The Highway Veritas Brief #2
An unfiltered look at America's trucking industry, the absurd data, and conversations that matter (or should matter). A lot can happen in trucking in just one week.
Date: September 5, 2025
This week’s spotlight: email fraud schemes, White Hawk’s web of USDOTs under subpoena, CDL test scams, fatal crash litigation, FMCSA’s latest data trends, three more ELDs kicked off the approved list, and a shooting at a Love’s truck stop.
Freight Developments
Love’s Truck Stop Shooting – Boron, CA
A violent altercation between two co-drivers ended at a Love’s in Boron, California. One was taken away in an ambulance. The other, Gurjant Singh, was taken away in cuffs.
Singh was arrested at 8:55 PM and booked on two felony charges: 2nd-Degree Burglary and Attempted Murder (eff. 2012). His bail is set at $520,000.
And yes, this happened in California, where guns are already illegal.
White Hawk I, II, III, IV, V+
I will continue to say this is NEVER about one driver or one trucking company.
White Hawk, the trucking company that employed Harjinder Singh, has backups ready. This isn’t their first rodeo. If/when federal authorities focus only on the “current” company, they miss the bigger picture. This time, it looks like someone was paying attention.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is now issuing criminal subpoenas to every brokerage and trucking company tied to White Hawk.
Appearances & Recordings
Freight360: Uncovering the ELD Fraud Crisis (with Danielle Chaffin)
Unraveling the web of ELD fraud, chameleon carriers, and regulatory failures shows just how broken the system really is. Tools like SearchCarriers help fill the gaps left by the FMCSA.
The ELD mandate was sold as a safety measure, but was actually built for compliance. It has created far more risk instead of solving any problems. And the Hope Trans crash proves it.
The solution here is simple: tie violations to the actual ELD devices and eliminate unchecked self-certification. Until then, fraudies will continue to undercut safe carriers, drive down rates, and put the public at risk.
Exposing CDL Fraud: Hidden Cameras, Cheating, and Public Safety Threats!
The growing crisis surrounding CDL fraud continues… from non-domiciled licenses to hidden-camera test cheating. Florida, California, and other states are issuing commercial driver’s licenses to people who are not qualified to drive an 80,000lb vehicle. Enforcement is weak, corruption runs through DMVs, and crashes tied to unqualified drivers are killing families.
This isn’t about politics. It’s about public safety. If we can’t trust the system that regulates who gets behind the wheel of a truck, then every family driving alongside them is at risk.
Freight Gong Friday by FreightCaviar: Legal Perspectives on Recent Fatal Crashes
This week on Freight Gong Friday, I joined Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski and Krystian Gebis for a candid conversation with transportation attorneys Bryan Nelson and Billy Davis. We covered the rise of non-domiciled CDLs (or “limited-term” licenses), the surge in ELD fraud, and why insurance rates continue to climb. I also attempted to address one of my biggest concerns —> chameleon carriers that rebrand after fatal wrecks, yet rarely have their records pulled into new cases.
Latest USDOT Data Trends & FMCSA Updates
What’s in a name?
Can you think of any mission-critical industry in America where an email address qualifies as a legal name? I'll go first… Trucking!
3 More ELDs Revoked by FMCSA
The FMCSA has yeeted three more electronic logging devices.
TT ELD by TT ELD Inc
ELOG42 by Leko Inc
Renaissance ELD by Renaissance Group Logistics LLC
TT ELD by TT ELD Inc
TT ELD is interesting. It was previously revoked in 2024, but the issues were fixed (?), and it was re-certified. The web of affiliated companies continues.
EVO ELD Inc (2 devices/apps)
Ontime Logs Inc (2 devices/apps)
ZEE App Inc (2 devices/apps)
Zippy ELD Inc (4 devices/apps)
6+ trucking companies
All of the ELDs appear to be… the same. Based on what I’ve found with these white-labeled ELDs… This is not surprising.
ELOG42 by Leko Inc
Registered to an apartment in Washington and connected to an inactive U.S. logistics company, plus a logistics company and two security businesses in the UK.
Renaissance ELD by Renaissance Group Logistics LLC
Tied to two logistics companies. Corporate filings point to an apartment in Illinois, while Google and its own site (renaissanceeld.com) list New York. Very unsuspicious.
The New York address.
Email fraud.
Email fraud in trucking isn’t slowing down. The latest is coming from superprojectinc(.)com, with multiple brokers and carriers reporting they’ve been targeted.
⚠️ PLEASE check the sender’s email address and confirm who you’re dealing with! Don’t trust it at face value. Pick up the phone and call the broker or carrier directly. A five-minute call can save you from a five-figure (or bigger) loss.
That’s all for now. I’ll be back next week, maybe.
—Danielle