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Thieves end up with 20 tons of sand used to simulate freight after stealing Nvidia branded trailers from autonomous...
Thieves in California ended up with loads of nothing but sand after stealing two Nvidia branded trailers from an autonomous trucking company in California. Workers at the PlusAI warehouse in Fremont,...
Thieves in California got only sand from two stolen Nvidia branded trailers, so drivers should know cargo may not match the trailer branding.
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CMV traffic stop leads to discovery of 174 handguns with scratched serial numbers & massive bundles of heroin
A routine traffic stop on a semi truck led to the discovery of 174 defaced firearms and 368 pounds of heroin in Michigan this week. The discovery occurred on Interstate 69 near Marshall, Michigan on...
A routine traffic stop on a semi truck in Michigan turned up 174 defaced handguns and 368 pounds of heroin.
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Replacement demand revives trailer market
Motor carriers didn’t follow normal replacement schedules during the prolonged freight rate recession. That trend is starting to reverse.
Carriers are starting to replace trailers again after putting off normal replacement schedules during the freight rate recession.
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Carrier verification: Who's really hauling your freight?
High-value cargo thefts and acts of identity fraud are increasing in number and sophistication, putting pressure on brokers to strengthen carrier vetting practices.
Rising cargo theft and identity fraud mean brokers are checking carriers harder, so expect more scrutiny of who you are and what you haul.
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Trump advisers weigh impact of short-term diesel export ban
Energy experts have said export curbs could yield temporary price discounts on diesel initially, but those short-term price reductions would likely fade swiftly.
Any diesel price discounts from a short term export ban would likely fade swiftly.
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PCS extends AI for fleetwide dispatch optimization
The transportation management system provider said its AI-enabled Cortex platform can now cover the full scope of freight planning.
Dispatchers using the Cortex platform can now apply AI to freight planning across the whole fleet.
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Man thrown in jail for failing to pay trucking company $8,300 for their services
A man was arrested earlier this month for failing to pay a trucking company what he owed them for their services. 53-year-old Juan Horacio Sanchez was arrested and charged with theft of services...
A Texas trucking company had a customer arrested and charged with theft of services for not paying what he owed.
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Memphis jury indicts three in interstate cargo theft cases totaling $600,000 in losses
A jury in Memphis, Tennessee, indicted three individuals in connection with major interstate cargo thefts causing “nearly $600,000 in losses to commercial freight carriers and companies operating in...
Three people face charges in Memphis over interstate cargo thefts that cost freight carriers nearly $600,000, a reminder that loaded trailers are targets.
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Logistics company exec admits to lying to EPA about dumped hand sanitizer in Niagara Falls
A New York man admitted to lying to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about a large amount of hazardous waste dumped on a property in Niagara Falls. Michael J. Hale, 65, pleaded guilty to a...
A logistics company executive pleaded guilty to lying to the EPA about hazardous waste dumped in Niagara Falls, a reminder that hauling and dumping waste carries real consequences.
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F-14 Tomcat aircraft hauled by semi truck from Florida to Colorado museum
An unusual oversized load has been making its way from Florida to a final destination in Pueblo, Colorado. Aircraft relocation company Worldwide Aircraft Recovery is spearheading a major project to...
An oversized F-14 Tomcat is being hauled by semi truck from Florida to a museum in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Immigrant military interpreter awarded big rig + $50k to start own trucking company
A US military interpreter who immigrated to the US has been awarded his own semi truck and $50,000 to start up his own trucking company. Fahad Al-Kadhim grew up in Iraq, where he was captured,...
A former military interpreter who survived captivity now gets a semi truck and startup money to run his own trucking company.
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Love’s opens Arizona store with 127 truck parking spaces
Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store in Kingman, Arizona, a move that will add more than 100 new truck parking spaces to the company’s network. On September 21, Love’s announced the opening of a...
Drivers on I-40 near Kingman, Arizona can now use a new Love’s with 127 truck parking spaces.
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Driver found deceased in parking lot after reporting to company that he was “not feeling well”
A truck driver was found deceased inside of his cab on Thursday after reporting to his company that he was “not feeling well.” Police in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana were called by a...
A driver who tells his company he is not feeling well can still be found deceased in his cab, so speak up to someone who can check on you in person.
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Roehl Transport Announces Second Driver Pay Increase of 2026, Pushing Top Driver Earnings Well Beyond $100,000
September 16, 2026 (Marshfield, WI) — Roehl Transport announced its second truck driver pay increase this year, a move that will position Roehl’s top earning drivers among the highest-paid drivers in...
Roehl's second pay raise this year means its top drivers can earn well over $100,000 while getting home weekly or even daily.
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Mexican trucking firm Traxion draws tender offer
A company linked to Grupo Traxion Executive President Aby Lijtszain Chernizky plans to launch a tender offer for as much as 100% of the Mexican logistics company’s shares.
A tender offer could change who owns Traxion, the Mexican logistics company that runs trucking operations.
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LTL carriers benefit in Q3 from rebounding freight market
The weight of shipments transported by LTL carriers in the third quarter of 2026 kept rising as an ongoing freight market recovery boosts activity.
More freight is moving through LTL carriers in the third quarter of 2026 as the market recovery continues.
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DP World redraws Hormuz logistics with trucking expansion
The Dubai-based firm plans to grow its truck fleet by about 40% and add new land routes to diversify supply chains linking Europe, the U.S. and Asia to the Persian Gulf.
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Perspective: Cargo theft starts where vetting ends
As cargo theft surges, trucking must close a critical security gap by verifying individual drivers in real time at pickup, writes Verified Carrier CEO Alex Panfilov.
Expect real time driver verification at pickup as cargo theft surges and the industry moves to close a security gap.
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80 drivers losing out on a job as mom & pop trucking company fails to find buyer
A small trucking company in Wisconsin is closing its business, taking away jobs from as many as 80 truck drivers. Sparhawk Trucking and Sparhawk Truck and Trailer of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin,...
Sparhawk Trucking in Wisconsin is closing without a buyer, so 80 drivers there lose their jobs.
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