With cargo crime on the rise, shippers and carriers must proactively secure their operations against theft and fraud. Fighting back with strong safety measures is the first step.
BY DAVID LEVINE
Logistics. The top commodities targeted in 2024 include automobile accessories, alcohol, household goods, electronics, apparel and cosmetics, food, energy drinks/beverages, and metals, speci cally copper, according to TIA. “Thieves supply the global markets with online stores and organized sale methods for these stolen goods,” Renner says. “They have even been known to rebrand the merchandise.
“What drives theft are products that are easiest to resell,” says Tony Pelli, practice director, security and resilience with BSI, a global supply chain consulting rm. “It’s across the spectrum of goods.” Criminals now go after a wider range of products than in the past. “Bad actors target commodities that can be easily laundered and sold,” says Jessica Renner, cargo claims and risk manager for Jarrett
2,500 truckloads are stolen every year, which is an average of more than 200 truckloads every month. These numbers re ect only a partial picture, “as a signi cant number of cargo theft events go unreported,” says Scott Sandager, chief administrative of cer with Arrive Logistics. “Every major shipper and transportation provider has been impacted by the rise in theft and fraud in some way.”
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