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6 days ago | 
au.news.yahoo.com | Steve Barrett
The Boomers have clinched the inaugural Trans-Tasman Throwdown with an emphatic 92-67 win over New Zealand at a sold-out UniSC Arena. Australia's defence was all over the Tall Blacks early on the Sunshine Coast on Friday night, before the Boomers finished with a flurry on offence, scoring 15 of the last 16 points. Sydney Kings captain Xavier Cooks (16 points, eight rebounds) stepped up impressively after he was well held in Wednesday's series opener in Adelaide.
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1 week ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
A former sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police is to be sentenced July 24 after he was found guilty in a scheme to accept bribes in exchange for providing CDL applicants passing test scores. Gary Cederquist, 59, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, was convicted on Friday by a federal jury. He had accepted bribes ranging from a new $10,000 driveway to a granite post and mailbox to cases of bottled water, The Boston Herald reported.
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1 week ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
A group of about 100 truck drivers has won a $10.46 million judgment in federal court in Michigan against a carrier that they said shorted them on payments related to cross-border freight. The judgment Wednesday by Judge Gershwin A. Drain of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan put actual damages in the class action at about $3.5 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
Layoffs and bankruptcies hit multiple sectors of the supply chain throughout April, as new or soon-to-be-imposed tariffs continue to weigh on freight markets. Truck & Trailer Leasing AvenueTruck & Trailer Leasing Avenue of Joliet, Illinois, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 16 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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2 weeks ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
A fiery crash in Tacoma, Washington, early Tuesday morning killed a truck driver, and part of Interstate 5 in the city remained closed hours later. The driver struck a barrier, Trooper John Dattilo, Washington State Patrol District 1 public information officer, said in a post on X. I am saddened to announce that the truck driver has died as a result of this crash. Expect an extended closure as we investigate. We are working to determine details that led to the crash.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Steve Barrett
Steve BarrettTue, April 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM UTC1 min readPart of I-5 was closed in Tacoma, Washington, for several hours Tuesday after a truck driver struck a barrier. (Photo: Washington State DOT)A fiery crash in Tacoma, Washington, early Tuesday morning killed a truck driver, and part of Interstate 5 in the city was closed for several hours. Crews had reopened all lanes as of about 2 p.m. PDT.
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3 weeks ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
Seven out of 10 Canadian trucking companies have seen loads to the U.S. paused or canceled outright in the wake of recently imposed tariffs, according to a survey by the Canadian Trucking Alliance. In addition, executives at 60% of the CTA’s carrier members said a long trade war would pose a serious risk to operations, and 8% reported laying off workers.
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3 weeks ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
The 175-mile trek between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis was the setting recently for two tractor-trailers testing autonomous truck platooning technology as part of a project partly funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The trucks were hauling shipments Monday for Dublin, Ohio-based Ease Logistics as part of a collaboration between the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Transportation, according to DriveOhio, an agency focused on advancing smart mobility.
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1 month ago | 
freightwaves.com | Steve Barrett
Railroads and retailers are praising a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to reduce cargo theft. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), introduced Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and co-sponsored by nine Republican and five Democratic senators, would create a coordinated federal response to a rising wave of sophisticated cargo thefts, many of which target consumer goods in containers carried on double-stack trains.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Steve Barrett
Railroads and retailers are praising a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to reduce cargo theft. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), introduced Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and co-sponsored by nine Republican and five Democratic senators, would create a coordinated federal response to a rising wave of sophisticated cargo thefts, many of which target consumer goods in containers carried on double-stack trains.
