Episode 4

Our bi-weekly take on all things important, and otherwise - all from the unique perspective of three fat truckers.

Show Notes:

Show Notes - Episode 4

1. NEWS

Driver arrested for human smuggling; 48 people found in tractor-trailer

Truckers News Staff (TN)

Mar 25, 2022

Police in a city southwest of San Antonio, Texas arrested the driver of a tractor-trailer when they found 42 people in the country illegally in a belly dump trailer. Six more were found in the cab of the truck, which was stopped at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday.

Uvdale police stopped the tractor-trailer for a traffic violation and found the 48 people in the tractor-trailer.

The driver was arrested and charged with human smuggling, including smuggling of individuals under the age of 18, which police said is a second-degree felony. Such felonies are punishable by between two and 20 years in prison, and a fine of up to $10,000.

Of the 48 people in the truck illegally, two were minors and the other 46 were adults 

After being sidelined twice by COVID-19, MATS is back to celebrate 50th anniversary

Mar 23, 2022

After a COVID-induced two-year hiatus, the Mid-American Trucking Show is back, and organizers have added enough events, activities, and features to make up for lost time.

MATS opens Thursday at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville and runs through Saturday. Show hours include:

• Thursday VIP preview: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Friday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

According to the show's website, "The inaugural Mid-America Trucking Show was held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. That first show occupied just a portion of the West Wing. MATS welcomed 4,000 attendees and 83 exhibitors. It was a modest beginning, certainly a much smaller show than other trucking events of the day, but the foundation was laid and the show would grow from there."

Aside from coming back after two COVID cancellations, the 2022 edition of MATS will also celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.

This year's show will host 1,020 exhibitors filling over 1 million square feet of exhibit space and is expected to attract more than 75,000 attendees.

But, MATS is far more than booths. Here's some of the highliughts:

Opening night celebration 6 p.m. Thursday in the South Lobby; admission is free for all badged MATS attendees and exhibitors

Veterans in Trucking salute, in the Pavillion throughought the show

PKY Truck Beauty Championship show with 200 entries; truck light show Thursday at 8 p.m. in Lot J behind the Expo Center's West Wing; PKY awards ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m. in the South Wing Conference Room B101

Concert by Clay Walker Friday at 7 p.m. in Freedom Hall; free tickets available from DAT Freight & Analytics, Booth 65216

MAC Trailer Winter Nationals Championship Pulling Event, Saturday at 5 p.m. in Freedom Hall; tickets on sale

40 Pro Talks Education Series throughout all three days of the show in the Pro Talks Stage in the East Hall and the Pro Talks Theater, South Wing Room B104

Salute to Women Behind the Wheel event hosted by Women In Trucking Friday; includes naming WIT's Woman Driver of the Year

Meet NASCAR great "The King" Richard Petty at the Clean Harbors Booth #70153 on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

 

NEWS

Love's in Gary, Indiana heavily damaged by fire

Truckers News Staff (TN)

Feb 10, 2022

Fire caused major damage to the Love's Trave;l Stop near Interstate 94 in Gary, Indiana Thursday.

The blaze is said to have started at about 10:40 a.m. It took firefights more than six hours to extinguish the blaze.

Onlookers and authorities said the fire appears to have started in the Denny's Restaurant at the travel center. The blaze did not reach the fule takes or fuel islands.

A Love's spokesperson Thursday said all customers and employees escaped the blaze. There were no reports of injuries.

The cause of the fire remains unknown.

Florida man arrested after truck driver found dead along interstate in White County

Man was arrested in Arlington, Texas

WRTV in Indianapolis

By: Andrew Smith

Posted at 10:43 AM, Mar 16, 2022 and last updated 11:02 AM, Mar 16, 2022

WHITE COUNTY — A man from Florida has been charged in connection with the death of what is believed to be his co-driver who was found dead in a ditch along Interstate 65 in White County, according to Indiana State Police.

Miguel Ibarguren, 44, of Miami, Florida, was arrested on a warrant for murder on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, ISP Sgt. Jeremy Piers said in a press release.

The arrest comes after a multi-state homicide investigation into the death of Aristide Garcia, 63, of Los Angeles, California, who was found dead by cleaning crews on March 8 in a ditch along I-65 northbound less than a mile south of State Road 18, Piers said.

His cause of death hasn't been released, but Piers said the coroner determined his manner of death was a homicide.

Garcia was reported missing by his employer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after the semi-truck he was driving was located, Piers said. Detectives discovered this information after the coroner positively identified him.

Ibarguren is being held in Arlington, Texas, and is awaiting extradition, Piers said.

Additional details haven't been released.

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