Fake FedEx Crew Walked Out With $680K Electronics Load in Delaware
Delaware State Police arrested a California man after two suspects used fraudulent IDs and shipping documents to steal a trailer from a New Castle warehouse.…
Diana Korczak
Broker Fraud, Vetting & Carrier Financials
Diana Korczak covers the financial-risk side of trucking, broker fraud, double-brokering, fictitious-pickup scams, factoring fraud, identity theft, plus the public-company earnings reports, operating ratios, and balance-sheet warning flags carriers and shippers use to vet who they do business with. She names companies, lists the red flags, and tells carriers exactly what to verify before signing.
Criminals Stole $31.8M in Freight by Hijacking Carrier Accounts Over Five Labor Days
CargoNet tracked 273 cargo thefts across five Labor Day weekends. Fraudsters changed delivery instructions after legitimate carriers picked up loads, bypassing…
Samsara Q2 revenue hits $508M, but no broker fraud angle in earnings
Connected-operations platform reports 30% revenue growth driven by transportation and Mexico, with no mention of broker vetting, double-brokering prevention,…
Hung Jury in New Orleans Staged-Accident Murder Trial
Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker walked away without murder convictions after a jury deadlocked on whether they killed a federal informant who had pleaded guilty…
One broker pocketed $3,200 per load on 28 military shipments, ATA says
Military freight awards bypassed bidding systems and went to brokers at rates triple what carriers received, raising security and taxpayer concerns.
$647K Nike Shipment Stolen Using Fake Pickup Documents in Memphis
Cook County investigators recovered the shoes near Chicago after a driver used fraudulent paperwork to pick up the Dallas-bound load. No arrests yet.
J.B. Hunt, AONE Brokerage Face Liability Claims Over Double-Brokered Loads
Two federal judges are letting broker negligence cases proceed after the Supreme Court killed broker immunity. One involves a double-brokered load that killed…
White House Targets $67B in Transshipped Freight, Proposes AI Border Screen
A new trade report estimates that illegal transshipment through Mexico, India, and Vietnam cost the Treasury $28 billion in tariff revenue in 2025. The…
$111M Semiconductor Heist Used Escort Cutoff, Fake Reroutes
Thieves directed drivers to unauthorized warehouses after blocking escort vehicles. US Bank says the sophistication is unlike anything the industry has seen…
Heartland Express posts Q2 profit on equipment sales, not freight
The Iowa truckload carrier turned a $10.6 million profit in Q2 2026, but only because it sold $22 million more equipment than last year. Without those gains,…
Capacity Crunch, Not Demand, Drives Spot Rates to $3.53/Mile
JB Hunt and Knight-Swift beat Q2 earnings on double-digit contract rate gains and 15.44% tender rejections as regulatory barriers keep new carriers out and…
New Orleans Attorney Denied New Trial in Staged-Accident Scam
Vanessa Motta will face sentencing in September. Her romantic partner stands trial next month for murdering a cooperating witness.