Freight fraud goes voice-first as spoofed calls surge

ID 320006368 © Robwilson39 | Dreamstime.com By Adam Clermont 30 July 2026 So what? Highway’s Q2 index reveals half of all freight fraud now runs through hijacked trust, not forged identities, and the criminals are getting bolder. The old playbook for freight fraud was straightforward: create a fake carrier, slap a stolen motor carrier (MC) number on some paperwork, and drive off with a load before anyone checked. That playbook is dying. In its place, according to Highway’s Q2 2026 Freight Fraud Index released this week, is something more insidious, the ...