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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today s edition, we highlight a top safety official stressing the need for seat-belt law enforcement, Yellow Corp. s disappointment with its Q1 earnings and more.
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1. A top safety official in the trucking industry is urging police to step up enforcement of seat-belt laws on motor carriers due to the high number of drivers and other occupants who weren t complying with those laws when they died in crashes. I just cannot believe people are not wearing seat belts, Jack Van Steenburg said.
The Daily Dash: Bankruptcy impacts multiple companies
Roehl Transport latest company to announce pay increase for drivers
0 127 1 minute read (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight a bankruptcy in Indiana, the latest pay increase for drivers, work zone crashes and more.
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Several trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after an Indiana-based household goods brokerage shuttered operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-April.
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Behind allegations Mexican truckers are breaking US cabotage rules Long-Haul Crime Log
Recent reports of drivers breaking terms of visas dredges up one of the most controversial issues in cross-border trucking
0 106 1 minute read Mexico-based trucks are only supposed to handle cross-border loads. So what s behind allegations that some truckers with B-1 visas are doing domestic runs? (Photo: FreightWaves staff)
This week’s episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, investigates one of the most controversial issues in cross-border trucking: cabotage violations. In the U.S., these occur when truckers based in Mexico or Canada illegally transport domestic freight.
Co-host and FreightWaves reporter Noi Mahoney digs into recent allegations that truckers from Mexico are doing illegal runs within the U.S. and why it may be hurting the industry on both sides of the border.