$110K Chicken Load Traded for Drug Debt, Driver and 11 Others Arrested
Memphis police interrupted an independent contractor unloading frozen cargo behind a hotel. The driver told officers he owed a drug debt. Twelve people face…
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Drug Traffickers Used Broker Model to Move $139M Across Border
Canadian and U.S. authorities seized 1.7 metric tons of cocaine, meth, and opium from a network that arranged cross-border drug loads like a freight broker…
Eight Charged in $10M Cargo Theft Ring Using Carrier Impersonation
Federal prosecutors allege the organization stole electronics, liquor, eggs, and skincare products by posing as legitimate carriers and diverting freight…
Indiana State Police Recover $11M in Stolen Freight Since April
Twelve truckloads recovered across central Indiana as investigators track chameleon carriers, forged documents, and fake ELD data.
Transfix TMS now vets carriers automatically at booking
Highway's fraud-check integration runs inside the TMS workflow. Brokers verify MC authority, insurance, and identity without leaving the load screen.
Copper and AI Server Components Draw Organized Cargo Theft Rings
S&P Global forecasts AI-tied copper demand will more than double by 2040. Thieves are using fictitious pickups and carrier impersonation to steal high-value…
Carrier Assure CEO Releases 54-Page Vetting Standard After Montgomery
Cassandra Gaines published The CAVRA Standard as a free industry framework for broker carrier selection. The guide goes beyond authority and insurance checks…
Is your broker's carrier vetting about to become its own department?
Malcolm Harris predicts dedicated verification teams will replace ad-hoc carrier checks as impersonation schemes force brokers to choose accuracy over speed.
Eight Charged in $4.49M Carrier-Impersonation Scheme Spanning Three States
Manhattan prosecutors allege group stole lamb, cheese, beef, copper, and cigarettes by showing up at warehouses with legitimate carriers' MC numbers and DOT…
Why the safest brokers run the most boring carrier-vetting workflows
Freight fraud has forced brokerages to add verification steps at every stage. The companies that repeat the same checks every time avoid the losses that come…
Chicago Man Gets 5 Years for $10M Freight Fraud Using Fake Carrier IDs
Aivaras Zigmantas impersonated real and fake carriers to steal liquor and copper shipments across state lines. Prosecutors say the scheme targeted $14.6…