Saturday, February 19, 2011

Cargo theft * USA - Where are trucks most vulnerable?

In the distribution centers and terminal lots ... 


Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -18 Feb 2011: -- Distribution centers and terminal lots were the No. 1 location for stolen cargo in the last year, though truck stops also rank high on the list of cargo theft locations... FreightWatch International, a logistics security firm, recently released its monthly report on cargo theft... From February 2010 through January 2011, more than 120 reported cargo theft incidents occurred at truck stops. Nearly 100 such incidents were reported for the category of “secured distribution centers/terminal lots,” with nearly another 100 for secured DCs and terminal lots... More than 20 cargo thefts were reported from public access parking lots, fewer than 20 were reported from roadside thefts, and only a handful of cargo thefts were reported under “fictitious pickup and “driver theft” categories... (Photo from i.huffpost: Truck cargo theft )

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