ICE targets truck drivers at travel stops and inspection checkpoints
ICE arrested three men in separate cases as federal agencies outlined weigh-station enforcement and investigated suspected CDL-school fraud.
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.
FMCSA’s emergency-removal action reached training providers in 20 states, led by
Texas, Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Utah.
Shipium’s Always On Audit swaps monthly invoice archaeology for real-time shipment forensics, using AI agents to catch billing errors before they ever hit an invoice. CEO Jason Murray and SVP Penny Allen explain how the system’s digital twin model is already flagging misapplied rates and surcharges for early customers.
Scammers claim carrier profiles require immediate updates, then steer recipients toward .com domains. FMCSA identifies motus.dot.gov as the only legitimate portal.
FreightWaves and Waabi are hosting a free Sept. 29 webinar on how autonomous trucking is moving from pilot programs to predictable, scalable freight capacity. Register now to learn what the early mover advantage means for shippers, carriers and brokers.
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.
Truck financing has thinned out for carriers rebuilding after the freight recession. Mitsubishi HC Capital’s Kirk Mann on what now separates an approval from a decline.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty trucks to US roar back and Nexio secures 77-acre Texas campus for commercial truck production.
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.
Uber Freight says truckload conditions are stabilizing, but constrained capacity and week-to-week freight sourcing could leave shippers exposed to another sharp rate increase during the Q4 peak.
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.
Months after Pittsburgh-based R&R Family of Companies collapsed, creditors are still trying to get paid.
EAIGLE founder and CEO Amir Hoss joined FreightWaves to break down how the company’s computer vision platform is slashing gate dwell times and closing the yard’s long-standing data gap. Fresh off a growth funding round and 350% year-over-year growth, Hoss detailed how EAIGLE turns cameras yards already have into a fully automated, paperless gate-to-dock operation.
Roberto Lopez managed driver payments and cross-border money transfers. Court-authorized wiretaps captured discussions about cocaine loads and cartel proceeds.
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.
Shawn Gresham, a 17-year trucking veteran, is launching a small-class CDL academy in Georgia called Trucking Life Academy.
For most of the last decade, “visibility” in freight has meant knowing where a truck is right now. Carriers connected their ELDs and brokers and shippers plugged into telematics feeds. The industry mostly stopped relying on calling drivers to ask for a location. That shift eliminated an enormous amount of manual work, and it’s now […]
Motive raised more than $1.3 billion from General Catalyst after crossing $600 million ARR and 30% growth, and withdrew its S-1.