2+ day, 9+ 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, 10+ 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, 15+ 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....

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (140+ words) Autonomous trucks are already operating in 28 states—and that changes how freight leaders should think about the market right now. uShip CEO Sean Wu breaks down what autonomy could mean for consolidation, where standardization wins, and why bulky, nonstandard freight…...

6+ day, 13+ 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, 4+ day ago   (618+ words) Texas authorities placed nearly half of the commercial vehicles inspected during a recent enforcement operation in the Permian Basin out of service, part of a series of truck-safety initiatives conducted across six states. The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) Texas investigators linked an organized theft case to 176 grain loads weighing approximately 9.12 million pounds. The inquiry now covers more than 200 confirmed or potentially stolen shipments. Authorities value the agricultural product under examination above $800,000. Three men face criminal charges, while additional…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (292+ words) California police are investigating two cargo thefts totaling about $70,000 from an Anheuser-Busch distribution center. The incidents occurred Aug. 17 at 4545 Brooks Street in Montclair, California. One shipment headed for Tucson, Arizona, never reached its destination after pickup. A later pickup involved…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Federal transportation officials are removing more than 110 commercial driver training schools from a federal registry and targeting another 160-plus schools for removal as part of a sweeping new crackdown on fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (684+ words) Outside of Texas, it’s California that has lately generated the most autonomous truck news, despite not hosting the trucks themselves. The primary reason lies in the state’s driverless truck rulemaking process. California until recently had not allowed autonomous truck testing,…...