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ICE arrested three men in separate cases as federal agencies outlined weigh-station enforcement and investigated suspected CDL-school fraud.
A commercial vehicle inspection in Dawson County uncovered the largest drug seizure by volume in Nebraska State Patrol history.
Scammers claim carrier profiles require immediate updates, then steer recipients toward .com domains. FMCSA identifies motus.dot.gov as the only legitimate portal.
A copper shipment bound for South Carolina ended up in a Kentucky warehouse. Schneider GPS data helped investigators recover the cargo, while authorities took four people into custody across Kentucky and Ohio.
A Philadelphia crew targeted parked trailers while drivers slept. Group chats and bank surveillance helped investigators trace the stolen freight.
DEA’s McAllen office uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed among cabbage. Federal authorities have not disclosed where they found the shipment or who transported it.
Roberto Lopez managed driver payments and cross-border money transfers. Court-authorized wiretaps captured discussions about cocaine loads and cartel proceeds.
Police found 277 pounds of cocaine inside a truck’s sleeper compartment. The driver’s employer disputes his account of the trip.
Police located the first trailer hours after the theft. Another truck pulled before a student driver while abandoning the second.
The wider investigation spans drug trafficking, cargo theft, extortion and human trafficking, while key drivers and carriers remain unidentified.
CargoNet tracked 273 incidents as surrounding weekdays produced 71% of cases and annual totals climbed 70%.
The first driver left within 10 minutes. Less than two hours later, another truck entered and took a second loaded trailer.
The Nexus collection reportedly included front-and-back license images and CDL-tagged entries, but investigators have not confirmed any freight exposure.
Authorities identified the business owner as a suspect who remains outstanding. The investigation into the $10 million shipment remains active.
A March theft report grew into a statewide investigation involving grain facilities across Texas. Authorities are examining more than 200 loads, and additional arrests remain possible.
Highway notified its customers this week in an email communication, that Motive had imposed new limits on the integration between the two platforms, telling compliance leaders that the electronic logging device provider had begun restricting its application programming interface connection and had indicated Highway would need to compensate it for access to carrier data. The […]
A tractor-trailer arrived from Mexico carrying fresh produce before inspection technology detected anomalies. Officers ultimately seized 1,675.5 pounds of methamphetamine.
A Florida court dismissed the case after both sides reported a settlement. The filing does not disclose how much FR8 Solutions paid.
ID Logistics US has settled a case of alleged pandemic relief fraud for $2.6 million.
Officers searched six addresses while investigating stock taken from a heavy goods vehicle. Police expect more operations targeting organized cargo theft.
