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#1 Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River
Feb 8 2026 // A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials said the derailment...
#2 Cargo Theft Surges 60% in 2025, $725M in Estimated Losses
Jan 27 2026 // Newly revealed data highlights a surge in criminals targeting high-value freight and new theft locations pushing losses higher, according to Verisk CargoNet analysis. Estimated losses surged 60% from 2024 numbers to nearly...
#3 Man Charged in Organized Cargo Theft of Snow Crab, Blueberries, Cologne
Feb 6 2026 // A New York man has been arrested and charged for allegedly conspiring to use hacked email accounts of legitimate truck-load carriers to book cargo with shippers and selling the items for illicit profit. Forbes was arrested...
#4 Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
Jan 28 2026 // Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. signed a deal with a major consumer-goods company that will double its contracted revenue to $600 million over five years, helping the self-driving technology developer build out...
#5 North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses
Jan 12 2026 // North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered...
