cargo theft

Explore freight fraud tactics as stolen loads and identity scams plague logistics, evolving with new threats.

Next-generation cargo theft often looks legitimate right up until the freight is gone.

A bipartisan effort to restore FMCSA’s authority over freight scammers has advanced in the Senate.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Violent cargo theft grips Mexican truckers; Filter King opens Dallas manufacturing and distribution facility; and HENN Americas opens $4M automotive components plant in Silao, Mexico.

California and Texas dominated U.S. cargo crime in 2025, representing more than half of the nation’s 2,576 reported freight thefts.

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BSI Consulting identified rail cargo theft as a top area of concern, particularly in the U.S. Southwest and Midwest.

Members of an organized criminal gang that stole trucks with millions of dollars of merchandise received prison sentences ranging from nearly three years to 13 years.

A stolen 39,000-pound front loader became a weapon against Nevada police this week, and the incident underscores an industry losing up to $1 billion annually to equipment theft with only a 20% recovery rate.

Bipartisan legislation would make stealing private-carrier packages a federal crime, extending cargo protections to shield drivers and potentially reduce carrier insurance costs.

A family-owned San Francisco tile business was defrauded of nearly $200,000 in merchandise when criminals used fake credentials to orchestrate a strategic cargo theft.

Supply chain executives urged Congress to mandate a federal response against the multi-billion dollar surge in high-tech cargo theft.

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

California and Texas were the nation’s top hotspots for cargo theft in the third quarter, fueled by high volumes of goods moving through major freight corridors.

Most of the companies in our industry are being robbed by people using the equivalent of a ladder and basic tools.

California just wrapped up a record 1.5 billion pound pistachio harvest, but cargo theft hit record highs in 2024 and nuts remain prime targets. We’ve documented sophisticated nut theft since 2006, $10 million stolen between 2013 and 2017 alone. Will it continue in 2025?

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s customized $180,000 Range Rover was stolen while enroute to Louisiana.

Experts say AI and social-media markets are transforming how thieves target freight.

The owner of a popular online sneaker resale business was arrested for allegedly buying $500,000 worth of merchandise stolen from a cargo train.