Crime
$16 million worth of cocaine was discovered inside a tractor trailer parked at an Indiana truck stop earlier this year after a truck driver noticed his trailer had an altered seal during his pretrip. The contraband was...
A truck driver was sentenced to federal prison for a "ghost preparer" scheme that caused the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue $1.5 million in fraudulent tax refunds. Truck driver Dantavious Jackson, 39, of Georgia, was...
RCMP still required to pay legal bills for unfairly tased trucker, despite his threatening emails to legal team
The RCMP will still pay the legal bills of an unfairly tased trucker, despite his threats to those involved in the court proceedings, a...
Driver in country illegally released on $100k bond after fatal wreck in Washington
A truck driver in the country illegally has been released on a $100,000 bond after a fatal wreck in Washington late last week. 25-year-old Kamalpreet...
“Paranoid” trucker causing trouble in jail after running over police officer now center of wrongful death lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit has been brought against a truck driver who ran over an officer during a “paranoid” episode and has been causing...
Washington authorities accused of refusing ICE detainer for truck driver involved in pileup
Federal officials are accusing local authorities in the state of Washington of improperly releasing a commercial truck driver who was involved in a multi-vehicle...
Truck driver killed after climbing into box truck during road rage altercation with its driver
A truck driver is dead after climbing into another driver’s box truck during a road rage altercation on Interstate 84 earlier this week. The incident...
Washington doctor faces felony charges for ‘trafficking’ DOT physicals to truckers
A former physician faces more than two dozen felony charges for falsifying medical examinations for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants as well as for...
Man held on $50k bond for peeing on truck stop computer server & stealing $2k worth of tools
A man is being held on $50,000 bond after peeing on a truck stop’s computer server and stealing nearly $2,000 worth of tools. The incident...
Truck driver with lit Christmas candle in cab blew just under BAC limit
A truck driver with a lit Christmas candle in his cab blew just under the legal BAC limit during a routine traffic stop in...
Ex-wife of the trucker found stabbed to death along I-80 arrested on murder charges
The ex-wife of a truck driver found stabbed to death in his truck along Interstate 80 was arrested on murder charges late last month. Truck...
AI is making it easier for organized crime to intercept cargo through load boards, data says
AI is making it easier for organized crime to intercept cargo through trucking load boards, new data shows. Data recently released by Verisk CargoNet shows...
Man sentenced for scheme to steal $4.8 million in livestock feed ingredients using train-to-truck transloading company
A California judge sentenced a man to prison for his role in stealing millions of dollars worth of product from food processors through a...
Bill seeks to deploy state-of-the-art technology at intermodal hubs to combat cargo theft
A pair of U.S. Senators hope that their new bill will help leverage technology to protect the U.S. supply chain from the growing threat...