Media Watch: 2026-11-12

What trade and general media outlets are reporting. These are leads, not FreightFiles stories: stories are written only from government and court documents. Where such a document should exist, the desk searched for it; entries marked promoted became stories.

Enforcement

• Investigation: Drivers Describe ELD Manipulation to Haul 16-22 Hour Days — Overdrive Magazine reports drivers describing how ELD systems are manipulated or 'fraud' is used to exceed hours-of-service limits, hauling well beyond the legal 11- or 14-hour windows. (Overdrive Magazine 2026-11-10) Government source sought: FMCSA enforcement data or rulemaking docket on ELD tampering/hours-of-service violations; not yet found.

Industry

• Cybercriminal Gang Targets J.B. Hunt, Ryder, Echo; Employees Sue — FreightWaves reports a new cybercriminal group called Whitearmor, active since October, has targeted vulnerable webservers at trucking and logistics companies, and that employees at Hunt, Ryder and Echo have filed lawsuits over the resulting data exposure. (FreightWaves 2026-11-12) Government source sought: Employee class-action complaints against J.B. Hunt, Ryder System, and Echo Global Logistics over the Whitearmor data breach; not yet found.