{"id":2704,"date":"2026-03-30T18:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:48:23","slug":"cargo-theft-costs-us-trucking-18-million-a-day-and-unlike-anything-our-industry-has-faced-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2704","title":{"rendered":"Cargo theft costs US trucking $18 million a day and ‘unlike anything our industry has faced before’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Highly organized criminal networks have turned cargo theft into a growing threat to the U.S. supply chain, according to Donna Lemm, chief strategy officer at the trucking and intermodal company IMC Logistics.<\/p>\n

In a Washington Post op-ed on Monday, she cited numerous instances of major heists, including more than $15 million worth of electronics, $1 million of tequila, and $400,000 of Costco lobsters. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter nearly four decades of working in logistics, I can say with certainty: The\u00a0scale and sophistication\u00a0of today\u2019s cargo theft is unlike anything our industry has faced before,\u201d Lemm wrote.<\/p>\n

Thieves are exploiting technology and conducting thorough research on their targets before carrying out their schemes, she explained.<\/p>\n

For example, they impersonate legitimate freight brokers or customers with spoofed email domains, steal corporate identities, create fraudulent shipping documents, and fabricate counterfeit credentials for their drivers to swipe cargos.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time the theft is discovered, the freight has often vanished into a black market that stretches far beyond state or even national borders,\u201d Lemm added.<\/p>\n

She cited American Transportation Research Institute data that showed cargo theft costs the industry as much as $6.6 billion a year, or more than $18 million every day.<\/p>\n

Thieves have pulled off stunning jewelry heists as well, including one valued at $100 million. But criminals are also grabbing daily essentials like food and other household goods.<\/p>\n

So consumers ultimately end up paying higher prices as the effects ripple through the supply chain, Lemm said.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the U.S. trucking industry that\u2019s suffering from cargo theft. European food giant Nestl\u00e9 said 413,793 KitKat chocolate bars\u2014about 12 tons\u2014were stolen after leaving a production site in Italy last week for Poland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst we appreciate the criminals\u2019 exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating issue for businesses of all sizes,\u201d KitKat said in a statement. \u201cWith more sophisticated schemes being deployed on a regular basis, we have chosen to go public with our own experience in the hope that it raises awareness of an increasingly common criminal trend.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company added that its products can be traced using a unique batch code on individual bars, enabling consumers, retailers and wholesalers to check whether they have stolen candy.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Lemm said the U.S. trucking industry is investing in advanced GPS tracking, surveillance systems, controlled-access facilities and employee training to combat cargo theft.<\/p>\n

She also called on Congress to pass the\u00a0Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which would create a national coordination center that allows law enforcement from all levels to work with the private sector on sharing intelligence, tracking criminal networks and coordinating investigations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen organized criminal groups target shipments, they threaten more than just freight,\u201d Lemm wrote. \u201cThey threaten the reliability of the supply chain Americans depend on every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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