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Crumbling County Roads: The Unintended Consequence of Energy Industry Traffic

Guadalupe Road in south Victoria County, Texas, was brand new in August 2016 after the county spent $200,000 to repave it for the first time in decades. But in the last few weeks, it began to crumble and crack, forcing county crews to patch up the deteriorating surface.

March 19, 2018

Drivers Would Pay Tax on Miles Traveled Under Lawmaker鈥檚 Plan

Drivers could pay a tax based on how many miles their vehicles travel under a plan being pushed by Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who鈥檚 vying to become the powerful new chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

March 8, 2018

Anchorage鈥檚 First-Ever Tax on Gas and Diesel Fuel Takes Effect

Anchorage drivers will pay an extra 10 cents per gallon at the pump starting March 1, with the city鈥檚 first-ever tax on gasoline and diesel fuel taking effect.

March 1, 2018

Conservative Koch-Backed Groups Ramp Up Pressure on Texas GOPers to Oppose Gas Tax Hike

Some hard-to-ignore stop signs keep cropping up for any Texas Republican who might consider increasing the federal gasoline tax.

February 27, 2018

Pilot Flying J's Ex-President Mark Hazelwood Found Guilty of Conspiracy in Fraud Trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 鈥 A jury on Feb. 15 found former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and account representative Heather Jones guilty of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Former employees Scott Wombold and Karen Mann were found not guilty of conspiracy.

February 15, 2018

Former Pilot Flying J Sales Exec Ordered Up Fraud 'Manual'

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 鈥 It was getting tough to keep up with the cheating, and getting caught had proven expensive for the nation鈥檚 largest diesel fuel retailer. But Pilot Flying J sales executive Arnie Ralenkotter had a solution: A fraud 鈥渕anual.鈥

February 12, 2018

Hazelwood Attorney Says Feds Are Making a Crime out of Civil Fraud

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 鈥 The former president of Pilot Flying J took on the federal government Feb. 6, accusing prosecutors of ginning up a criminal case out of a civil fraud, and making a deal with the devil to do it.

February 7, 2018

Prosecutor: Former Pilot Flying J President Approved of and Planned to Expand Fraud Scheme

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 鈥 Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood didn鈥檛 merely know his sales division was 鈥渋nfected鈥 with a greedy plot to deceive and defraud trucking companies. He promoted the chief architect of the plot and made plans to grow the scheme, a federal prosecutor told jurors Feb. 5.

February 6, 2018

Four Defendants and a Cache of Questions Face Jury in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In a trial that exposed an underbelly of greed, fierce competition, thievery and even racism within a division of the nation鈥檚 largest diesel fuel retailer, jurors now face a slew of questions as the case comes to a close.

February 5, 2018

Ex-President of Pilot Flying J Won鈥檛 Testify or Summon Witnesses in Ongoing Fraud Trial

As federal prosecutors wrapped up their case against him Jan. 31, former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood opted not to testify or present witnesses on his own behalf.

February 2, 2018