Long-Haul Crime Log Articles

Noi MahoneyMonday, May 17, 2021

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Mexican drug traffickers turned to trucks during pandemic — Long Haul Crime Log

The latest episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, examines drug supply chains and what happens when there’s a capacity crunch for narcotics traffickers.

An aerial view of the Pembina U.S.-Canada border crossing, where two truck drivers were arrested.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentThursday, May 13, 2021

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Curious pot bust jams up 2 truckers — Long-Haul Crime Log

The case of two truckers charged in a $4.5 million seizure at a remote U.S.-Canada border crossing in North Dakota isn’t typical. The latest episode…

Two trucks passing during the night to illustrate an article about podcast episode about two truckers charged with kidnapping.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, April 16, 2021

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How did truckers in kidnapping cases go free so easily? — Long-Haul Crime Log

Two truckers charged with kidnapping women were able to secure their own releases with relative ease during the investigation. Find out why this raises troubling…

Mexican trucks near the U.S- Mexico border.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentTuesday, April 6, 2021

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Behind allegations Mexican truckers are breaking US cabotage rules — Long-Haul Crime Log

Members of the trucking industry in the U.S. and Mexico allege that Mexican truck drivers are doing illegal runs inside the United States in violation…

Foreign drivers claim human-trafficking scheme after arriving in the U.S.

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseThursday, March 25, 2021

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Foreign truckers allege US job offers turned into human-trafficking scheme

Lured by the promise of better pay and the American dream, some foreign drivers found themselves trapped in an alleged human-trafficking scheme.

A tractor-trailer hauling oversized tires to illustrate an article about cargo theft.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, March 12, 2021

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How a freight broker foiled a cargo theft – Long-Haul Crime Log

A former freight broker recounts how she and her colleagues averted a sophisticated attempt to steal $60,000 worth of tires through a double-brokered load.

A graphic illustration of a box of of cocaine cereal to illustrate an article about the interception of a shipment of cocaine cornflakes.

Noi MahoneyTuesday, March 2, 2021

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CBP reveals how cocaine corn flakes were sniffed out in Cincinnati

CBP seized the Hong Kong-bound corn flakes frosted with cocaine at an express consignment facility near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

A graphic illustration of two trucks being unloaded and screen displaying "files encrypted' to illustrate an ransomware attack on a trucking company.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentTuesday, February 23, 2021

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Inside a ransomware attack on a small trucking company

The manager of a small U.S. trucking company recounts the harrowing experience of a ransomware attack and the troubling breach of its transportation management system.

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseWednesday, February 17, 2021

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Profits drive log fraud in trucking — Long-Haul Crime Log

Since the federal government started regulating the number of hours a truck driver can legally drive in a day, requiring either paper logs or higher-tech…