cargo security

Fighting freight fraud: A playbook to combat holiday theft 

With holiday shipping ramping up, freight fraud is top concern for players across the industry. While companies fight all types of fraud throughout the year, strategic theft and straight theft are particularly prevalent in today’s market.

Cargo theft incidents were up 33% year over year in the second quarter of 2024, according to CargoNet. A total of 771 reported thefts during the quarter added up to more than $34 million in lost value, with distribution centers and truck stops being top...

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Borderlands Mexico: Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft surge in Mexico

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 surge in Mexico 

Mexico averaged about six cargo thefts a day in August, with most cases taking place in the country’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-organized-crime-groups-fuel-cargo-theft-surge-in-mexico

Mexico averages 5 cargo theft incidents a day in June

In June, Mexico averaged five cargo truck thefts per day for a total of 150 reported incidents across the country’s roadways, according to data from the National Association of Vehicle Tracking and Protection Companies (ANERPV).

Tractor-trailer thefts increased 4.1% year-over-year in June from the same month last year. ANERPV reported 843 total tractor-trailer thefts from January through June.

ANERPV is based in Mexico City and was founded in 2003. The association represents companies working in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-averages-5-cargo-theft-incidents-a-day-in-june

Borderlands Mexico: Tractor-trailer thefts in Mexico totaled 153 in April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 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.

Tractor-trailer thefts in Mexico totaled 153 in April

In April, Mexico averaged about five cargo truck thefts per day,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tractor-trailer-thefts-in-mexico-totaled-153-in-april

Borderlands Mexico: Experts push infrastructure to boost cross-border trade

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 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.

Experts push infrastructure to boost cross-border trade

MONTERREY, Mexico — With nearshoring accelerating trade growth between the U.S. and Mexico,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-experts-push-infrastructure-to-boost-cross-border-trade

TSA rule change provides regulatory relief to air logistics providers

The Transportation Security Administration is easing the compliance burden on airfreight intermediaries by allowing the logistics businesses to submit applications renewing security credentials once every three years instead of annually, according to a recent regulatory notice.

The rule change, which takes effect on Monday, impacts about 3,800 indirect air carriers registered with the TSA. The companies receive and consolidate cargo from multiple shippers and tender them to various airlines for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-rule-change-provides-regulatory-relief-to-air-logistics-providers

Daily Infographic: International roadcheck is May 16-18 with emphasis on ABS and cargo securement

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Computer electronics thefts may spike in California as holiday approaches

As happens every Memorial Day, cargo thieves will come out of hibernation and take their share of contraband during this first of the three summer holiday weekends. But if data published Friday by cargo security research and consultancy CargoNet is accurate, the bad guys will have to stay busy to match their volume over Memorial Day 2020.

Then, cargo theft, measured by the number of reported incidents, rose 35% from levels reported over the 2019 Memorial Day weekend, CargoNet said. The average...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/computer-electronics-thefts-may-spike-in-california-as-holiday-approaches

TSA to reveal security plan for air cargo industry

Workers at an express air hub as packages come down chutes into air cargo containers.

Companies that purchase and provide transport on all-cargo aircraft will be closely watching whether the Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday offers an alternative security arrangement many believe is designed to help one company — Amazon — avoid screening every outbound shipment for explosives.

How to comply with pending international airfreight security standards is reopening a  long-running policy debate over whether supply chains are best protected through a risk-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-reveal-security-plan-for-air-cargo-industry

FreightWaves Flashback: Customs X-rays containers

FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to fwclassics@freightwaves.com.

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

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