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Kentucky State Police are searching for a commercial driver indicted on Reckless Homicide charges following a fatal crash on I-24. The case highlights the rising trend of criminal prosecution for safety failures in the trucking industry.
Sophisticated cargo fraud and identity theft are surging as criminals exploit digital freight matching platforms. Freight networks are seeing a rise in 'ghost' carriers that vanish with high-value loads and freight payments.
U.S. Class 8 retail sales dropped 11.8% year over year in April as fleets continued to slash capital expenditures. Despite the annual decline, a 6.6% sequential increase from March suggests a potential floor in the market.
The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Miller v. C.H. Robinson has fundamentally altered liability for freight brokers. The ruling exposes brokers—and by extension, shippers—to state-level lawsuits for negligent carrier selection, making robust vetting processes more critical than ever.
FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs announced a major enforcement push at the ATA Mid-Year meeting, revealing that 20,000 drivers have been removed from service. The agency is now targeting "chameleon carriers" and fraudulent training providers through a modernized registration system.
A multi-vehicle crash involving a big rig on Highway 99 near Lodi resulted in two fatalities and the arrest of the commercial driver. Manvir Singh faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run after allegedly attempting to flee the scene.
The FMCSA has removed 12 electronic logging devices from its registry in a single day, part of a mounting "cleanup" that has seen 79 revocations since early 2025. This aggressive enforcement shift is forcing carriers to vet vendors more stringently or risk immediate out-of-service orders.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the FAAAA's safety exception preserves state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers. The defense the brokerage industry has leaned on since the Seventh Circuit's 2023 GlobalTranz ruling is gone, and the carrier vetting record of every U.S. broker is now discoverable.
UK National Crime Agency officers seized 90 kilos of cocaine, valued at roughly $9.6 million, concealed in a specially adapted compartment behind a load of Kim Kardashian's Skims clothing. The 40-year-old Polish driver was paid the equivalent of $5,250 to move the drugs and was sentenced to 13.5 years.
Diesel spot prices have swung more than 9% in the last 30 days, complicating contract negotiations between shippers and carriers.