Tag: Cargo Theft

An Ohio truck driver was convicted in a federal court for stealing cargo.

It's the most dangerous time of the year...for cargo theft, says FreightWatch International.

According to a press release from the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, a Kansas City, Missouri truck driver has been sentenced for his role in a 14-year-long conspiracy to steal more than $1 million worth of trucks, trailers and cargo.

FreightWatch International is advising drivers to beware of the cargo theft risks in the 'Red Zone.'

In the third quarter of 2014, there were a total 194 reported cargo thefts and 14-Last Mile Courier thefts bring the total number of cargo theft to 208 incidents.

According to a press release from FreightWatch International, the busiest cargo theft season is upon us.

A driver who was hauling $2 million worth of pharmaceutical drugs and narcotics found that his truck was missing, after it was parked and left running outside a Barstow County, Ga. truck stop early Tuesday morning.

A trucking company owner has pleaded guilty to his role in a cargo-theft ring.

According to FrieghtWatch International, holiday weekends are notorious for an increase in cargo theft, because organized cargo theft rings know that holiday weekends mean that many loads will be left unattended for an extended length of time.

According to FrieghtWatch International, holiday weekends are notorious for an increase in cargo theft, because organized cargo theft rings know that holiday weekends mean that many loads will be left unattended for an extended length of time.

FreightWatch International today issued a warning stating that over the last two weeks, there have been two successful and one unsuccessful thefts from Last Mile Couriers (LMC), a carrier that transports pharmaceuticals, in the Miami-Dade County area.

Do you think this would ever happen in the U.S.?