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#1 Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Jun 10 2024 // The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another ship, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to undermine the effectiveness of American...
#2 Witness Testifies on Seeking Sen. Menendez’s Help on Insurance, Trucking Probes
Jun 10 2024 // A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure...
#3 Trucking Company Fined $65K for Refusing to Give Ohio Employee the Sabbath Off
Jun 21 2024 // Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as Wheeler Trucking Inc. and Wheeler Logistics, Inc. will pay $65,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a race and religion lawsuit...
#4 New Hampshire Won’t Reinstate License of Trucker Acquitted in Deadly Crash
Jun 4 2024 // New Hampshire safety officials last Thursday upheld the license suspension of a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists but said another hearing will be held to determine how...
#5 New Hampshire Weighs Suspension of Trucker Found Not Guilty in Deadly Crash
Jun 25 2024 // Days before the five-year anniversary of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists, relatives and friends urged New Hampshire officials not to allow the trucker involved back on the state’s roadways. A jury in 2022...
#6 Sentry Expands to Marine Cargo With Falvey Partnership
Jun 3 2024 // Sentry Insurance announced it has partnered with Falvey Insurance Group to offer admitted and non-admitted marine cargo capacity to Falvey’s broker partners. Falvey is a niche leading MGA offering several property...
#7 Dali Cargo Ship Leaves Baltimore for Virginia, Nearly 3 Months After Bridge Collapse
Jun 26 2024 // The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to...
#8 Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching
Jun 4 2024 // Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed...
#9 Houthi-Stricken Cargo Carrier’s Crew Abandons Ship Due to Fire
Jun 17 2024 // Crew members of a bulk cargo carrier struck by Houthi missiles abandoned ship Saturday after they couldn’t get fires on board under control, the US military said. The Iranian-backed militants struck the Verbena, a...
#10 The Rise of Strategic Cargo Theft and Steps to Prevent It
Jun 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Cargo theft reached an all-time high last year — up 57% across North America alone.[1] Most commonly, these thefts are the result of an ongoing misdirection...
#11 California Trucker Death Led to Workers’ Comp Investigation That Found $2M in Underreported Payroll
Jun 3 2024 // An investigation that began after an employee was found dead in a company owned semi-truck led to the arraignment of a California man on three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Heigo Kubar, 84, of Fresno,...
#12 Navigating the Trucking Downturn – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 1)
Jul 1 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. This episode reveals three factors causing havoc on the trucking industry, particularly for independent truckers, and how they should balance cost-cutting...
