Reported U.S. cargo theft incidents rose 5% in Q2, with California and Texas accounting for more than half of recorded cases. Electronics led targeted commodities, while Southern California remained a major cargo theft hot spot.
Two men received 15-year federal prison sentences after investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine concealed among cucumber boxes. The June 2025 investigation began with surveillance of a commercial trailer.
There is a question hanging over the small carrier world right now, and two of the most knowledgeable transportation attorneys in the country did not flinch from it when they sat down separately on The Long Haul. The question is whether the small carrier, the one-truck owner-operator and the five-truck fleet, still has a viable […]
The sheriff’s release identifies Atlanta and Orlando as the shipment’s intended destinations. It also raises new questions about how contraband can move through commercial freight.
Deputies traveling toward Ludlow found two abandoned vehicles matching descriptions from the rail investigation. BNSF police confirmed boxes inside came from a boxcar.
Barstow deputies stopped a westbound vehicle on Interstate 40 after reports of people entering railroad boxcars. The driver fled on foot before officers took him into custody, according to the sheriff’s department.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges hit a significant milestone this week.
Federal prosecutors say the group stole checks from mail routes, marketed them online and shipped them to buyers nationwide.
A commercial detergent shipment concealed 240 packages of suspected methamphetamine. CBP officers found the drugs during a secondary inspection at the Roma International Bridge.
The Aug. 20 operation occurred at an Edinburg, Texas, truck stop. Officials immediately took the driver into custody.
Operation Hard Ball charged 37 defendants as investigators uncovered cocaine thefts and cross-border drug networks using long-haul trucks and subcontracted logistics.
Every experienced driver has a story about it, or knows someone who does. A truck follows a navigation app built for cars, and the app cheerfully routes it toward a bridge it cannot clear, a road it is too heavy for, or a turn it physically cannot make. The low-bridge strike is one of the […]
REPOWR and American Truck Business Services are partnering to give independent truckers easier access to trailer capacity while connecting customers with tax consulting services.
A Florida court dismissed the case after both sides reported a settlement. The filing does not disclose how much FR8 Solutions paid.
You have probably noticed something strange lately. The news keeps saying oil prices are calm, even falling, with crude sitting below $100 a barrel. And yet your diesel fuel bill keeps climbing. That disconnect is not your imagination, and there is a single number that explains it. It is called the diesel crack spread, and […]
Armenian and U.S. authorities are searching for victims and similar operations following the July 23 cybercrime raid.
A tractor-trailer entered a major Texas cargo crossing before inspection equipment flagged something unusual. What officers found inside prompted a federal investigation.
Kenly police connected the recovery to a suspected cargo theft operation spanning multiple jurisdictions. The investigation now extends beyond North Carolina.
Most identified clients were self-employed truckers who found Genuine Financial Services through word-of-mouth referrals. Investigators believe additional customers may not know whether the company completed their filings or paid their taxes.
A legal battle now underway over the records of America’s truck drivers is being described very differently depending on who is doing the describing. The U.S. Department of Transportation calls it a “radical” effort by state attorneys general to shield dangerous drivers from the law. The states call it an unlawful federal seizure of the […]
