Cargo theft News Updates

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As Freight on Trucks Becomes More Valuable, Thieves Get Creative in Their Attempts to Steal It

Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat to motor carriers. Keeping cargo safe means defending against not only traditional methods but recognizing and overcoming emerging new tactics and techniques increasingly employed by the bad guys.

November 15, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Cargo Theft Rising in Canada

A voluntary reporting system for tracking cargo theft in Canada has led to a database showing a steady rise in thefts, though the true extent of the problem isn鈥檛 clear.

July 11, 2018
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Airfreight in Brazil Seen as Way to Overcome Crime, Poor Infrastructure

Azul SA, Brazil鈥檚 newest airline, thinks it can help solve one of the nation鈥檚 oldest problems.

June 18, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Four Sentenced for Roles in $30 Million Cargo Theft Ring

Four men convicted for their roles in a cargo theft ring that operated from the Midwest to the East Coast were sentenced in federal court in New Albany, Ind., in May.

June 1, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Cargo Thefts Down, but Reporting Problems Remain

There were 115 cargo thefts in the United States in the first quarter with an average loss value per incident of $117,283, according to Sensitech鈥檚 SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.

May 22, 2018
GovernmentBusiness

New Jersey Busts $1 Million Cargo Theft Ring

An 11-man, $1 million cargo theft ring was broken up by the New Jersey State Police last month in 鈥淥peration Botany Strike.鈥

April 2, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

California Highway Patrol Program Catches L.A. Cargo Crooks

The California Highway Patrol Cargo Theft Interdiction Program in February arrested 15 members of a suspected theft crew in Los Angeles County following a seven-month investigation of organized commercial burglary. The total value of the stolen cargo was more than $1 million.

March 12, 2018
Business

Nearly 5,000 Cargo Thefts in Europe, Middle East, Africa in 2017

There were 4,485 cargo theft incidents in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in 2017, according to SensiGuard鈥檚 Supply Chain Intelligence Center report.

March 5, 2018
BusinessSafety

Thefts Down but Crooks Turning to LTLs

Cargo thefts in the United States dropped 15% last year to 649 incidents while the average value per theft stayed virtually unchanged at about $146,000, according to the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center鈥檚 Cargo Theft Annual Report.

February 22, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Anti-Theft Group to Fight $1.6 Billion in Cargo Losses in Germany

The $1.6 billion annual loss from trucks due to cargo theft in Germany has spurred 13 German business associations to begin a joint initiative to fight the problem and call on law enforcement to support their efforts.

February 12, 2018