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How cargo theft is changing in 2026 Cargo theft losses reach hundreds of millions as strategic, cyber, and driver-based scams reshape trucking security risks.
Jenna Hume Key takeaways Cargo theft losses in 2025 surged to $725M, with confirmed incidents rising and the true impact likely much higher. Thieves are using strategic scams, including “Trojan horse” drivers, email infiltration, and double-brokering scheme...
Driver Poll: When you think about staying with a fleet for 3+ years, what matters more than anything else?
Truckers News Staff Last week we asked, "During orientation, what single problem makes you question whether you should stay with this fleet?" 36.63% said, "Pay or bonuses explained differently than before." 27.72% said, "Orientation is disorganized or changes last...
FMCSA FY26 Grant Application Submission Period Now Open
Roadway safety is at the core of FMCSA’s mission. Our job is to focus on ways to reduce crashes and fatalities involving large trucks and buses on our nation’s roadways. That’s a big job – one we know we can’t do alone. That’s why we partner with state organizations,...
ELD Manipulation
Texas Truck Repair Introduction The trucking industry has undergone a technological revolution with the introduction of electronic logging devices (ELDs). Designed to ensure compliance with hours-of-service (HOS) rules, these devices track driving hours and prevent...
How do drivers falsify ELD logs?
Log falsification remains the number one hours-of-service-related violation. Many people mistakenly believed that falsification would be a thing of the past once electronic logging devices (ELDs) were in widespread use. However, while ELDs made falsification harder...
FMCSA Grants Transportation of Fertilizer Products HOS/ELD Exemption
On May 26, FMCSA announced its decision to waive the hours-of-service (HOS) limitations in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 395.3 and the requirement for drivers to use an electronic logging device (ELD) to record the driver’s duty status in §...
The Loophole That Put Drunk Truckers Back on the Road
Employers could be unaware that a recent hire fraudulently ‘passed’ a previous drug or alcohol test to get back behind the wheel of a massive semitruck Jacob Burg A federal database built to flag and remove drunk and drugged truckers from U.S. highways used the...
Are truck drivers subject to inspection while parked at a rest stop?
Brad Klepper Here’s an interesting question I recently received: “I was parked at a rest area on I-65 finishing up my mandatory rest break. About an hour before I was set to go back on duty, a DOT officer knocked on my door and told me he was performing a Level II...
Cyber Cargo Theft Cases Surging, FBI Warns
Alert Cites Spoofed Emails, Fake URLs, Fraudulent Load Board Posts Noel Fletcher The FBI has issued a public alert about “surging” cargo theft cases involving cybercriminals impersonating a broad range of legitimate freight companies. The April 30 announcement...
Right in Theory. Wrong in Reality. The “Less Harsh” Montgomery Analysis and the Gap That Could Cost Brokers Billions.
Doug Marcello Transport Topics published a piece last week with a headline that will spread through broker and shipper legal departments like a sedative: “Broker Liability Ruling May Be Less Harsh Than Feared.” The article quotes industry analysts pointing to the...