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Elevated Cargo Theft Landscape Settles Into New Normal

鈥淲e鈥檙e just about flat, which tells us, we鈥檙e leveling off and we鈥檙e starting to live in that new norm,鈥 says Scott Cornell, a crime and theft specialist at Travelers.

November 6, 2025
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Hackers,聽Crime Rings Team Up on Cargo Theft, Report Finds

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said hackers are targeting trucking carriers and freight brokers, seeking to infect their computer networks with tools that provide remote access.

November 3, 2025
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ATA鈥檚 Spear Hails Rollback of EV Mandates, Other Trucking Wins

ATA President Chris Spear emphasized the federation's active role in this year鈥檚 regulatory changes, including in a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last summer.

October 27, 2025
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Supply Chain Firms Need Risk Mitigation Plans, Experts Say

Supply chain companies need to develop risk mitigation plans that leverage insights and technologies, according to a panel of experts.

October 9, 2025
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Cargo Theft Costs Trucking, Logistics Firms $18M Daily

ATRI researchers conducted numerous interviews with industry participants who lost goods due to cargo theft. They also had input from experts who work to monitor and prevent this crime.

October 9, 2025
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Guy Fieri鈥檚 Tequila Stolen in Double Brokering Scheme

"How do you lose, you know, that many thousands of bottles of tequila?" Fieri told "60 Minutes." He said that if a theft like this can happen to his company, 鈥渢hen everybody鈥檚 vulnerable.鈥

October 6, 2025
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鈥楽ophisticated鈥 Cargo Thieves Steal Craft Whiskey Worth $1M

Someone in a freight truck showed up at Westland Distillery holding paperwork to pick up a shipment of Westland single malt.聽But the bottles never arrived at their intended destination.

September 29, 2025
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DOT Seeks Industry Input on Cargo Theft Risks

The Department of Transportation is casting a wide net for stakeholder suggestions about how to deter thieves acting on impulse and organized criminals from stealing cargo.

September 24, 2025
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Overhaul Helps Recover $1.4 Million in Stolen Electronics

Cargo protection company Overhaul facilitated the recovery of $1.4 million in stolen electronics in an incident that points to the growth of more sophisticated criminal networks.

September 18, 2025
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Freight Brokers Use Technology to Fight Surging Cargo Theft

As freight brokers battle fraudsters intent on cargo theft, they are building defenses that combine multiple technologies provided by vendors and augmented by their own systems.

July 21, 2025