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"Poor Thing. He Died." The Monique Trucking Disaster and the 16X Driver Deportee
A driver with 16 prior deportations, a company evading federal oversight, and systematic safety violations that turned 80,000 pounds of steel into a…
15 hrs ago
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Rob Carpenter
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September 2025
Day 28 Part 2. Complete CDL Fraud Case Repository (2001-2025)
OHIO Case 1: Neal Conaway (August 2001)
Sep 30
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Rob Carpenter
The Fraud Factory. Corrupt CDL Programs That Put Killers Behind the Wheel. Part 1.
A two-decade investigation reveals 6,000+ fraudulent licenses, at least 13 deaths, and a justice system that let most walk free
Sep 30
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Rob Carpenter
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The Sky Express Corporate Resurrection That Killed 4
When Four Lives Became the Price of Regulatory Failure
Sep 29
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Rob Carpenter
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New Hampshire's Dead 7 - When Every System Failed
How Drug Addiction, Corporate Fraud, and Bureaucratic Negligence Killed Seven Marines
Sep 28
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Rob Carpenter
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Cabotage and How B1 Visa Loopholes Are Fueling Accidents, Trafficking, and Industry Collapse
DOT and Duffy's announcement on non-compliant CDLs is a start, but it doesn't touch the B1 issue.
Sep 27
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Rob Carpenter
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The Pruitt Crash: Part Two - Lives Depend How You Manage Your Tech
How collision avoidance systems failed eight children and why the driver who killed them is now back in business
Sep 24
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Rob Carpenter
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The Pruitt Alabama Crash. A Deep Dive into Institutional Failure. Part 1.
In a case no one ever wants to publicize or even discuss, despite an all-star defendant cast and an extensive investigation into the June 19, 2021, I-65…
Sep 24
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Rob Carpenter
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Why Imminent Hazard Orders Are Important...The Story of When A Trucking Company Blew Up Neighborhood
How federal investigators uncovered a pattern of "complete and utter" safety violations that led to a deadly explosion - and why FMCSA waited until…
Sep 22
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Rob Carpenter
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Corruption Behind the Wheel and How Trucking Became the Wild, Wild West of Transport
An investigation into the shocking criminal enterprises operating with DOT authority while putting 80,000-pound weapons in the hands of dangerous…
Sep 19
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Rob Carpenter
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The Prohibited Driver With 4 Names. Will The Real Rafael Tapia Please Stand Up
When A Lack of Border Controls, and a Lack of Carrier Accountability Become Highway Hazards
Sep 16
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Rob Carpenter
The Charlie Kirk Standard and The Line in the Sand
A grassroots reflection on Charlie Kirk's assassination, How We Got Here, Where We Go Now, and America's lost moral compass
Sep 15
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Rob Carpenter
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