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Jan 19, 2017

TRUCKING COMPANIES * Europe - In large-scale emissions fraud

* Berlin - Report: Trucking firms using gadgets to heat on emissions

--- German public broadcaster ZDF reports that trucking companies in Europe may be using electronic equipment to commit large-scale emissions fraud... Tests commissioned by ZDF and freight industry organization Camion Pro found that one in five diesel trucks operated by Eastern European firms had suspicious emission levels... Experts at the University of Heidelberg concluded that the trucks were pumping out up to 14,000 metric tons of additional nitrogen oxide and evading millions in road toll fees... In a program airing Tuesday, ZDF claims that trucking firms may be using gadgets to fool on-board computers into thinking the driver has used a diesel exhaust fluid, known as AdBlue... AdBlue can significantly reduce emissions but represents an additional cost for the competitive freight transportation industry... 
(Photo)   --   Berlin, GERMANY - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ABC News - Jan 16, 2017

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Mar 23, 2012

TRUCKING FRAUD * USA

* Feds: New York trucking company employees stole $5 million from union

New York,NY,USA -Land Line -22 March 2012: -- Federal prosecutors say a group of five New York City trucking company employees worked together to steal $5 million from a union... According to the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, John Farnsworth controlled four trucking companies and worked with four individuals placed in roles at the companies to enter into union contracts with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 282... While the companies were paid union wages of $30 an hour for drivers as well as benefits for the employees, much of the work performed was done by the non-union companies – in which drivers weren’t paid union wages. The five charged individuals allegedly pocketed the difference... The companies – Greenwood 2 LLC, Rainbow Transportation Corp., and Nicholas J. LLC and Marky O’G LLC – performed work on projects receiving DOT grant funds, including the New York City Second Avenue Subway project and the World Trade Center Transportation Hub project...

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Jun 17, 2010

Senate Bill * USA - Targets Broker Fraud

Independent truckers, brokerage industry back bill raising bond requirement

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Thomas Gallagher -Jun 16, 2010: -- A bipartisan Senate bill aimed at defending businesses from fraudulent freight brokering schemes is being backed by independent truckers and freight brokers... The Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010 would help the Department of Transportation crack down on fraud affecting both groups, industry officials said... The law would prevent “bad brokers” from not paying truckers, said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association... It would also prevent carriers from brokering freight without the proper authority, said Robert Voltmann, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association... Significantly, the bill would raise the federally mandated broker bond from $10,000 to $100,000 and establish significant penalties for violations of broker regulations... (Image from ohmyapt)

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Aug 10, 2009

Truckers Warned * Canada - Mob-related fraud

Several truckers across the country have been repordedly ripped-off by carrier-brokers, some with allegedly Eastern European mafia links

Calgary,CAN -Today's Trucking -10 Aug 2009: ... On its website, the Alberta Motor Truck Association claims a carrier, formerly of Dartmouth, N.S., has been double-brokering freight for several months... Over a dozen carriers have reported them for non-payment. According to AMTA, independent security companies have investigated and noticed loads were double-brokered to several carriers for as much as $1,900 more than the original price... There are unverifiable reports in the trucking industry that this case has similarities to other occurrences last year in the Montreal area. It's suspected that the Montreal-area fraud could be linked to Russian organized crime... Truckers are prime targets for criminals who purchase struggling carriers with good credit rating. They then attempt to double-broker as much freight as possible in a three to four-month period and often take cash advances on the freight, explains the trucking association... The loads end up being hauled by carriers and truckers who won't get paid... In the past two years there have been several similar cases in the Metro Montreal and Ottawa area...

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Feb 23, 2009

WARNING * USA - Carriers report new wave of fraudulent DOT letters

Toronto,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking -20 Feb 2009: -- Trucking groups in Canada and the U.S. are warning carriers of a new round of fraudulent letters from scammers purporting to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation... The so-called "phishing" letters, are usually sent via fax to trucking companies requesting payment or personal data and banking account information... The Ontario Trucking Association and the U.S. owner-op group OOIDA are two groups warning that a new wave of letters has been circulating... The DOT letterhead on the faxes appears authentic, authorities say (click here for an example)... According to OOIDA, the letters are signed by a fake name, such as “Joshua Greenberg, Senior Procurement Officer”... The return address is also '400 Seventh St. SW, Washington, DC,' which is the former address of the U.S. DOT headquarters...

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Jun 7, 2008

Fraudulent Financial Scam * USA - DOT offers to help truckers affected by

Earlier this week, trucking companies in at least three states reported they received fraudulent letters requesting their financial information...

Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Clarissa Kell-Holland -June 6, 2008: -- ... on what appeared to be, but was not, U.S. Department of Transportation letterhead stationary... According to the DOT hot line message, if trucking companies’ owners or employees have faxed information in response to the fraudulent letter, they should immediately contact their financial institutions to notify them to watch for “unauthorized wire transfers.” ... If companies have sustained a financial loss because they responded to the fake request, the DOT will also have operators available to assist them further... The DOT officials are also urging trucking company owners and employees who responded to the financial information scam to contact the U.S. Secret Service office in their local areas and also file reports with their local police departments...

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Nov 18, 2007

CARD's FRAUD * UK - Hauliers express fuel card concerns

London,UK -Road Transport -16 November 2007: -- BP and Shell fuel cards have come under scrutiny this week after one haulier discovered he was being charged 97p (ex-VAT) per litre for diesel and another found that his card was being used fraudulently... Jeff Cahill, transport operator at Reading, Berkshire-based BDT, says he discovered how much he was being charged by Direct Fuels for fuel purchased on his BP card after his accountant fell ill... "At 97p plus VAT per litre, it means I'm paying about 113p per lit - which is way above the average pump price"...

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Aug 30, 2007

BE AWARE * USA - Fraudulent Double Brokering

Apex System Provides Early Warning of Possible Instances of

Forth Worth,TX,USA -Ahoy Cargo -28 August 2007: -- Apex Capital, a leading full service factor specialized in the trucking industry, is now providing early warning to its carrier clients of possible instances of fraudulent double brokering of freight, an all-too-frequent occurrence... Double brokering becomes a real problem, however, when fraud is the intent from the beginning... Fraudulent double brokering typically involves an imposter motor carrier who takes a load from a legitimate broker and then re-posts the load on an internet load board at an inflated rate to lure in an unsuspecting legitimate motor carrier to transport the freight. The imposter has no intention of ever paying the legitimate motor carrier. Once they receive an invoice and evidence of completed shipment from the true motor carrier, the imposter submits its own invoice to the first broker, collects payment and disappears...

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Aug 3, 2007

Bogus Decals * USA - Many trucks on road have they

Hundreds of commercial vehicles across Minnesota still carry counterfeit inspection decals issued by a decertified inspector

Minneapolis,MN,USA -The Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), by PAUL LEVY -August 02, 2007: -- ... presenting potential liability issues for truck owners and safety concerns for the public, the State Patrol warned Wednesday... Bert Hertzog, 52, of Winsted, Minn., was decertified as an inspector in 2005 for falsifying documents. But, according to court records, he continued to issue fake inspection stickers for as many as 1,800 trucks... Hertzog is charged with felony counts of theft by swindle and aggravated forgery...

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Jul 25, 2007

* USA - Feds make busts in $75 million oil scheme

Home heating trucks firms shorted customers

Long Island,NY,USA -News Day, by Robert Kessler -July 19, 2007: -- By rigging the meters on heating-oil trucks, two oil companies shorted their customers on Long Island and in New York City out of millions of gallons and resold the oil on the black market for $75 million in cash, according to federal officials and sources... Federal agents Thursday morning seized dozens of heating-oil delivery trucks, raided oil terminals on Long Island and in the metropolitan area, and charged four top executives of two companies -- Mystic Tank Lines of Astoria and T&S Trucking of Brooklyn -- in the alleged fraud... (SEE VIDEO)

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