Crime
A man was arrested for illegally operating a tractor-trailer during an enforcement operation on a Virginia interstate. On June 17, 2026, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Lins Dos Santos-Melo. ICE said that...
A Kentucky-based truck driver was recently sentenced to decades in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. On June 10 2026, Neal Scott Stone, 50, was sentenced to 31.5 years in federal prison to be followed by...
Driver of Canada-bound semi truck faces charges for smuggling 133 pounds of cocaine, feds say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized more than 100 pounds of illegal drugs from a semi truck at a Canadian border crossing. On...
Team truckers accused of stealing gear from World Cup soccer team
Two truck drivers are facing charges related to the theft of thousands of dollars worth of equipment belonging to a FIFA World Cup soccer...
Motorists charged after I-70 road rage incident caught on trucker’s dash cam
Police shared dash cam video of a road rage incident that took place in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, this week. On June 10, 2026, the...
Co-drivers arrested after weigh station inspection reveals ELD tampering, $2.3 million in contraband cigarettes, RCMP says
Team truck drivers were arrested after police made a "significant contraband tobacco seizure" at a weigh station in Manitoba, Canada. At 1:40 p.m. on May...
Three arrested in raid at rural Montana truck stop, 104 pounds of drugs seized
Multiple people were arrested after drugs were discovered during a raid at a truck stop located in Montana. At 9 a.m. on June 8,...
Mexican truck driver hauling 11 people in load of carrots charged for cabotage violations, human smuggling
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested a truck driver in Arizona for a major human smuggling attempt as well as cabotage violations. USBP recently partnered with...
Semi trailer stolen from Georgia truck stop recovered in Texas, along with $300K in copper tubing
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) recovered a "significant stolen cargo shipment" that went missing from Georgia. Officials announced on June 10, 2026,...
Florida officials say man used magnet in 10 diesel fuel thefts involving a tractor trailer
A man was recently arrested in connection with a series of diesel fuel thefts that took place across southwestern Florida. According to the Florida...
Man sentenced for using fraudulent Texas CDL to gain employment
A man caught using a Texas commercial driver's license (CDL) under someone else's name was sentenced on federal fraud charges. On May 20, 2026,...
Three arrested for fraudulently using trucker’s credit cards after he was killed in South Carolina crash
Police accused three people of fraudulently using credit cards belonging to a truck driver the day after he died in a crash in South...
Company says 1,800 cases of high-end bourbon stolen from Philadelphia warehouse in ‘major daylight heist’
A wine and spirits company reported a major cargo theft incident involving more than a dozen pallets of premium bourbon. A21 Wine & Spirits...
Georgia troopers seize 1,800 pounds of marijuana and 4,000 THC cartridges from semi truck on I-20
Georgia troopers seized a large quantity of marijuana products from a tractor trailer initially stopped for a traffic violation. Troopers recently stopped a tractor...