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Hasty US exit from Europe could drive allies away from American arms, RAND says
A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons over the long term, according to a new RAND study, a shift the authors say would hurt the U.S. defense industrial base. RAND released the report, “Anticipating Allies’ Responses to U.S. Retrenchment from Europe,” on Wednesday. It examines how France, Germany, Poland…
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C.H. Robinson verdict: Blame jury and judge, not ‘ambulance chasers’
I was a federal prosecutor for 27 years and a defense attorney for five. Tired of the law, I obtained my commercial driver’s license and ended up owning and operating seven trucks. I take exception with the recent “Blame the ambulance chasers” opinion that singles out attorneys for responsibility for the…
Labor Day cargo theft: Warning issued
Keep your head on a swivel: Labor Day weekend brings boost in cargo theft threatWith Labor Day looming Monday, Sept. 7, shippers and motor carriers across the United States should carefully review shipping schedules surrounding the long weekend, according to supply chain and risk management company Overhaul.Holidays routinely alter operating…
Two arrested for abusing children in ‘rolling prison’
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced this week that Tamra Marshon Stewart, 37, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Keysha Monique Epps, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia, have been charged in Orange County with sexually battering, molesting, and neglecting four children who were confined in the cab of a truck for more than…
US launches new barrage of strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not lead to a wider renewal of hostilities.Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks since July and after reports of two tankers being hit…
Is a real diesel shortage brewing?
The broad risk landscape when it comes to factors influencing big decision-making at trucking companies large and small is always pretty tough to pin down. But with war in Iran, an administration with a particular focus on dominating the news cycle, and the big shift to annual renegotiation of the…
Where the Pentagon can’t go, a small nonprofit searches for America’s war dead
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.The four Filipino archaeologists knelt shoulder to shoulder in a trench only slightly larger than a toddler’s sandbox, shaving away paper-thin layers of earth and filling…