Amid rise in fuel theft, two companies collaborate to safeguard fleets

Imagine one day, while you are checking a driver’s fuel card statements from the previous month, you notice some suspicious transactions. Someone made purchases in Texas, but you know your driver — who is the only other person besides you with authorized card access — was in Missouri that day.

Somehow, an unknown person got ahold of one of your fuel cards and the personal identification number (PIN) attached to it. The fraudster’s spending spree has racked up thousands of dollars and left you to...

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Despite some successes, Mexico still struggles with fuel theft

Mexican authorities have seized 11 tanker trucks and recovered more than 178,400 gallons of stolen fuel from across the country since Jan. 1, 2021.

The most recent action occurred Thursday, when a tanker truck carrying 64,000 gallons of stolen hydrocarbons was stopped in Tabasco state in southern Mexico by the National Guard, an agency that functions as the nation’s federal police.

“This stop was derived from inspection and surveillance patrols that we carried out to prevent theft and illegal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/despite-some-successes-mexico-still-struggles-with-fuel-theft

Pirates Raid Remas: Indications for New Line of Increasing Crimes

  • Gunmen boarded a ship in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night, robbing the passengers and leaving two of them wounded.
  • It’s only the latest attack on oil infrastructure in the Gulf, as fuel theft becomes more common on land and at sea in Mexico.

An article in Business Insider reports of a pirate attack on an Italian ship in the Gulf of Mexico that left two sailors wounded, and with Mexico struggling to address rising insecurity, which is not likely to be the last.

Pirates on board Remas

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