A federal district court has permanently halted the operations of RivX, a business accused of defrauding consumers through deceptive trucking investment opportunities. The action follows a joint complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Florida, which alleged that RivX misled individuals into investing in trucking ventures with promises of significant returns.
According to the FTC, RivX advertised that consumers could earn tens of thousands of dollars by paying at least $75,000 for trucking investments. The company claimed it would purchase semi-trucks in investors’ names and manage all logistics. However, few investors received trucks, and none were able to recover their initial investments or make a profit.
“RivX falsely claimed that consumers could make tens of thousands of dollars through trucking industry business opportunities. Operations like this not only harm individual consumers who buy in but can influence others’ decisions about whether to invest in legitimate business opportunities,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC is committed to protecting America’s workers from business opportunity scams.”
The court order bans RivX and associated defendants from engaging in any future business or investment opportunities. It also imposes an $8.39 million judgment against them for consumer injury. Default judgments were entered against ten defendants, including RivX Automation Corp., RivX Trucking LLC, RivX Logistics LLC, Maceda Transportation Services Inc., C2 Carrier LLC, RivX Global Logistics LLC, Antonio Rivodo, Noah Wooten, Propihub LLC, and RivX Investments LLC.
Additionally, relief defendant Propihub LLC was ordered to pay $1.79 million to the FTC, while RivX Investments LLC faces a $42,153 judgment.
A separate settlement resolves claims against Diamond Cargo LLC, which allegedly received assets linked to the unlawful conduct. Diamond Cargo agreed to pay $15,000 and assist with selling certain trucks tied to the case.
The Commission approved the stipulated order with Diamond Cargo LLC by a 2-0 vote. Both this order and the default judgment were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on January 15, 2026.
Harold Kirtz served as the primary attorney for this matter in the FTC’s Southeast Region.
The FTC advises consumers that it does not demand money or promise prizes and encourages reporting fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or learning more at consumer.ftc.gov.
