Cargo Theft in Southern California on the Rise

rookietrucker · Nov 17, 2010

Cargo Theft in Southern California on the Rise and Expected to Worsen During 2010 Holiday Season

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 11/17/10) - California has the highest rate of cargo theft in the nation with a frightening increase in armed robberies, warehouse theft, and truck hijackings occurring throughout the state. According to Diversified Risk Management, Inc. (DRM, Inc.), a Southern California investigative firm, many of these incidents are "inside jobs." Law enforcement and insurance industry officials estimate that cargo theft costs the U.S. shipping industry over $30 billion per year with most incidents occurring in the fourth quarter of the year. Thefts are such a great threat that the FBI recently issued an alert last week on this growing crime*.

"Over the past decade, cargo theft has risen dramatically but it's never been as high as it is now," says George Ramos, Jr., Managing Partner and Senior Executive Investigator for DRM, Inc. To off-set millions of dollars in potential losses, Mr. Ramos recommends executives in manufacturing and shipping industries immediately take some definitive action to protect their firms from theft.

"Cargo typically disappears from the truck somewhere between the distribution facility and the final destination," says Mr. Ramos. "In our investigations, we have found that either there is an inside connection at the shipping department feeding valuable information to the hijackers, or the freight truck driver is working independently with the criminals. It's very rare for hijackers or burglars to approach a truck without already knowing what's onboard. The type of merchandise targeted for theft typically includes recyclable metals, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, clothing, building supplies, cigarettes, or food.
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JohnGlade · Dec 25, 2012

Hi..
I have read one of the article where they have mention five important things for reducing Cargo Theft..
There are Screen Employees, Training for all Employees(security training), In-Transit Security, Conduct Audits...
Hope if you are not following this things then please follow it....

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