Hundreds of Cargos Stolen and Billions Lost: Are You at Risk?

 

Have you thought about cargo theft lately? You really should. The United States is one of the most at-risk countries for cargo theft. In 2012, the U.S. reached an all-time high in cargo thefts with FreightWatch reporting 946 incidents. It's increasing each year too. Cargo thieves are not going to give up, and it's just a matter of time before your company may suffer from the consequences. 

The Consequences of Cargo Theft 

Four types of theft are common with cargos:

1.       Deceptive pickup

2.       Driver theft

3.       Facility burglary/robbery

4.       Hijacking

The most common theft is deceptive pickup, which means the entire contents of the cargo are stolen. This can equate to hundreds of thousands of dollars lost depending on the products. Jewelry, electronics, and tobacco are the products that end up costing its companies the most money. The following figure shows how much was lost in 2011 and 2012 for the most common cargo items. 

Losing the value of the cargo is not the only effect of theft. Losing control of goods can cause a chain reaction throughout the entire enterprise. Demands are not met. Delays result. All departments of an organization are affected to remedy the situation. This means a loss in productivity and more money lost.

Take a minute to just imagine one of your trucks full of cargo being stolen. All of the contents completely gone. How much would you lose? 

You're not invincible. It can happen at any time. 

What You Can Do to Protect Your Company from Cargo Theft

Don't accept the high probability your cargos and assets will be stolen. Take action! You can safeguard your business from thieves. The reason theft happens is because there is a failure in monitoring the cargoes while in transit. When there's no one who is actively tracking where the cargo is going, thieves can slip in and take over. 

Before cargos are stolen, thieves will research their routes. They will pay particular attention to check-ins and stops. They will look for times that the cargo can be stolen without notice. What's the key to protecting your cargo and assets? It's not leaving ANY time for thieves to step in without being noticed.

You cannot be everywhere your cargo trucks are and monitoring them can be overwhelming with everything else you have to do to run a company. With 24/7 active monitoring service, your cargos are continuously tracked. Every single movement is monitored and you are alerted whenever cargos go across boundaries you set, and whenever the truck stops and starts moving again. With state-of-the-art technology, you do not have to worry about thieves stealing cargos. Thieves research the trucks they are going to hijack and won't try it with monitoring. 

Security monitoring can protect your cargo from theft and losing millions of dollars. Don't put your business at risk another day. Consider security monitoring today.