Keith Lewis

Borderlands: Cargo theft down 26% across US during fourth quarter

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cargo theft down 26% across US during fourth quarter; volumes through Mexican ports increased 11.3% in January; Samsara opens office in Mexico City; and Texas trucker convicted of transporting meth.

Cargo theft across US down 26% during fourth quarter

California, Texas and Florida were the most targeted states for cargo theft during the fourth quarter of 2021, with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-theft-down-during-fourth-quarter

Cargo theft up as thieves take advantage of increased traffic, idled shipments

Record container backlogs at U.S. ports and overstressed supply chains are creating conditions ripe for cargo theft, according to experts.

“The backlog across all logistics infrastructure is causing containers and shipments to sit idle, not just in the ports but outside the ports, increasing opportunities for them to be targeted by criminals,” Ron Greene, vice president of business development at Overhaul, told FreightWaves.

Overhaul is a real-time visibility and risk management platform based in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-theft-up-as-thieves-take-advantage-of-increased-traffic