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October 6, 2025Cargo theft News Updates
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, 2025DOT 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, 2025Overhaul 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, 2025Freight 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, 2025Grassley Presses Senate to Tackle Cargo Theft Losses
The leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee recently called on colleagues to approve legislation designed to reduce cargo theft nationwide.
July 15, 2025Perspective: How to Combat Auto Transport Fraud
While most transactions in the movement of cars go smoothly, scams often lie in wait. The good news: Carriers already have the necessary tactics and tools to fight back.
July 14, 2025NMFTA Tackles Cyber-Enabled Cargo Thefts With New Framework
NMFTA has released a framework aimed at helping carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated problem of digitally enabled cargo theft.
July 3, 2025Old-School Cargo Theft Surges in Mexico
Attempts to rob truck cargo jumped by more than a third in the first two months of 2025.聽鈥淚t鈥檚 old-school crime,鈥 said Troy Ryley, Mexico president of Echo Global Logistics.
July 2, 2025Spear: After Emissions Wins, Trucking Can Focus Elsewhere
Policy wins on commercial vehicle emissions have allowed industry leaders to shift their attention to other pressing issues, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.
June 27, 2025