Your guide to combatting cargo theft

• Cargo theft incidents reached 3,625 in 2024, a 27% increase from 2023  
• Average value per stolen load: $202,364, nearly double vs three years ago  
• Freight fraud/double brokering causes $500M–$700M annually in losses

• How trailer-centric visibility prevents, detects & recovers stolen cargo  
• Detecting unauthorized tractor-trailer pairings and operation exceptions  
• Preventing fictitious pickups and double-brokering fraud  

TSI — Internal theft prevention

• Camera cargo sensors revealed employees stealing $4,000 per trailer of aluminum bars
• After evidence was presented, theft stopped  
  

C.R. England — Trailer pool visibility

• Switched from manual yard checks to VIACHAIN visibility + TMS integration
• Detects unknown tractor hookups and prevents misallocation of branded/high-cube trailers  
  

TSI — Enforcing no-stop delivery rules

• Alerts when trailers stop outside allowed zones
• Enables immediate investigation and enforcement