News
How the trucking industry has become part of the immigration debate'and left safety as the main casualty
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (1170+ words) The safety of the American public is an apolitical endeavor by the government, with a duty to act irrespective of political party choices. The sanctity of human life supersedes all affiliations." With 92% of American households having at least one vehicle,…...
Justice is coming for victims of dangerous illegal-migrant truckers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (765+ words) A facet of the trucking industry little known to the general public has had a big impact on highway safety " and last week a US Supreme Court ruling ensured that it will have to take responsibility for the rigs it…...
Amazon contractors clash with Teamsters at raucous NYC Council hearing on controversial delivery legislation
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (699+ words) Amazon delivery workers and Teamsters shouted and booed each other Thursday at a raucous New York City Council hearing on a proposed bill that critics say could lead to thousands of lost jobs and much higher delivery bills. The controversial…...
NYC bill would force Amazon to hire thousands of local delivery workers " sending customer bills soaring
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (933+ words) Amazon is squaring off against New York City legislators over a bill that could force the e-commerce giant to hire thousands of delivery workers across the five boroughs " a rule that could send customers" bills soaring by several hundred dollars…...
Finance expert reveals what Amazon, UPS, Fed Ex fuel surcharge means for buyers: "No escape
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) Americans are going to feel the pinch in their wallets, experts warn, after major delivery companies brought in surcharges to offset their fuel costs. Finance gurus in California revealed the hikes are "unescapable" and will cause "ripples through the supply…...
Tow-truck scammers" devious scheme to talk fearful So Cal drivers" out of their cars
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) Tow-truck drivers are taking advantage of shaken drivers involved in car crashes by convincing them to hand over their cars before charging them thousands of dollars to retrieve their vehicles. A Southern California woman fell victim to the scheme, forking…...
California Teamsters threatened woman to join union or lose job: complaint
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (505+ words) Teamsters officials threatened a medical waste service worker to join the union or get fired, the employee claimed in a new labor complaint. Veolia Environmental Services worker Alexus Villanueva claimed the Teamsters Local 63 demanded she fill out her paperwork and…...
Migrant truckers sue California DMV over canceled commercial drivers' licenses
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (696+ words) The'California DMV'is facing a lawsuit brought on behalf of nearly 20, 000 immigrant truckers over the state's plans to revoke their commercial drivers' licenses (CDLs). The Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition, along with the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,…...
Illegal alien kills 8-year-old girl in car crash, given license by sanctuary state
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) An illegal alien released into the country by the Obama administration, provided a driver's license by a sanctuary state, and eventually ordered to be deported was arrested earlier this month for killing an 8-year-old girl during a fatal car crash…...
Exclusive | Stefanik blasts Hochul after illegal immigrant trucker with New York license in deadly wreck: "Should have never been driving
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (560+ words) Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has warned that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's "dangerous" pro-migrant policies are "spilling over state lines," after an illegal immigrant truck driver " with a New York commercial license " was involved in a deadly crash in Indiana Goderdzi…...