Crime
3,280 pounds of marijuana and 260 pounds of cocaine seized from commercial vehicle following traffic stop on I-70 in Kansas
Two people were arrested after a traffic stop on a commercial vehicle in Kansas uncovered thousands of pounds of drugs. On June 1 and...
Truck driver seeking new attorney ahead of death penalty trial for kidnapping, running over officer
A truck driver is seeking a new attorney ahead of his June trial after a 2024 incident wherin he fatally struck a police officer. 43-year-old...
Ohio troopers share video of semi truck swerving, driver stumbling with .253 BAC
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) shared body cam and dash cam video from a recent encounter with a commercial vehicle driver as a...
Truck driver accused of intentionally rear-ending car as part of $10 million staged crash scheme
Three people, including a truck driver, were arrested following a Louisiana State Police (LSP) investigation into a suspected staged crash. On June 3, 2025,...
Owner-operator accused of taking part in $2.1 million credit card scheme
A trucking company owner-operator is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly taking part in credit card fraud. On June 3, 2025, Hasan Korkmaz, 44,...
Kentucky trucking company owner sentenced to 28 years for trafficking cocaine in modified vehicle batteries
A trucking company owner was sentenced to decades in prison for a cocaine trafficking scheme. On June 2, 2025, Lexington resident Alejandro Galvan Gomez,...
Public Works employee arrested for stealing county-owned diesel to fuel his New Jersey trucking company
A New Jersey man and his trucking company employees were arrested this week on multiple charges related to the theft of diesel fuel from...
Police dash cam shows burglary suspect plowing into semi truck during pursuit in Washington
Police shared dash cam video of a vehicle pursuit in Washington State that ended with the suspect striking a semi truck and then fleeing...
Man shoots at truck driver’s fuel tanks in an attempt to cause an explosion
A man was arrested in North Carolina on Monday after holding a truck driver at gun point and trying to cause an explosion. The incident...
Trucking company owner sentenced to 23 years for $54M ponzi scheme that swindled 2k investors
A trucking company owner has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for a $54M ponzi scheme that swindled 2,000 investors. 45-year-old Sanjay Singh, owner...
Kentucky couple sentenced for defrauding freight factoring companies, lying to FMCSA, COVID relief fraud
A couple from Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced to federal prison last month for fraud and identity theft. On May 28, 2025, Yeniseis Saavedra, 35,...
California freight forwarder company execs charged in massive scheme to defraud Mexico out of hundreds of millions of dollars in duties
This week, executives for a Los Angeles-based freight forwarder were accused of illegally smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of goods from the United States...