The 2026 State of Logistics Report finds supply chain volatility is now permanent. U.S. logistics costs are $2.4 trillion or 7.8% of GDP.
Freight-sector bankruptcies and layoffs continued piling up in June as carriers and logistics providers cut costs.
The cargo was unusual. The alleged theft method was not. According to public reporting, criminals compromised a legitimate carrier’s identity and used it to divert a Walmart-bound shipment worth $1.7 million, a tactic the FBI says is becoming increasingly common.
The July 4 holiday doesn’t create supply chain vulnerabilities. It exposes them. As freight sits unattended and operations slow down, security experts warn that organized theft groups are watching closely.
H.R. 5408 gives employers 120 days to reach a first union contract or a government arbitrator writes one for them. The House passed it 230-193 on June 9. The Senate is the last wall. If you run trucks, this is not someone else’s problem.
For decades, transportation operated on trust, speed, and relationships. On this episode of Fraud Watch, Malcolm Harris explains why that model is changing as freight fraud becomes more organized, verification becomes more critical, and companies are forced to rethink how freight moves through their operations.
There is a version of trucking that lives on YouTube. Somebody stands next to a box truck and explains how they made six figures in their first year, and the comments fill up with people saying they are about to quit their jobs and do the same thing. Some of them actually do it. Victor […]
Port Houston officials say continuous training and early preparation allow the port to restore operations after hurricanes.
Investigators say organized cargo theft crews continue targeting Arizona rail corridors, with train burglaries occurring up to a dozen times each month across Northern Arizona.
Enforcement agencies intercepted everything from drugs, to counterfeit jewelry, to illegal medicines at ports across North America.
Monika Joshi explains how Amazon Relay’s web portal and mobile app’s fraud protections, safety rewards program, and Prime Day volume create a differentiated value proposition for carriers.
FreightWaves Today discussed mergers, massive fraud rings and the mid-June rate pause among other logistics topics during Monday’s live show.
John Tozer has been appointed first chairman of Veterans in Logistics to help military veterans build successful careers in freight and logistics.
Prosecutors say a group accused of impersonating legitimate trucking carriers diverted millions of dollars in freight before the cargo was allegedly moved, stored and resold. The indictment details six separate theft incidents spanning multiple states.
Why the Monthly Payment Is the Wrong Number to Focus On The monthly payment is a cash flow number. It tells you whether you can keep the lights on week to week. It tells you almost nothing about what the truck actually costs. What the truck actually costs is the purchase price plus every dollar […]
While a booming heavy-industrial sector has shielded certain segments, the broader housing affordability crisis is actively suppressing volumes across multiple shipping modes.
Spend a day on any interstate in this country and you will lose count. Trucks rolling down the highway with the company name scrawled on the door in black marker. USDOT numbers handwritten so small you would have to be parked next to the truck to read them. Letters smeared, crooked, half peeled off, applied […]
(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) Recently, a driver pulled into an Arizona scale house learned that an officer could reconstruct his entire multi-state trip from license plate readers and roadside cameras, matching the real timeline against paper logs […]
First Brands, Perfectus, Canadian steel firms and Greenbrier are among recent targets in federal duty evasion actions
As freight fraud, cargo theft and cyber-enabled crime continue to evolve, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association has launched a new Threat Report Portal designed to help transportation companies anonymously share incidents and identify emerging risks. NMFTA says the platform will provide a centralized location for reporting fraud, cyber threats and suspicious activity while helping the industry build a clearer picture of evolving criminal tactics.
