Long-Haul Crime Log
Profits drive log fraud in trucking — Long-Haul Crime Log
Since the federal government started regulating the number of hours a truck driver can legally drive in a day, requiring either paper logs or higher-tech records, some motor carriers and truckers have devised ways to skirt the rules by falsifying drivers’ log books.
This week’s episode of Long-Haul Crime Log delves into a recent case involving the owner of now-defunct Sisic Transport Services (STS), as well as a look back at the outlaw days before ELDs when some carriers and drivers used...
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Rookie trucker free after pot bust at border — Long-Haul Crime Log
A rookie trucker arrested and charged after U.S. border officers found $2.8 million worth of marijuana concealed in a load of Canadian pork bound for Texas was freed after evidence came to light showing he wasn’t involved in the crime, court documents show.
Prosecutors moved to drop the charges against Varinder Singh on Dec. 17, a little over a month after his arrest at a U.S.-Canada border crossing in Detroit. Singh, a Canadian resident, had only recently become a truck driver.
“The reason for...
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Cartels cash in on coronavirus — Long-Haul Crime Log
With Mexico’s National Vaccination Plan underway, the country is already emerging as the epicenter for criminal activity surrounding coronavirus vaccines.
On this episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast Long-Haul Crime Log, we discuss how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine could be a major challenge in a country already besieged by cartel violence and cargo theft.
The podcast looks at several recent criminal incidents in Mexico related to the coronavirus vaccine and COVID-19 testing, along...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cartels-cash-in-on-coronavirus-long-haul-crime-log
Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde took truckers hostage — Long-Haul Crime Log
On July 30, 2010, two team truck drivers pulled over their rig on a road in Arizona to change seats. They didn’t know about a nearby prison break. Soon they’d be at the mercy of two armed fugitives. On this episode of Long-Haul Crime Log, we tell the harrowing story of the Arizona State Prison – Kingman break and the truckers who became hostages. Plus, the deadly business of fuel smuggling in Mexico.
FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, delves into the harrowing story of why...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/modern-day-bonnie-and-clyde-targeted-truckers-long-haul-crime-log
Long-Haul Crime Log: Killers who target truckers
In the summer of 1953, a criminal sowed fear among truckers across the U.S. after he shot three in the head while they slept, killing two. The crimes occurred along the Pennsylvania and Ohio turnpikes, earning the killer the moniker The Turnpike Phantom.
FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, delves into this dark chapter in trucking history as well as a comparatively recent unsolved trucker killing in its latest episode released on Wednesday. Join journalists Clarissa Hawes,...
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Long-Haul Crime Log podcast delves into dark side of freight
FreightWaves is launching a true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, on FreightCasts that focuses on the dark side of the world of freight as journalists Clarissa Hawes, Nate Tabak and Noi Mahoney tackle white-collar crime, murders, cyberattacks and cross-border smuggling cases they’ve covered over the years in trucking and the supply chain.
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