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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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Millions in military freight awarded to convicted fraudster Huffman Monk’s fleets
The Department of War's U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom) admitted to awarding loads to unauthorized carriers and stands accused of letting military vehicles with classified technology slip into a "shadowy" web of unknown carriers. That's while sending millions in freight, often way above market rates, to a fleet owner convicted in past…
HOS-flexibility trial: FMCSA wraps pre-tests, plans for full pilots
FMCSA advances HOS pilot programs after test periodsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced plans to move forward with two Hours of Service Pilot Programs. They're designed to evaluate whether providing truck drivers greater flexibility and control in scheduling their work can maintain or improve safety.The two pilot programs…
Lawmakers demand VA bring back LGBTQ+ care coordinators
Two House lawmakers are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to restore dedicated LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator positions and specialized support networks after the agency changed the structure of the program earlier this summer.Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said in a letter Wednesday to VA Secretary…
Truck overturns swerving to avoid traffic, fatally flattening car
Two women are dead after a tractor trailer overturned onto their car in New Jersey on Tuesday morning. The crash happened at 9:08 a.m. on Interstate 78 in Newark, New Jersey. According to ABC7 NY, a semi truck was unable to stop in time to avoid stopped traffic on I-78 eastbound, forcing…
US Army taps 5 firms to build on-base microreactors in nuclear energy push
The Army is investing billions of dollars to bring nuclear power to military bases, selecting five companies to build nuclear microreactors at installations across the U.S., the service announced Wednesday in collaboration with the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. Antares Nuclear will develop a microreactor — or microreactors — at Fort…
Two sentenced after being caught offloading 700 pounds of meth from semi trailer during DEA Georgia warehouse surveillance op
Two men were sentenced to federal prison for a drug trafficking attempt that was thwarted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) during an operation at a Georgia warehouse.On August 26, 2026, authorities announced that Rufino Pineda-Perez, 61, of Mexico, and Andres Jasso, Jr., 39, of Brookhaven, Georgia, was both sentenced to 15…
Democrat majority judges to decide FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL ban
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's move to push nearly 200,000 non-domiciled CDL holders out of truck driving work will be decided by a majority Democrat-appointed panel of judges. The case heads to oral arguments on Sept. 15 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. That's when three…
Diesel prices surge to new 2026 high
Prices at the pump are surging again, while spot market rates continue a late-summer slide.During the most recent week ending Aug. 24, the Energy Information Administration reported that diesel prices increased by 19.8 cents nationally, following up on the prior week’s 19.7-cent increase. Diesel's at a new 2026 high of…
US Army seeks 8,000 new short-range missiles per year
The Army is looking for a weapon that is similar to the existing Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, according to the Army’s Sources Sought notice. The deadline is Sept. 15.The missile should be “capable of integrating with joint manned and unmanned air, ground and waterborne platforms using a M299 launcher…
American flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Dolly Parton
American flags at home and abroad will be lowered to half-staff for a week in honor of Dolly Parton, the legendary country singer who died Tuesday at 80 years old.President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of the flags on the day of her passing as a “mark of respect” for…