{"id":251916,"date":"2026-04-30T02:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251916\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:10:18","slug":"fbi-seeks-video-in-suspected-car-hauler-hijacking-after-trucker-disappears-in-brevard-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251916\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI seeks video in suspected \u201ccar hauler hijacking\u201d after trucker disappears in Brevard \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The FBI is asking for your help in finding a missing truck driver. <\/p>\n

Agents say Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez vanished in a \u201ccar hauler hijacking\u201d after stopping at a Brevard County rest stop in Grant Valkaria, Florida, along I-95. <\/p>\n

According to investigators, on April 16th, the 41-year-old trucker had picked up a load of vehicles in the Port of Brunswick, Georgia.<\/p>\n

He was heading to Miami, traveling south on I-95, and stopped at a Grant Valkaria rest stop at 1:21 a.m. on April 17th. <\/p>\n

Investigators say he rested for several hours and then, at 7:49 a.m., GPS data shows his truck drove south for one exit, then turned around and headed north, in the opposite direction of his destination. <\/p>\n

According to investigators, Gonzalez \u201cbecame unreachable and the truck was reported missing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Born in Cuba, records show Gonzalez has resided in Port St. Lucie since 2024.<\/p>\n

According to the FBI, just one day after his truck was reported missing, it was found in Port Wentworth, Georgia; however, several of the cars Gonzalez had been hauling were missing from the truck. <\/p>\n

Channel 9 learned Monday that Gonzalez was associated with Heartbeat Auto Transport,<\/a> a Miami-based transportation company that specializes in \u201cthe safe and timely transport of vehicles over long distances,\u201d according to the company website. <\/p>\n

While the owner wouldn\u2019t confirm that Gonzalez drove for them, he did tell Channel 9 over the phone that the company was aware of Gonzalez\u2019s disappearance and was now cooperating with the FBI. The owner told Channel 9 he could not comment or discuss the case further. <\/p>\n

The case has rattled local truckers who often stop at the Brevard County rest stop where Gonzalez disappeared. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very scary,\u201d said local trucker John Urena. <\/p>\n

Urena told Channel 9 he learned of the case through social media and that truckers are now discussing Gonzalez\u2019s disappearance in group chats. <\/p>\n

Urena told Channel 9 it\u2019s hard to understand how the 41-year-old CDL driver mysteriously vanished, given the GPS technology embedded in most trucks. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou have GPS, you have the phone, you have a lot of technology,\u201d said Urena, \u201cthis is very scary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FBI is seeking video and photos taken at or around the Brevard County Rest Area in Grant Valkaria, between 1 am and 8 am on April 17th. Anyone with information about the case is being asked to call the FBI\u2019s toll-free tipline at 1800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). <\/p>\n

You can also submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n

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