Clarissa Hawes

Decker Truck Line Inc. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has permanently closed its terminal in Missoula, Montana, citing findings from a review of its operations and freight network as the main reason for the closure.

A family-owned Wyoming trucking company has agreed to pay $124,000 to settle a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations that the company’s owner had sexually harassed two female truck drivers over several years.

A New Hampshire man, who claimed he owned trucking and agriculture businesses, admitted that he conspired with others to fraudulently obtain nearly $320,000 in funds through two COVID-19 pandemic programs.

A St. Louis trucking company and its equipment leasing affiliate recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the “challenges of the freight market” as one of the main reasons they are seeking to reorganize.

2024 was another brutal year for trucking companies and freight brokerages. Thousands of firms called it quits, sought bankruptcy protection or both. Fraud-related stories also dominated the headlines. FreightWaves looks back at some of the year’s key stories.

RBX Inc. and its affiliate, Humper Equipment, of Strafford, Missouri, filed suit against Paccar Financial Inc. of Bellevue, Washington. They are asking a Missouri bankruptcy judge to force Paccar to turn over 28 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors it repossessed in late November amid an ongoing engine performance dispute with the global commercial truck financing company and its subsidiary, Paccar Engine Co.

An online auction was underway Tuesday to sell some of the assets of intrastate trucking company D.A.F.S. Transport of Monahans, Texas, which operates primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas.

A family-owned Missouri trucking company with 265 trucks and 255 drivers recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The manager of a New York-based freight forwarding company is facing criminal charges alleging she violated federal export controls by illegally shipping oil and gas products to Russia.

A West Virginia-based trucking company, which hauls coal, logs and wood chips, recently filed for bankruptcy.

Sankalp Arora, co-founder and CEO of Gather AI, and FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey discussed during FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit the use of AI technology and drones to automate inventory monitoring and asset tracking in warehousing to improve efficiency and reduce human error.

A California man was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1.6 million from the Fresno-based trucking company where he worked for 15 years.

A former NFL player and his business partner, who were co-owners of a construction business and trucking company, and their bookkeeper face fraud charges after prosecutors claim they engaged in a scheme to obtain $1.4 million through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Trucking industry experts weighed in during a debate at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival on whether there is a driver shortage or a driver retention problem.

The owner of a Florida trucking and logistics company has been convicted for his role in a three-year truck investment Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of $112 million.

After a pullback in lending from private equity- and VC-backed firms investing in supply chain tech after the COVID pandemic, Benjamin Gordon, founder and managing partner of Cambridge Capital, says there’s been a resurgence in strategic M&A.

A California logistics company has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the loss of its largest “anchor” customers as one of the main reasons it is seeking to reorganize.

Samsara Inc. filed a new lawsuit accusing rival Motive Technologies CEO Shoaib Makani and its executives of engaging in a “multi-year campaign to procure Samsara Trade Secrets” to compete with Samsara in the fleet management market.

A family-owned cross-border trucking company — McKevitt Trucking, headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario – has ceased operations after more than three-quarters of a century.

A Miami trucking company and its five affiliates with more than 400 drivers recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.