Verified developments affecting drivers’ work, safety, licensing, pay, equipment, and travel.
A federal indictment alleges that the owner of VMS Transport used 57 drivers admitted in B-1 status for more than 1,000 domestic freight trips. The charges are allegations, not a conviction.
Separate NHTSA campaigns now cover 4,876 potential VINs across specific 2027 Freightliner, Western Star and Kenworth trucks whose Cummins driveline may be missing a snap ring.
More than 90 Bimbo Bakeries drivers and warehouse workers in East Brunswick voted to authorize a strike, according to Teamsters Local 701. No strike has begun and no strike date was announced.
Verisk CargoNet recorded 547 reported supply-chain crime incidents in the U.S. and Canada during Q3 2026, down 33% year over year, while estimated losses rose 12% to $230.1 million.
A joint federal advisory says malicious cyber activity is targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems, including those used in refrigerated transport services.
The National Weather Service says local law enforcement reported flash flooding on Highways 141 and 281 after 5 to 8 inches of rain in parts of the Coastal Bend; the broader Flood Watch continues through noon Monday.
The Pacific Maritime Association says it and ILWU Local 26 extended their watchmen’s agreement through November 20 while negotiations continue, postponing the immediate strike risk without producing a settlement.
FMCSA has expanded and renamed its complaint portal, adding categories for property brokers, driver-training providers, intermodal equipment, registration fraud and identity theft while retaining safety and compliance reporting.
PS Logistics says its Loudon County Trucking subsidiary has acquired substantially all assets of Roane Transportation, Roane Logistics and B&W Leasing; Roane will continue as a Loudon County division under co-founder Steve Kennedy.
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