GOODQUESTION Readers Weigh In
You’re Pitching a Cargo Heist Movie. What’s the Title and Plot Synopsis?
FRAUD GIRL CHRONICLES: THE MILLION DOLLAR LOAD A fraud ring targets a shipper moving $1M+ loads on predictable lanes, posing as a clean carrier with a newly purchased MC (motor carrier number). A carrier portal flags fake VINs and recycled photos, alerting the broker. When thieves attempt an in-person pickup, Fraud Girl runs a sting using a decoy load and live tracking. The ring is arrested at a cross-dock. –Danielle Spinelli Account Executive, Descartes GOLD RUSH A group of hyper-competent idiots hijack a sealed cargo container rumored to be hauling gold from Fort Knox. After a long, arduous journey, bullets flying, escaping both the FBI and an evil famous freight hijacking gang, the amateur group drive to rural Alaska to open the trailer only to find 40,000 live goldfish. –Izzy Tessitore-Knight Logistics Coordinator, TA Services TRANSIT TRUTH A high-tech cargo ring swaps labels mid-transit to vanish freight. They’re caught when a routine warehouse scan flags impossible barcode histories with timestamps, locations, and serial logic that don’t add up. –Ken Feinstein Vice President, MIDCOM Data Technologies THE LAST PALLET A crew targets a high-value food shipment, counting on blind spots and timing. But real-time inventory visibility, automated tracking, and secure storage controls quietly flag anomalies. As systems reconcile
— AN IL READER PRESENTS —
A desperate warehouse worker steals pharmaceuticals to fund his mother’s cancer treatment, resealing containers to hide the theft and selling them to a crime family. The heist is flawless—until a routine audit catches a discrepancy. Facing prison, he cuts a deal: his freedom for the gangsters. What begins as survival becomes redemption as he risks everything to bring them down. –Brian Carlson Founding Partner, Cornerstone Edge
every pallet move, the heist unravels, finally caught not by force, but by outrunnable data. –Danilo Potocnik Head of Sales, Stoecklin Logistics NO EXCEPTIONS A cargo theft ring thrives on chaos— last-minute carrier swaps, fake drivers, forged credentials. They target a disciplined shipper, betting speed will outrun control. Planning clears the load. Execution doesn’t. Credentials are enforced, driver and equipment fail RTVP (real-time visibility platform) at pickup, and the cargo never moves. –Rachelle Yeingst Director, Strategy, JBF Consulting GHOST INVENTORY A logistics analyst manipulates demand signals, rerouting high- value shipments through ghost warehouses. Goods vanish before anyone notices. But one manual count catches a discrepancy their algorithm can’t explain. Root cause diagnostics trace it to the insider. –Laurence Brenig-Jones VP Product Strategy & Marketing, RELEX Solutions
FILED IN 60 SECONDS A shipment is stolen mid-route
through a sophisticated paperwork scam. The freight is covered, the claim is filed and paid, and business continues. There’s no drama in this film. It’s quite boring, actually. And that’s the point. –David Goldberg EVP Marketing, Loadsure CONTAINER ZERO A daring team exploits hidden gaps across Tier 2 and beyond, but real- time supply chain mapping, ESG audits, and ethical sourcing checks illuminate every misstep. Social, environmental, and governance risks flare up, turning the heist into a high- stakes lesson in accountability. –Nicole Brackett Enterprise Account Executive, TradeBeyond ROUTE 66 PHANTOM Cross-country truckers steal high- value cargo, replacing loads with decoys. They’ve done it 6 times without a trace. But shipment 7’s sensors record unique environmental signatures—vibration patterns, air
6 Inbound Logistics • February 2026
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