{"id":3151,"date":"2017-01-16T06:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2017-01-12T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T16:43:58","slug":"sophisticated-cargo-theft-techniques-aware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/sophisticated-cargo-theft-techniques-aware\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophisticated Cargo Theft Techniques to Be Aware Of"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the first quarter of 2016, FreightWatch International logistics security service provider reported that there was an increase in U.S. truck cargo theft, but with a decline in the value of each theft. The report showed a 13 percent<\/a> increase (221) in cargo thefts of the 2015 fourth quarter which indicated it was up 8 percent from the previous year’s first quarter. The average loss value of each theft, however, decreased over 13 percent<\/a> ($112.467) from the quarter previously as well as a 56 percent<\/a> decrease from one year before that.<\/p>\n

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The impact that cargo burglaries have far exceed the reported thefts total value. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), cargo crimes are not always reported and therefore knowing exactly who much is lost is not always known. However, it\u2019s estimated by experts in the industry that losses are as high as $30 billion<\/a> per year.<\/p>\n

What does this mean? Well, it could indicate that thieves are now going after lower value and less security protected shipments to avoid the risk and are increasing the amount of shipments they steal in order to compensate for the decrease in value. At least this is what FreightWatch reported.<\/p>\n

Not to mention, the thieves’ theft tactics are evolving constantly in an effort to steal from drivers and carriers and although they are still employing the regular tactics like going after stopped trucks in rest areas, they are also using other methods to pull off the burglaries such as:<\/p>\n