2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (556+ words) And while the issue of federal denial of some highway funding to California was not discussed extensively in the oral arguments, it too was in the background. That funding was withheld as a result of the dispute over California’s practices,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (358+ words) A cartel network involving truckers sent cash loads carrying at least $1 million apiece back into Mexico. Its cocaine operation supplied Atlanta, Georgia, Memphis, Tennessee, and other U.S. cities. Weekly shipments totaled up to 300 kilograms. Roberto Lopez managed logistics, including driver payments....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (572+ words) An Indiana trucker told police he was transporting an empty trailer from Memphis to Indianapolis. A commercial vehicle inspection uncovered 126 kilograms, or about 277 pounds, of cocaine. Police found the drugs inside the tractor’s sleeper compartment, not inside the trailer. Indiana…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (432+ words) Federal prosecutors charged a California restaurant operator after agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine. Investigators found the drugs inside his residence and Hyundai Sonata, according to a federal affidavit. Searches also uncovered three firearms, a digital scale and $11,800 in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) Los Angeles County investigators seized counterfeit merchandise worth an estimated $10 million from a California warehouse. The Aug. 25 search uncovered 25,898 items bearing Nike, Adidas and other trademarks. Deputies targeted a commercial property within Arcadia’s 11600 block of Goldring Road. No arrests followed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (618+ words) Texas authorities placed nearly half of the commercial vehicles inspected during a recent enforcement operation in the Permian Basin out of service, part of a series of truck-safety initiatives conducted across six states. The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) Texas investigators linked an organized theft case to 176 grain loads weighing approximately 9.12 million pounds. The inquiry now covers more than 200 confirmed or potentially stolen shipments. Authorities value the agricultural product under examination above $800,000. Three men face criminal charges, while additional…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Uthmeier identified Tamra Marshon Stewart, 37, as a Jacksonville resident. His office named Keysha Monique Epps, 51, from Atlanta, Georgia. Epps worked as a commercial truck driver while both women served as primary caregivers. Prosecutors filed the charges in Orange County, Florida....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) Two Mexican nationals were arrested and multiple firearms and a tractor-trailer were seized at a truck driving school in Nogales, Arizona, as federal authorities investigate suspected illegal hiring practices and cabotage violations. Homeland Security Investigations Arizona announced the arrests on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (225+ words) CBP conducted the effort with local Stonegarden law-enforcement partners, according to its news release. Officials did not identify every participating agency or name individual arrest subjects. The release did not state whether every CDL holder drove a commercial vehicle at…...