A Philadelphia crew targeted parked trailers while drivers slept. Group chats and bank surveillance helped investigators trace the stolen freight.
Volvo Trucks has completed its North American rollout of a software update system that lets drivers start over-the-air updates and leave the truck while the software installs, reducing the need for separate service stops.
Shell and FAW Trucks have developed and tested a battery pack that uses an immersion-cooling system to better manage battery heat, improve vehicle performance and durability, Shell announced. The battery pack uses an electrically insulating fluid that surrounds the battery cells, allowing heat to be transferred away from the cells more effectively during operation. Managing […]
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.
Samsara is launching its free driver perks program for professional drivers, offering discounts and deals from more than 50 brands. The program is available to drivers in Samsara’s U.S. network and is designed to provide benefits across fitness, food and beverage, wellness, travel and personal development.
FMCSA temporarily suspended biennial update enforcement and related USDOT deactivations during the MOTUS rollout. Affected registrants will receive advance notice before enforcement resumes.
Police found 277 pounds of cocaine inside a truck’s sleeper compartment. The driver’s employer disputes his account of the trip.
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges set an all-time high this week.
Lean Solutions Group acquired SupportZebra to add scale in the Philippines and push its AI-enabled outsourcing model into auto, fintech, software and health care.
CargoNet tracked 273 incidents as surrounding weekdays produced 71% of cases and annual totals climbed 70%.
TruckSmarter and its AI chat-based driver app, Dispatch, have been sold and will be shut down on Friday.
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.
The victims, ages 5 to 9, shared one sleeper bunk while traveling commercial routes between Atlanta and Miami. Authorities say they used cups and paper bags as toilets.
Diesel futures prices are near a post-war high.
The Aug. 10-14 enforcement action involved people from 18 countries. CBP also reported two human-smuggling interdictions, a firearm seizure and drug seizures.
A tractor-trailer declared as carrying leeks entered Texas through the Pharr International Bridge. CBP officers found 395 packages of suspected methamphetamine worth $10.75 million.
Two shipments left an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California, on Aug. 17 but never reached their destinations. Police are investigating whether fraudulent documentation, trucking details and driver information connect the cargo thefts.
Falsified documents were used to pick up the Nike shipment in Memphis before investigators recovered $647,420 in merchandise in Illinois.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent its broker transparency rulemaking to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on August 27, clearing the last internal checkpoint before publication and moving a document that had missed two target dates this year into the final stage of executive branch review. The listing shows the […]
Arizona law enforcement coordinated two interstate stops after an investigator located a stolen trailer. Officers recovered roughly $400,000 in cargo within minutes.
