The leader of a “large-scale Pittsburgh-area drug trafficking organization” was recently sentenced to more than two decades in prison, officials say. On June 11, 2025, Andrew Beatty was sentenced to twenty-three years of imprisonment and five years of supervised release following his conviction on charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine ...more

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is investigating a cargo theft and assault incident that occurred late last week. MPD responded to a reported burglary incident at 7:46 a.m. on June 13 at 3399 Raines Road in Memphis, Tennessee.Police say that that a semi truck driver was parked at the location waiting to drop off a ...more

On Tuesday, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released results from an unannounced brake inspection event that took place in April. CVSA’s annual surprise Brake Safety Day took place April 22, 2025, in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, with an emphasis on brake drum and rotor violations. During single day effort, certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors conducted ...more

Multiple trucking companies and truck drivers say that they were never paid for their months of overtime cleanup efforts following the Palisades Fire.  The Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California burned for most of January 2025. After the destruction, nearly 37 square miles of destruction were left behind – And ...more

A traffic stop on a speeding commercial vehicle resulted in the discovery of more than a dozen safety violations, according to the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) On June 16, 2025, the ISP’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit stopped a vehicle hauling a trailer in Wapello County, Iowa, after clocking it traveling at speeds of 100 m.p.h. ...more

Nearly one and a half million dollars worth of brand new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles were stolen from the back of a semi truck heading to the Dallas area.  The truck driver discovered that the cargo had been stolen at around 8 a.m. on June 8th while conducting a pre-trip at the Love’s Truck Stop ...more

A police officer was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years probation for tasing a trucker during a rainy traffic stop in Michigan nearly two years ago.  The incident happened on July 20th, 2023 in Center Line, Michigan. 51-year-old former Warren police officer, Dammeon Player, was sentenced on Monday, June 16th, 2025. According to ...more

Hundreds of workers are facing layoffs starting in August when food distributor United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) closes a Pennsylvania facility. According to a WARN document filed with Pennsylvania labor authorities in June 2025, Rhode Island-headquartered UNFI plans to shutter a distribution center located at 4255 East Independence Drive in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.The facility closure will result ...more

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is readying changes to the Compliance Safety Accountability Safety Measurement System after a long, fierce debate over its ability to accurately identify unsafe carriers. Along the way, even the Government Accountability Office and Congress got involved. The changes include simplification of the severity weights assigned to violations, reorganization of ...more

Adam Goldstein at the Paris Air Show in Paris on June 16. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg) Electric aircraft maker Archer Aviation Inc. expects its defense-related sales to outstrip commercial air taxis in the short term. “In the near term the defense side could certainly become the biggest part of our business” as passenger services take time to ...more