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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactOct 2, 2026

Thieves Clone $60K Glycerin Shipment, Redirect 41k Pounds in Illinois

Cook County law enforcement intercepted a sophisticated cargo theft scheme involving cloned shipping documentation for a $60,000 glycerin shipment destined for Thornton, Illinois. Criminals replicated

FreightWaves#cargo-theft#freight-fraud#documentation-cloning
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactSep 4, 2026

153M stolen licenses expose CDL fraud risk in freight

A dark-web marketplace called Nexus allegedly offered access to 153 million North American driver's license records, including an unknown number labeled as Commercial Driver Licenses (CDLs). The FBI i

FreightWaves#identity-theft#cdl-fraud#cargo-security
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactAug 22, 2026

FBI Probe Reveals Organized Crime Networks Exploiting North American Trucking

A major FBI investigation dubbed Operation Hard Ball has exposed sophisticated transnational criminal networks systematically exploiting North American trucking infrastructure for drug smuggling and o

FreightWaves#transnational-organized-crime#cargo-theft#trucking-security
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactJul 2, 2026

Freight Costs Hit Record Highs Amid Capacity Crunch & Fraud Risk

ITS Logistics, a major North American freight provider, has issued a comprehensive market alert flagging three interconnected challenges threatening supply chain stability in 2026: unprecedented freig

MarketScale#freight-costs-surge#capacity-constraints#transportation-fraud
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactJun 29, 2026

Freight Collections Evolves Beyond Debt: Tackling Fraud & Broker Failures

The transportation collections industry has undergone a fundamental transformation, evolving from simple invoice recovery to a specialized service addressing fraud, broker insolvencies, double brokeri

FreightWaves#freight-collections#broker-insolvency#transportation-fraud