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Overdrive Radio
Double-brokered freight fraud: How to prevent, with a U.S. postal inspector who cracked case
In this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, postal inspector Steve Cohen details how the scheme works and how motor carriers can stop it. Listen here.
November 13, 2020
Business
Growing broker/carrier identity theft schemes reaping millions
Business identity theft in the trucking industry is growing and perpetrators are impersonating both carriers and brokers to move loads and pocket the payments.
March 9, 2020
Business
News roundup, Dec. 20: Annual cargo theft warnings; DOT giving $50k for anti-trafficking ideas; freight-booking updates from Convoy, Truckstop.com
Cargo theft recording firms offer recommendations for combating cargo theft during the holidays. U.S. DOT awarding $50,000 for a human trafficking prevention idea. Digital broker Convoy says all loads are now booked without human intervention. Truckstop.com adds ‘Book It Now’ to LoadRunner.
December 20, 2019
Business
On-haul reports: Trucker-involved double shooting in Florida, driver shot in road rage incident
Several truck drivers have recently been involved in highway incidents, including a double shooting involving multiple truckers, a trucker who was shot at while driving, and two drivers arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants across the border.
December 19, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 21: Be wary of increased cargo theft activity during Thanksgiving; Heavy haulers to conference in Feb.
SensiGuard reports that it has recorded cargo thefts at a 51% higher rate during Thanksgiving holiday periods than throughout the rest of the year. Heavy and oversize haulers of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association look ahead to February conference in Charlotte this February.
November 21, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Household goods moving fraud, tax evasion, CDL testing scheme
Action in three trucking-related crimes – including a CDL testing scheme, household goods moving fraud and a trucking company owner sentenced for tax evasion – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice.
November 8, 2019
Business
FedEx Ground manager, nine Utah-based trucking company owners charged in ‘pay-to-play’ bribery scheme
A Salt Lake City-based FedEx Ground manager in charge of contracting freight to local trucking companies has been charged in an alleged “pay-to-play” bribery scheme in which he accepted over $1 million from trucking companies in exchange for favors, such as access to loads or even inflated mileage numbers.
October 30, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Driver arrested for falsifying med cert, trucking company owners sentenced for falsifying DVIRs, more
Action in five trucking-related crimes – including a CDL testing scheme, medical certification fraud, falsifying daily vehicle inspection reports and a former FMCSA employee charged with theft – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.
October 16, 2019
Business
Man pleads guilty after scamming $1 million from truckers, brokers in double brokering scheme
A Maryland man admitted that he obtained Comcheks or similar services from brokers by posing as legitimate trucking companies and agreeing to transport freight. They then re-brokered the same loads to actual trucking companies and received payment from brokers for services they didn’t provide.
October 2, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Another guilty plea stemming from disabling emissions control devices, CDL schemes, more
Action in five trucking-related crimes – including Clean Air Act violations, CDL testing schemes, defrauding FMCSA and a reincarnated carrier – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.
September 12, 2019
Business
Be wary of leaving loads unattended over Labor Day weekend, cargo theft recording firms warn
Truckers can protect their trucks and cargo by avoiding leaving equipment unattended in high-theft metropolitan areas and by using secured lots with high-visibility lighting, secure fences and staffed security services, CargoNet says.
August 29, 2019
Business
Cargo theft volume mostly flat year-over-year, SensiGuard reports
The firm says the numbers represent less than a 1% decrease in volume and a 34% decrease in value when compared to the same quarter a year ago.
August 15, 2019
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