Fictitious pickups dominate Labor Day cargo theft risks: CargoNet

Reported cargo thefts reached their second-highest levels of 2023 last week, and CargoNet is encouraging the trucking industry to watch for fictitious pickups during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. It’s…

Today’s freight fraudsters are sophisticated, brazen, and coming for your cargo

Rob Hoffman was no rookie when it came to the freight business, and an unlikely mark for dubious brokers and carriers. So, the chief operating officer of Tampa, Fla.-based Dedicated…

Truck driver arrested with $2 million in drugs hidden in load of ‘waffles’

A Canadian truck driver has been arrested trying to cross into Buffalo, N.Y., with an estimated $2 million in marijuana and ketamine, hidden in what fraudulent paperwork described as a…

CBSA seizes suspected cocaine worth $6M in truck at Manitoba border

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized more than 63 kg of suspected cocaine with a street value of $6 million at a border crossing in Manitoba. This is the…

Police arrest 15 in GTA cargo crime bust, recover goods worth $9.24M

Police forces in the Greater Toronto Area arrested 15 members of an organized crime group and recovered stolen cargo, tractors and trailers worth $9.24 million. Peel Regional Police (PRP) led…

DAT Freight & Analytics introduces features to fight fraud

DAT Freight & Analytics has introduced new initiatives to reduce the risk of fraud and double brokering in the trucking industry. “Fraud is on the rise,…

Motive develops AI cam for 360-degree visibility

Motive has come out with what it claims to be the industry’s first AI-powered camera for side, rear, passenger, and cargo monitoring. The AI Omnicam pairs…

Former Quebec trucking company VP pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

Guillaume Latour-Laitre, 26, of Prevost, Que., has pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, after U.S. border officers discovered 142 kg of…

Ontario trucker faces charges after drug bust at border

A Paris, Ont., commercial truck driver is facing drug charges after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found 60 kg of suspected cocaine in the truck at an Ontario port…

Trucker arrested after 30 kg of suspected cocaine seized at Alberta border

A driver was arrested and charged after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered and seized approximately 30 kg of suspected cocaine from his truck in southern Alberta. On April…

Brampton driver charged after 70kg of suspected cocaine seized from truck

A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., has been arrested after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized 70kg of suspected cocaine from a truck at the Peace Bridge in Fort…

York Regional Police recover $1.65M of vehicles, goods in cargo theft bust

Police in southern Ontario’s York Region arrested and charged four men accused of stealing loads from tractor-trailers and selling the freight. Investigators recovered $1.65 million worth of vehicles and goods…

CarriersEdge courses address mental health, personal security

CarriersEdge has added courses that address mental health challenges and personal security issues that truck drivers may encounter. The Mental Health course is designed to increase…

CBSA busts trucker with 84 kg of suspected cocaine in trailer

A truck driver from Caledon, Ont., has been arrested and faces drug trafficking charges after approximately 84 kg of suspected cocaine was discovered in his trailer at a border crossing…

Brampton trucker, passenger charged after 100 kg of suspected cocaine found in trailer

A truck driver and passenger from Brampton, Ont., have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking after 100 kg of suspected cocaine was discovered by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…