Verified developments affecting drivers’ work, safety, licensing, pay, equipment, and travel.
Verisk CargoNet recorded 547 reported supply-chain crime incidents in the U.S. and Canada during Q3 2026, down 33% year over year, while estimated losses rose 12% to $230.1 million.
A joint federal advisory says malicious cyber activity is targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems, including those used in refrigerated transport services.
FMCSA is accepting applications through December 28 for one-time grants supporting state and local collection of detailed data on fatal crashes involving Class 7 and 8 trucks; the program does not create a new driver rule.
FMCSA says Maryland inspections placed 191 vehicles and 92 drivers out of service; the District reported 193 violations, including 50 out-of-service violations, but did not identify 50 drivers or vehicles.
CBP says officers found 76 bags of alleged methamphetamine in a salt shipment at the World Trade Bridge on October 12; the agency seized the narcotics and released the driver, tractor and trailer while HSI investigates.
CVSA's 2026 Operation Safe Driver Week results show speeding led the cited behaviors, with commercial drivers receiving 342 speeding citations during the July 12–18 initiative.
FMCSA and state agencies report that a September 26 overnight operation in four southeastern states placed 78 drivers and 25 vehicles out of service; the two primary releases disagree on the total number of inspections.
Delaware State Police say two people used fraudulent driver credentials and shipping documents to collect an electronics trailer from a New Castle warehouse. Troopers recovered the trailer with all cargo still inside and charged one man; the investigation remains open.
A Sikh truck driver survived a September 13 stabbing at the Bitter Creek rest area on Interstate 80. A suspect faces an attempted-murder charge, while the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office says investigators have not established a motive.
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