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Workers pursuing Class Action after 100 year old trucking company shutters abruptly without distributing final paychecks or benefits
Employees of an Oregon trucking company are pursuing Class Action grievances after the company shut abruptly without properly compensating them earlier this month. TP Freight Lines based in Oregon notified employees of the closure and shut its doors on August 4th. The next day, the company failed to make payroll. Now, workers are filing unemployment insurance claims, and the Teamsters union…
Woman charged over vandalism of World War II Memorial
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Friday that a woman had been taken into custody and charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington.Melissa Farris was charged with depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans’ memorials, Pirro said on social media,…
Will Truck Parking Club ever start accepting fuel stop points?
Truck Parking Club has added nearly 6,000 new truck parking locations across the United States, something met with near universal…
Wife of active-duty Army sergeant deported to Honduras
The wife of an active-duty soldier was deported to Honduras on Monday, her husband confirmed.ICE agents detained Cristy Maryori Villafranca…
Why you can tell your attorney anything – almost
Discussions of previous acts, such as speeding or log book violations that went undetected, are generally subject to attorney-client privilege.Max…
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Majority of VA mental health visits are timely, but referrals lag: Watchdog
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs.Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the department’s 30-day wait-time standard, but VA schedulers still struggle to meet the seven-day requirement for making these…
AI in the driver’s seat? Tony Justice v. Suno a ‘fight for the little guy’
For this week’s edition of Overdrive Radio, we're picking up with longtime trucker-songwriter and performer Tony Justice after news of the Large Cars & Guitars truck show’s big 2026 $14K haul for the Susan G. Komen foundation.That makes $200K-plus given by the show's participating truckers and sponsors to the breast…
From tanks and rifles to Dungeons and Dragons: Veteran’s experience shaped game’s famous artwork
Before Larry Elmore became one of the artists behind Dungeons & Dragons’ popular imagery, he was drawing tanks and rifles for the U.S. Army. Elmore has been drawing for as long as he can remember, but growing up in a family with limited means meant his family had to ration…
Feds sue KLLM alleging sex discrimination | FMCSA’s new safety chief
EEOC's case against KLLM for sex discrimination in female driver training protocol The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against female drivers at fleet KLLM Transport Services and its KLLM Driving Academy Subsidiary. The EEOC alleges KLLM's training conditions were discrimiatory on the basis of sex "since at…
South Carolina base renamed to Joint Base Lindsey Graham
Joint Base Charleston is now officially Joint Base Lindsey Graham, honoring the late senator from South Carolina who served for decades in the U.S. Air Force.The Pentagon announced late last month that the base, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, would be renamed after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. The renaming…
Will Truck Parking Club ever start accepting fuel stop points?
Truck Parking Club has added nearly 6,000 new truck parking locations across the United States, something met with near universal praise around trucking, but drivers still have a major bone to pick with the company.TPC locations include actual truck stops, where in many cases TPC takes payment for formerly free…
Freedom 250 Peterbilt 589: Get up close with a rarity
Overdrive sister publication CCJ's Chief Editor Jason Cannon got an up-close look at one of 250 units in Peterbilt's recently announced Freedom 250 limited edition run of the Pete 589. In the video up top, Cannon runs through the special edition unit debuted in late May as a celebration of America's…
Veterans unemployment stable despite job market cratering in July, report shows
A volatile month of July saw employers shed 23,000 jobs and lay off another 153,000, according to the monthly jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. Amid the plunge, the unemployment rate for veterans appeared to stabilize at 4.2% despite the impact of artificial intelligence, tariffs and…
Landstar brokerage’s vetting cut 40K approved carriers from network
Article Summary Trucking news & briefs for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026:Big moves to tighten approved carrier network at Landstar revealed in earnings call.Say hello to the Vermont Highway Patrol, coming to a roadside stop near you.Landstar tightening carrier standards for its brokered freightLandstar's brokerage segment is tightening its carrier network…
Codifying ELP rule could put 9K more drivers OOS: FMCSA
Just more than a year since the English language proficiency requirement returned to out-of-service treatment at roadside, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes to codify OOS orders for ELP violations. In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking set to publish in the Federal Register Monday, FMCSA proposes to update safety…