cargo security

For most of its life, the global dry box container has operated in the shadows. Once it leaves the terminal, visibility drops off quickly. Unlike trucks or railcars, containers have historically been treated as static assets. Steel boxes that move through the system but rarely speak for themselves. Tracking was viewed as optional, expensive, or […]

Verisk CargoNet is alerting the trucking industry to increase security protocols against organized crime as trends show cargo theft incidents surge during Thanksgiving.

Samsara’s Asset Tags provide a rich new data stream.

Tive has raised the bar for high-value shipment security.

Strategic theft and straight theft are particularly prevalent in today’s market.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft surge in Mexico; Outpost expands national truck parking network; Averitt opens new trucking facility in Texas; and China-based Intretech plans $60M factory in Mexico. Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft […]

Mexico truckers averaged about five cargo truck thefts per day across the country’s roadways in June.

This week in Borderlands: Mexican authorities recorded 153 tractor-trailer thefts in April; BMW begins construction of $860M EV battery plant in Mexico; Port of Beaumont completes $85M roll-on/roll-off dock; Taiwanese automotive supplier opens factory in central Mexico.

This week in Borderlands: Experts push infrastructure to boost cross-border trade; Korean EV supplier begins construction of plant in Mexico; Kirchhoff Automotive expanding operations in Mexico; and WSI named operator of CPKC transload terminal.

Air forwarders are getting a break from the Transportation Security Administration that will save them time and money on administrative work needed to stay in a required security program.

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Thefts incidents nationwide spiked 35% in 2020, CargoNet said.

Amazon is the bogeyman for many people. Freight forwarders say if they have to screen cargo to get it on all-cargo planes then electronic retailers like Amazon should too. They see a double standard in the making by the Transportation Security Administration.

1994: Despite its effectiveness in catching contraband, Customs pulls the plug on X-ray procedures at Tacoma.

“The best way for drivers to protect themselves and their cargo is to always pay attention to where you are, what’s going on around you and ask yourself if your parking arrangement is as safe as you can make it,” said Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will do its part to keep imports of medical gear flowing efficiently into the country.

Companies may not be doing enough to secure their cargo from their own employees.

Schneider wins award for security excellence, while US Xpress honored as carrier of the year by FedEx Ground