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Fresh News · October 25, 2026$250 000Driver Had No Idea He Was Hauling $250,000 in Copper
October 25, 2026Driver Had No Idea He Was Hauling $250,000 in CopperIn Nebraska, a truck carrying 20 tons of stolen copper wire was stopped, and the driver couldn't name the load or the route.Fresh News · October 23, 202620 000 lbThieves Steal Nvidia-Branded Trailer and Find Sand Inside
October 23, 2026Thieves Steal Nvidia-Branded Trailer and Find Sand InsideA stolen truck with Nvidia branding wasn't hauling hardware. It was carrying 20,000 pounds of sand meant to fool thieves.Fresh News · October 20, 2026$273 000Fake Broker Tries to Reroute $273,000 Seafood Load in New Jersey
October 20, 2026Fake Broker Tries to Reroute $273,000 Seafood Load in New JerseyA scammer posed as a broker and tried to steal a shipment of seafood in New Jersey.Fresh News · October 20, 2026219 miKodiak and IKEA: Driverless Trucks Set to Roll on I-45 by the End of 2026
October 20, 2026Kodiak and IKEA: Driverless Trucks Set to Roll on I-45 by the End of 2026IKEA will be the first customer of Kodiak’s driverless long-haul freight. Runs with nobody in the cab are planned by the end of 2026 on a 219-mile stretch of I-45.Fresh News · October 18, 202631 mphTruck Pushes Car by the Bumper on I-80 in Iowa
October 18, 2026Truck Pushes Car by the Bumper on I-80 in IowaOn Sept. 27, Iowa State Patrol stopped a truck pushing a passenger car with a homemade pad on its bumper. It was going 31 mph in a 40 mph minimum zone.Fresh News · October 16, 2026$60 000$60,000 Truck Load Stolen With a Printer
October 16, 2026$60,000 Truck Load Stolen With a PrinterScammers cloned documents and rerouted a trailer carrying 75 drums of glycerin. The truck was stopped in Thornton, and the load was returned to its owner.Fresh News · October 13, 20261 200+Truck Drives Through Picket Line at Bradford White Plant in Michigan
October 13, 2026Truck Drives Through Picket Line at Bradford White Plant in MichiganOn Sept. 30, a truck pulled out through a crowd of strikers at the Bradford White plant and hit a worker. The company said the driver is not its employee and banned that carrier from all its sites.Fresh News · October 13, 20266Six Trucking Companies Sue C.H. Robinson and TQL
October 13, 2026Six Trucking Companies Sue C.H. Robinson and TQLThe lawsuit was filed Sept. 23 in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiffs cite RICO and schemes involving "chameleon" carriers.Fresh News · October 11, 202616 960 lbWarm Fish Refrozen and Brought Back for Inspection
October 11, 2026Warm Fish Refrozen and Brought Back for InspectionIn Florida, inspectors stopped a truck carrying 16,960 lb of seafood. The next day the same load came back frozen, and it was sent to the landfill.Fresh News · October 6, 2026$6.10–6.27$1,000 to Fill Up: Texas Diesel Hits a Record as Trump Talks Peterbilt
October 6, 2026$1,000 to Fill Up: Texas Diesel Hits a Record as Trump Talks PeterbiltDiesel in Texas costs $6.10–$6.27 a gallon, and a full tank on a truck runs about $1,000. Against that backdrop, Trump said at the Peterbilt plant: "American trucking is back."