Security

For cannabis drivers, dashcams are trusted friends

To most drivers, the installation of dashcams represents an intrusion. And to some extent, that is true. They say the camera sees all, and poor driving behaviors will be exposed.

But for some industries, the cameras are a must, and the drivers have come to realize the benefits the camera provides. The cannabis distribution business is one of those.

“On some level this is about monitoring our drivers and making sure they are transporting our products safely and not putting others [at risk],”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-cannabis-drivers-dashcams-are-trusted-friends

Rogue vehicle narrowly misses cargo planes at LAX

Several FedEx planes lined up at an airport terminal.

The security breach at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday involving a driver who crashed through a fence and led police on a chase across two runways occurred in the airport’s cargo area, according to local newscasts.

A gray Mazda hatchback with the letters “SOS” scrawled on the hood turned off the highway on the south end of the airport and smashed through the chain-link fence by the FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) warehouse around 6 p.m. It then sped past a parked FedEx cargo jet and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rogue-vehicle-narrowly-misses-cargo-planes-at-lax

With lives on the line, ADT offers help for gig drivers, passengers

ADT creates free apps to help rideshare drivers reach emergency personnel

Rideshare and delivery drivers hustle to make money, but it can come at a cost – and it could be their lives. For most on-demand drivers, the person or people they are picking up, or the address they are delivering to, are unknowns. They don’t know if that person has a criminal history that could put their lives in jeopardy or if the situation they are about to drive into for that food delivery is safe.

But they do it anyway. And for some, these situations are real. The headlines tell the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/with-lives-on-the-line-adt-offers-help-for-gig-drivers-passengers

GSCW chat recap: Could smart containers revolutionize maritime security?

This fireside chat recap is from Day 7 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 7 focuses on global maritime.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The next revolution in containerization: How a smart container can improve maritime transportation

DETAILS: While the widespread adoption of e-commerce has changed our everyday lives in 2020, the oceangoing container hasn’t changed much since its introduction in the 1970s. That may be changing. Rebecca Fenneman, principal at Jeffrey/Fenneman Law + Strategy PLLC,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-could-smart-containers-revolutionize-maritime-security?

Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security

A canine team inspect boxes inside an air shipping container for explosives.

Demand is high for dogs in the air logistics sector, and it’s not because they make nice companions during the self-isolation of coronavirus.

In just four months, new international security standards go into effect requiring countries to implement programs for 100% screening of every shipment on all-cargo aircraft. It’s a huge undertaking for the private sector, which is still waiting for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to issue rules detailing how to achieve that goal.

Many...

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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 [email protected].

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-customs-x-rays-containers

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