Freight fraud has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing and financially devastating risks in today’s global supply chain landscape. With global cargo theft losses exceeding $80 billion in 2023 and the average cost of a successful fictitious pickup surging to $365,000 per incident in Q1 2024, the industry has been desperately seeking more […]
Echo Global Logistics has emerged as a standout performer in the freight industry’s battle against fraud, earning recognition as a winner of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighter Awards. With an impressive record of delivering over one million truckload shipments in 2024 while maintaining a loss rate of less than 0.01% due to theft, Echo has […]
Descartes’ MyCarrierPortal leverages real-time Incident Reports to continually vet your network.
Crowley was one of 10 winners of the 2025 Fraud Fighters Award.
Konexial’s VIN + TUID load board verification cuts down on freight fraud and double brokering by assigning identification to each posted load and every organization that handles it.
The FMCSA is quietly revamping its National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB), aiming to transform it from a bureaucratic black hole into a real-time system for identifying unsafe carriers, shady brokers, coercive shippers and repeat fraud offenders.
In this edition: Senate considers 2 bills to combat freight fraud; Zillow for warehousing.
Freight fraud and cargo theft have reached crisis levels, but recent FMCSA identity verification measures are chipping away at fraudulent registrations. Proactive enforcement and innovative tech solutions are starting to protect our supply chains.
From oversharing on socials to leaving systems unsecured, your data can smooth the path for freight fraudsters.
Highway’s Michael Caney explores the importance of an identity layer in vetting practices, know-your-customer principles and technological solutions to verify carrier capabilities
Overhaul’s CEO breaks down why today’s cargo theft crisis is less about missing locks and more about missing identities – and what the supply chain must do to fight back.
Transportation providers and tech startups are among the winners of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighters Awards.
In this edition: Breaking down the TIA fraud report, and tariffs between the U.S. and China take a break.
Freight broker Landstar System reported a messy first quarter, dragged down by insurance costs, fraud and stolen cargo.
We’ve all heard how emerging AI technologies will optimize the freight industry in ways we can only dream about. But the scary truth is that AI is already fueling our nightmares—by supercharging freight theft. Why aren’t more people talking about the dark side of AI? For one, most of the worries are centered on job […]
In this edition: The fight against freight fraud steps up and why a water fight can affect the supply chain.
The CEO of Truckstop said in an interview that fighting freight fraud is challenging given that nobody goes to jail over it.
Freight fraud was the consistent theme at the opening session of the annual meeting of freight brokerage’s biggest group, the Transportation Intermediaries Association.
Join us for a one-day Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas, Texas, on May 14, 2025.
Fraud has been a constant in the 3PL industry, but it’s gotten more sophisticated as criminals get smarter, says Transportation Intermediaries Association President Chris Burroughs.
