With recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene in full swing and Hurricane Milton expected to surge through the middle of Florida on Wednesday, the risk of freight fraud in the trucking sector is reaching new levels.
“Fraudsters never let a crisis go to waste,” Lewie Pugh, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association vice president, told FreightWaves. Independent truckers and owner-operators, with their built-in schedule flexibility, are in prime position to move storm-related emergency...
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