TLG Peterbilt recently awarded a 2025 Peterbilt Model 579 to Hilco Equipment Leasing, Inc., through a drawing held at this year’s North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA) annual management conference.
The 2025 Peterbilt 579 is well known for its superior fuel efficiency, advanced safety features and driver-focused innovations.
Jeff Loudermilk, who accepted the truck on behalf of Hilco Equipment Leasing.
“Our relationship with Hilco Equipment Leasing is built on shared values and passion for the trucking industry,” said Glenn Larson, TLG president and CEO. "We look forward to continuing this strong partnership for many years to come.”
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Hilco Equipment Leasing is a full-service transportation company specializing in dump, tanker and waste operations spanning the East Coast and Midwest.
Participating in this truck drawing giveaway underscores TLG Peterbilt’s ongoing commitment to supporting both its customers and the region’s trucking community as it continues to rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September 2024.
Trucking company owner gets jail time, fine
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado recently announced Edward Joseph Chmiel, 50; Henry Lozano, 43; and Sabino Loera, 51, were sentenced this week for their roles in a conspiracy to commit money laundering. The sentences arose out of a scheme to submit fraudulent invoices to a contractor providing services for a Colorado electrical utility.
Chmiel was sentenced to imprisonment for 30 months. Loera was sentenced to imprisonment for 25 months. Lozano was sentenced to imprisonment for 23 months. Forfeiture money judgments in the amount of $1,495,781.51 were imposed on each of the defendants, who were also ordered to pay that same amount in restitution.
According to their plea agreements and other court documents, Chmiel and Loera worked for a company providing electrical contracting services to a utility company in Colorado. Lozano owned a company providing trucking and hauling services.
In August 2018 the three agreed that Lozano’s company would provide those services in exchange for kickback payments to Chmiel and Loera. To generate the money that would pay the kickbacks, the three schemed to submit false invoices from Lozano’s company to Chmiel and Loera’s, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office.
Once Lozano was paid for those invoices, he would direct Lozano to issue checks to a network of 15 other people. Those people cashed the checks and then gave the cash to Chmiel and Loera.
Between August 2018 and June 2020, the false invoices generated approximately $1,495,781.51 in kickback proceeds.
“We are proud to pursue people who enrich themselves by stealing money which was supposed to provide important services for Coloradans,” said U.S. Attorney Peter McNeilly. “Our office appreciates the hard work of our investigative colleagues at the IRS and FBI which held these three accountable for their corrupt scheme.”
The investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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