In the latest episode of "The Freight Caviar Podcast", we sit down with Will Jenkins, Co-Founder at MoLo Solutions, and CEO & Founder at Journey. He discusses his newest partnership with Shipper CRM, and shares exclusive insights on sales training courses for its Pro customers.
Plus: 179,000 CDLs at risk today, GXO announces 400 in layoffs, Samsara Vs. Motive in a freight tecch battle, and more.
Uber Freight's new program draws scrutiny, ILA negotiations hit a wall, and FMCSA's Operation Protect Your Load takes aim at unlawful freight brokerages.
U.S. Customs stops a $10.7 million meth haul, cleverly concealed in fresh jalapeño peppers.
At Pharr International Bridge in Texas. U.S. Customs officers found more than just a fiery crunch in a jalapeño pepper shipment.
On October 14, the shipment, coming from Mexico via a tractor-trailer, was stopped for a routine check. With the help of non-intrusive inspection equipment and a keen canine team, officers found something unexpected: 9,426 packages containing 1,205 pounds of methamphetamine. The street value? A spicy $10.7 million.
The narcotics, alongside the tractor trailer, were promptly seized. Homeland Security Investigations has since initiated a criminal investigation.
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A Canadian trucker caught with 300 pounds of cocaine, while CBP seized $503K worth at the Pharr Bridge. Law enforcement is cracking down on the war on drugs.
DEA seizes 2,380 lbs of meth in GA, their 3rd largest bust ever. Mexican Cartel hid them in celery shipment.
Trucker Javier Robledo Perez, 39, sentenced to 49 and 1/2 months in prison for transporting around 30 kilograms of cocaine across state lines.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercept over 2,300 pounds of marijuana in a commercial vehicle at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
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