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, 11+ hour ago   (560+ words) While a dire view of what might happen to brokerages in a post-Montgomery world ripping through the logistics industry, one of the biggest 3PLs just won a victory in Colorado that relieved it of potential liability. Total Quality Logistics (TQL) had…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (856+ words) Nearly eight months after the collapse of R&R Family of Companies, trucking and freight-related companies continue contacting FreightWaves about unpaid invoices and seeking answers about whether they will ever recover money owed by the logistics group and its affiliates....

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, 10+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (380+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a tip line for reporting suspected commercial driver’s license fraud, expanding the federal government’s escalating crackdown on alleged fraud and unsafe practices in the trucking industry. ICE announced Tuesday that its Homeland Security…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (406+ words) Police recovered two stolen trailers about 30 miles from Runcorn, England, but their Guinness cargo remains missing. Investigators now place the haul at approximately 880 barrels worth £115,000, or about $155,000. Lancashire Constabulary located both units around Lathom in Skelmersdale. Cheshire Constabulary has announced…...

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, 1+ day ago   (297+ words) Two trucks entered an industrial estate in Runcorn, England, and hauled away trailers carrying more than 800 Guinness barrels. The drivers arrived separately during a two-hour period Monday night. Each connected a tractor to loaded GXO equipment before leaving the depot....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (648+ words) The FBI is examining a dark-web service that claimed access to 153 million driver’s license records. The Nexus collection covered people across the United States and Canada. Some entries carried labels reading “CDL” or “ECDL.” Researchers warn that stolen credentials could…...