cargonet News Updates

Police busts of fencing operations — networks that resell stolen goods — indicate business is booming online and at in-store shopping venues.

Overall supply chain crime activity declined 5.3% to 767 total events. That marked a 12.2% decrease from the fourth quarter.

“We’re just about flat, which tells us, we’re leveling off and we’re starting to live in that new norm,” says Scott Cornell, a crime and theft specialist at Travelers.

"How do you lose, you know, that many thousands of bottles of tequila?" Fieri told "60 Minutes." He said that if a theft like this can happen to his company, “then everybody’s vulnerable.”

Program Aired: March 27, 2 p.m. ET Warehouse and distributions centers represented the most targeted location type, followed by truck stops. While on-site security guards and video monitoring are common practice, how successful are these strategies in an industry where theft and fraud are on the rise?

The trucking industry continued to weather an increase in cargo theft activity during the second quarter of 2024.

The trucking industry struggled through an unusually high number of cargo thefts during the first quarter, according to Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet report.

The trucking industry has become embroiled in a technological arms race as the threat of cargo thefts rapidly rises and evolves.

The increasing interest in nearshoring poses unique security considerations, including a higher likelihood of cargo thefts.