Phil Brink
STORY ANGLES - Focus on systemic vulnerabilities: Highlights how theft and fraud exploit weaknesses in legitimate systems, emphasizing broader industry implications.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
- Latest publication
- Aug 3, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for FreightWaves
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
$4M worth of cocaine found in Texas commercial truck (opens the original)
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The sheriff's office linked the tractor-trailer to an ongoing criminal investigation and valued the drugs at about $4 million. The post $4M worth of cocaine found in Texas commercial truck appeared first on FreightWaves.
Louisiana bribery scheme gave 124 people CDLs without training or tests (opens the original)
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Applicants paid about $5,000 each as a restaurant owner, training operator and test examiner helped bypass federal licensing requirements. The post Louisiana bribery scheme gave 124 people CDLs without training or tests appeared first on FreightWaves.
Florida Lottery: USPS worker accused of stealing winning ticket faces 6 charges (opens the original)
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Florida Lottery Special Agents and USPS OIG investigators arrested Lekaysha Lockhart on July 23. Authorities say she redeemed the missing ticket at the Miami District Office. The post Florida Lottery: USPS worker accused of stealing winning ticket faces 6 charges appeared first on FreightWaves.
$20M in cocaine found beneath floorboards of commercial truck trailer at California border (opens the original)
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Customs and Border Protection officers found 366 cocaine packages after an X-ray scan showed trailer-floor anomalies and a drug dog alerted investigators. The driver faces a federal importation charge carrying a possible life sentence. The post $20M in cocaine found beneath floorboards of commercial truck trailer at California border appeared first on FreightWaves.
Erie truck driver faces 22 charges after police say he fled 9-vehicle crash carrying Bud Light (opens the original)
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An Erie commercial driver faces 22 charges after police claim his semi-truck struck nine vehicles at West 12th and Myrtle streets. Court records show bail was denied, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 7. The post Erie truck driver faces 22 charges after police say he fled 9-vehicle crash carrying Bud Light appeared first on FreightWaves.
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