Defendants named in the court orders (listed in the FTC press release and the final default judgment) are: RivX Automation Corp. (d/b/a RivX Funding); RivX Trucking LLC; RivX Logistics LLC; RivX Global Logistics LLC; Maceda Transportation Services, Inc. (d/b/a RivX Transportation); C2 Carrier LLC; owner Antonio Rivodo (individually and as an officer); and executive Noah Wooten (individually and as an officer). Relief defendants named include Propihub LLC and RivX Investments LLC; Diamond Cargo LLC resolved separately by stipulation. Current status: the court entered default judgments against the listed defendants, permanently shut down RivX’s operations, banned the defaulting defendants from engaging in any business or investment opportunity, and held them liable for consumer injury (totaling $8,390,025.99), with separate monetary judgments against Propihub LLC ($1,790,465.54) and RivX Investments LLC ($42,153.65); Diamond Cargo agreed to a $15,000 payment and to cooperate in truck sales.
“Defaulting defendants” are defendants against whom the court entered default judgments because they failed to defend or otherwise respond in the litigation; the court treats their factual allegations as conceded and may enter relief (injunctions, monetary judgments) without a contested trial. In this case the court granted the FTC’s request for default final judgments against the named defendants and entered injunctive and monetary relief.
Check the FTC’s case page and press release for this matter and report fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov — the FTC posts details about refunds, claims procedures, and any appointed receiver or claims administrator there; also monitor the FTC legal library case docket and the Florida Attorney General’s consumer pages for state-led relief. If you paid by card or bank transfer, keep records and contact your bank/payment provider about possible chargebacks.
The $8,390,025.99 monetary judgment was entered against the defaulting defendants as a liability for consumer injury; collection and distribution typically proceed through court enforcement, asset recovery (including any receiver appointed and traceable assets), and an FTC or court-run refund program or claims process. The FTC and the court can pursue seized assets, require cooperation from related entities (for example Diamond Cargo’s stipulated cooperation on truck sales), and distribute recovered funds to harmed consumers through a claims administrator. Specific collection/distribution steps and timelines will be posted on the FTC case page and in court filings when a claims program is established.
The FTC’s complaint (and press release) says RivX marketed “trucking industry” investments that promised consumers they could pay $75,000+ for a truck that RivX would buy and operate in the consumer’s name, claiming consumers would earn tens of thousands of dollars while RivX arranged loads, drivers and logistics. The complaint alleges few buyers received trucks, none recouped their investments or made promised profits, and defendants took in millions while failing to provide the services and results advertised — i.e., false earnings and performance claims and failure to deliver the promised trucks/operations.
The FTC enforces federal consumer-protection laws. Relevant authorities cited in the complaint and default judgment include the FTC Act (unfair or deceptive acts or practices), the Business Opportunity Rule (which governs disclosures for business-opportunity sellers), and other statutes cited in the filing; remedies available to the FTC in civil enforcement include injunctive relief (shutdown and bans), monetary judgments and consumer redress, asset freezes and receiverships, and requiring cooperation to trace and recover assets for refunds. The FTC brought the matter jointly with the State of Florida and obtained injunctive and monetary relief from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.