Apex Capital Corp. and its subsidiary, TCS Fuel, confirmed late Tuesday that both companies’ systems were targeted in a malware attack.

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Clarissa Hawes

E-commerce businesses advised to embed payment platforms amid global supply chain upheaval

Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS.com, discussed the importance of cross-border e-commerce businesses using embedded payment platforms with LianLian Global’s David Messenger and David Emerson of Seko Logistics at FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday

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05 August
Clarissa Hawes

Receiver works to get truckers paid after CoreFund Capital’s abrupt closure

A court-appointed receiver is working to get hundreds of truckers’ accounts receivable paid nearly three weeks after a legal feud between brothers led to the abrupt shutdown of CoreFund Capital, a Texas-based factoring company.

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Clarissa Hawes

Slync.io fires CEO Chris Kirchner, strips board chairmanship

Logistics technology provider Slync.io announced Friday it has fired Chris Kirchner as CEO and removed him as chairman of the company’s board of directors.

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01 August
Clarissa Hawes

Oakland truckers claim ‘small victory’ after judge seeks more time to review AB5 protest suit

Truckers being sued by the city of Oakland and port commissioners over a weeklong protest over AB5 are claiming a small victory Monday after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Delbert Gee didn’t immediately grant the temporary restraining order port officials were seeking.

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Clarissa Hawes

Los camioneros de Oakland reclaman una “pequeña victoria” después de que el juez pida más tiempo para revisar la demanda AB5

Los camioneros citados en la demanda del Puerto de
Oakland se enteraron el viernes de que debían comparecer
ante el tribunal el lunes

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Jul - 2022 -
28 July
Clarissa Hawes

Carriers unable to pay drivers, buy fuel after CoreFund Capital closes

Hundreds of small-business truckers who use CoreFund Capital to factor their accounts receivable are struggling to stay afloat after the company abruptly closed its doors.

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26 July
Clarissa Hawes

Source claims Slync.io CEO retaliated after suspension

Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner retaliated against some executives at the financially troubled company after learning he was being suspended, a source says.

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22 July
Clarissa Hawes

Port of Oakland places barricades if truckers continue AB5 protests

As truckers protest for the fifth day, workers at the Port of Oakland have been busy setting up orange barricades at all four of the marine terminals in case demonstrations over controversial state law AB5 spill over into next week.

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21 July
Clarissa Hawes

Port of Oakland urges truckers to end AB5 protest

Port of Oakland officials are imploring truckers to end their protest over AB5 as the independent contractors prepare to block the terminals for the fourth day on Thursday, bringing container movement at California’s third-largest port to a standstill.

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20 July
Clarissa Hawes

2022 Shipper of Choice profile: Aldi

Aldi, one of the fastest-growing grocery chains in the U.S., has been named a FreightWaves Shipper of Choice in 2022.

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Clarissa Hawes

Truckers at Oakland protest say ‘cargo won’t flow until AB5 goes’

Around 450 protesters opposing California’s independent contractor law, AB5, were blocking all of the terminal gates at the Port of Oakland, forcing TraPac and Oakland International Container Terminal, also known as SSA, to close operations on Wednesday.

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19 July
Clarissa Hawes

Unionized workers refuse to cross truckers’ AB5 protest line at Port of Oakland

Approximately 100 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 refused to cross the protest line Tuesday as owner-operators blocked the gates of the SSA terminal, which is the largest operator at the Port of Oakland, in opposition of California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

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18 July
Clarissa Hawes

Hundreds of truckers block Oakland terminal access to protest AB5

After a slow showing early Monday morning, an estimated 400 owner-operators managed to shut down truck traffic at all three terminals — SSA, TraPac and Everport — at the Port of Oakland to protest California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

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13 July
Clarissa Hawes

Hundreds of truckers protest AB5 at Southern California’s busiest ports

Some California truckers turned off their trucks, blocked terminals or staged slow rolls to snarl traffic around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Wednesday to express frustration over a controversial state law, AB5, that seeks to limit the use of independent contractors and largely classify them as employee drivers.

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12 July
Clarissa Hawes

Truckers plan LA/Long Beach work stoppage Wednesday to protest AB5

Some California truckers who move containers in and out of the marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan to participate in a work stoppage Wednesday to protest a controversial state law, AB5.

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Clarissa Hawes

Los camioneros planean un paro laboral en LA/Long Beach el miércoles para protestar contra la AB5 

Los camioneros de Oakland prometen una protesta similar el lunes contra la ley de contratistas independientes

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08 July
Clarissa Hawes

Slync.io’s promise to pay employees falls flat after 2 months without wages

Despite Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner’s claims that the FreightTech company “has solved its liquidity issues,” former and current employees say they want him to make good on his promises and pay them for the two months of wages they are owed.

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Clarissa Hawes

Algunos de los 450 empleados de LandAir son despedidos a través de una videollamada de Zoom 

Antiguos trabajadores y conductores afirman que la dirección dirigió el transportador LTL ‘hasta la saciedad’

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Clarissa Hawes

Some of LandAir’s 450 employees terminated via Zoom video call

Three days after nearly 450 employees, including 135 drivers, were laid off, Williston, Vermont-based LandAir’s management team and its private equity owners have yet to disclose what led to the decision.

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07 July
Clarissa Hawes

Hazmat haulers banned from downtown Birmingham during World Games

Beginning Thursday through July 17, hazmat haulers will be forbidden from traveling on Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as the World Games open.

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06 July
Clarissa Hawes

LandAir, empresa de transporte LTL con sede en Vermont, deja de operar 

La compañía de camiones de propiedad privada tenía 135
conductores y 148 unidades de potencia

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Clarissa Hawes

Vermont-based LTL carrier LandAir reportedly ceases operations

Employees of Williston, Vermont-based LandAir, an LTL carrier that serviced the Northeast and parts of Canada, say they had no advanced notice that the company was reportedly closing its doors on Tuesday.

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Jun - 2022 -
24 June
Clarissa Hawes

Trevor Milton seeks 30-day delay to trial

After a new fraud charge was leveled against Nikola founder Trevor Milton earlier this week, his attorneys are seeking a 30-day delay to review the documents.

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23 June
Clarissa Hawes

Slync.io blames liquidity issues after employees go month without pay

After initially blaming an internal administrative error for the failure to pay its North American employees for nearly a month, Dallas-based logistics tech startup Slync.io stated Thursday that its “inability to timely liquidate funds” is the real reason for its ongoing payroll nightmare.

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10 June
Clarissa Hawes

Global logistics provider Neovia cutting nearly 100 jobs in Pennsylvania

Global 3PL Neovia Logistics Services recently announced plans to cut nearly 100 jobs at its Tannersville, Pennsylvania, facility on July 29.

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Clarissa Hawes

La empresa de transporte digital Convoy despide al 7% de su plantilla tecnológica 

Convoy recorta 90 empleados mientras crece el temor al empeoramiento de la situación económica

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Clarissa Hawes

Digital freight startup Convoy lays off 7% of tech workforce

Digital freight startup Convoy confirmed Friday that it is cutting 7% of its workforce in an effort to slash operating costs amid concerns about a downturn in the economy and its potential impact on the company’s customers’ businesses.

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07 June
Clarissa Hawes

No one seems to know where the People’s Convoy’s $1.8 million went

Some truckers who joined the People’s Convoy are angry with organizers over the protest’s collapse and the fate of the $1.8 million raised from supporters.

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May - 2022 -
26 May
Clarissa Hawes

Una trama de exportación de leche de fórmula para bebés por valor de 200 millones de dólares lleva a la cárcel a un trío de Florida 

Los fiscales afirman que los estafadores utilizaron los fondos para comprar una mansión de 9 millones de dólares, un yate de 48 pies y varias propiedades

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Clarissa Hawes

Baby formula export scheme worth $200M lands Florida trio in prison

A Florida trio was recently sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $200 million infant formula fraud scheme.

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20 May
Clarissa Hawes

Ice cream truck owner fights hunger 1 scoop at a time

As thousands of exhibitors and attendees convened in Northwest Arkansas last week, many were introduced to Coleman Warren and the business he founded, Simple+Sweet Creamery, to fight child hunger.

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16 May
Clarissa Hawes

USPS trucking contractor Matheson files for bankruptcy

A California trucking and logistics company, which contracts with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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13 May
Clarissa Hawes

El gigante del transporte U.S. Xpress despide al 5% de su personal

La compañía dice que ningún papel de conductor, centro de servicio o mantenimiento se vio afectado por los despidos

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Clarissa Hawes

Trucking giant U.S. Xpress lays off 5% of corporate workforce

Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress announced Thursday that it is cutting 5% of its corporate workforce in an effort to slash costs a week after the truckload carrier reported losing more than $8.9 million in the first quarter.

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10 May
Clarissa Hawes

FOSC chat: Convoy collaborates with sustainability partners like CHEP

Convoy, a digital trucking network, is collaborating with sustainability partners like CHEP to solve industry challenges by eliminating waste, eradicating empty miles and cutting out inefficiencies.

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Clarissa Hawes

FOSC chat: Transfix uses intuitive software to match shippers, trucking companies

Transfix uses machine-learning technology to help shippers and carriers optimize their freight networks.

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Clarissa Hawes

FOSC chat: Turvo tackles fragmented logistics networks with TMS platform

Turvo uses cutting-edge technology to connect shippers, logistics providers and trucking companies through its cloud-based TMS platform.

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09 May
Clarissa Hawes

FOSC chat: Logistics firms turn to Lean Solutions for tech staffing needs

Lean Solutions Group is seeking to revolutionize the way the U.S. logistics industry operates by providing staffing and nearshoring services in South America.

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06 May
Clarissa Hawes

Missouri trucking company shuts down after USPS cuts back mail-hauling contracts

A 67-year-old Missouri trucking company that hauled mail for USPS shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after losing contracts.

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Apr - 2022 -
29 April
Clarissa Hawes

Fraudster ran trucking Ponzi scheme that bilked $40M from investors, feds say

A previously convicted fraudster ran a Ponzi scheme and bilked investors out of $40 million in a truck investment venture, then used the money to pay personal expenses, feds say.

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26 April
Clarissa Hawes

Una empresa de camiones de Illinois se declara en quiebra tras un veredicto nuclear

Además del veredicto de 10 millones de dólares, Marvin Keller se ve afectada por “el aumento del combustible y otras condiciones del mercado

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Clarissa Hawes

Illinois trucking company files for bankruptcy after nuclear verdict

An Illinois-based trucking company has filed Chapter 11, citing a jury award of $10 million in December following a 2019 fatal truck crash involving one of its drivers.

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22 April
Clarissa Hawes

Net-Zero Carbon recap: Fighting climate change takes all transportation stakeholders

Jonathan Hoffman and Andrew Wishnia discuss how the transportation sector is addressing climate change on Friday at FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

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21 April
Clarissa Hawes

La DEA detiene al propietario de un camión en Michigan por cargos de drogas y armas

Balic, propietario de Northwest Transportation Inc, está libre bajo una fianza de 100.000 dólares sin garantía

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Clarissa Hawes

DEA arrests owner of Michigan trucking company on drug and gun charges

The owner of a Michigan-based trucking company is free on bail after DEA agents arrested him on gun and drug charges after raiding his home and businesses.

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15 April
Clarissa Hawes

Family sues Amazon after truck crash kills Maine fisherman

The family of a Maine commercial fisherman who was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery driver in July 2020 recently filed a negligence lawsuit against the e-commerce giant.

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14 April
Clarissa Hawes

Logistics giants Geodis, Ceva to cut hundreds of jobs in Ohio

Global logistics giants Geodis and Ceva plan to lay off 450 workers in the Columbus, Ohio area by Sept. 30.

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08 April
Clarissa Hawes

Utah trucking company shutters livestock division after 37 years

Family-owned trucking company, L.W. Miller Cos. of Logan, Utah, says it will shut down its livestock division on Monday.

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Clarissa Hawes

Una empresa de transportes de Utah cierra su división ganadera después de 37 años

El consejero delegado culpa a “la escasez de conductores, el aumento de los costes, los márgenes extremadamente ajustados y las tarifas de flete

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07 April
Clarissa Hawes

Carrier fights $47,000 tow bill in Wyoming; towing company disputes total

An Ohio-based trucking company says black ice caused one of its drivers to jackknife on Interstate 80 in Wyoming, but that the real shock was a $46,800 tow bill.

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Mar - 2022 -
29 March
Clarissa Hawes

La compañía de camiones de Indiana se declara en quiebra después de que la FMCSA ordene el cese de las operaciones

Los datos muestran que el transportista con sede en Indiana superó los umbrales de seguridad en la conducción no segura y el cumplimiento de las Horas de Servicio

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Clarissa Hawes

Indiana trucking company files for bankruptcy after FMCSA orders operations halt

An Indiana-based trucking company recently filed bankruptcy, more than a month after receiving an unsatisfactory rating from FMCSA.

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26 March
Clarissa Hawes

Truck drivers at MATS rank parking as top industry challenge

Truckers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show had a lot to say about some of the top challenges they face while out on the road, including parking.

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22 March
Clarissa Hawes

El Convoy de la Gente dice que tiene fondos para una semana más

El organizador de la recaudación de fondos dice que las donaciones se agotarán pronto

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Clarissa Hawes

People’s Convoy says it has funds to last 1 more week

The founder of the fundraising arm of the People’s Convoy says trucking organizers may “wrap up the federal convoy this week” amid dwindling donations to protest government mandates regarding COVID-19 and other political issues.

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18 March
Clarissa Hawes

Camioneros y empresas de logística, entre los acreedores de Greenerways

El fabricante de productos orgánicos de California se declara en quiebra; hay al menos 8 demandas pendientes

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Clarissa Hawes

Truckers, logistics firms among creditors Greenerways owes millions

Trucking companies and logistics firms are among hundreds of creditors collectively owed millions of dollars after a California-based organic products manufacturer recently filed Chapter 7.

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16 March
Clarissa Hawes

3PL recap: How Cargo Chief’s technology platform helps brokers find freight

Chris Arredondo, co-founder of Cargo Chief, spoke with FreightWaves’ Travis Rhyan about how freight brokerages can create new recurring revenue opportunities using its technology platform.

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15 March
Clarissa Hawes

La empresa de logística de Minnesota se hunde y se acoge al capítulo 7

La empresa debe millones de dólares a empresas de alquiler de camiones y remolques y a Hacienda

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Clarissa Hawes

Minnesota logistics company folds, files Chapter 7

Truck and trailer rental companies and the IRS are collectively owed millions after a Minnesota logistics company filed Chapter 7.

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14 March
Clarissa Hawes

Trucking coalition wants way around looming CARB emissions rule

A diverse coalition of trucking groups is urging the California Air Resources Board to consider alternative solutions to enforcement of an emissions rule that would require upgrades to 2010 model year or newer diesel engines by Dec. 31.

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