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Borderlands Mexico: DSV plans $14.5M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (713+ words) Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DSV plans $14.5M Arizona regional HQ amid cross-border boom; Realty Income enters Mexican industrial real estate market through GIC partnership; and…...
JD.com plugs security gaps after Paris warehouse theft
1+ week, 2+ day ago (294+ words) Chinese marketplace JD.com has moved quickly to install better security systems following last month's stunning heist of expensive electronics gear from one of the retailer's warehouses in a Paris suburb." JD.com said the warehouse returned to normal operations…...
Tariffs, enforcement and cargo theft reshape U.S.–Mexico trade in 2025
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (530+ words) U.S.Mexico trade in 2025 was defined less by steady growth and more by policy whiplash, heightened enforcement and mounting security risks, even as Mexico retained its position as the United States" largest trading partner." This year, U.S.Mexico trade proved resilient " but…...
How a Carrier Lost Payment on 62 Loads After an Impostor Theft — and Why the Industry Should Pay Attention
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1158+ words) This case didn't start with a late invoice or a billing disagreement. It started with an impostor. In early 2025, Illyrian Transport LLC " a federally authorized motor carrier " became entangled in a dispute that exposes some of the freight industry's most…...
$200K cargo theft exposes growing fraud schemes in trucking industry
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (862+ words) A San Francisco tile showroom lost nearly $200,000 in merchandise after falling victim to a sophisticated cargo fraud scheme that impersonated global engineering firm AECOM, underscoring growing risks for small and midsize shippers amid rising freight theft nationwide. Claudia Visona, who…...
Trucking, retail pressure lawmakers to pass anti-theft bill
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) WASHINGTON " Without federal oversight and the ability to coordinate and share information, cargo theft " particularly high-tech "strategic theft" directed by organizations operating outside the U.S. " will continue to surge, trucking and retail officials told lawmakers on Wednesday. "This goes way beyond…...
Trucking braces for Thanksgiving cargo-theft surge
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (301+ words) Verisk CargoNet forecasts an escalating threat from organized criminal networks this Thanksgiving and the trucking and logistics industry should respond by stepping up vigilance and boosting security protocols, the company recommends. Verisk CargoNet (NASDAQ: VRSK), which provides risk data and…...
Cargo theft surges 29% in Q3, as thieves target electronics, food
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (458+ words) Cargo theft in the U.S. jumped sharply in the third quarter, with 645 incidents recorded " up" 29% year-over-year and 23% from the second quarter, according to supply chain visibility firm Overhaul's Q3-2025 cargo theft report. California (35%) and Texas (22%) remained the nation's top hotspots, fueled by…...
Record Pistachio Harvest and Freight Fraud's Billion-Dollar Blind Spot
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (637+ words) Nearly two decades later, the problem hasn't been solved. It's gotten worse. That's where the whole system falls apart. This isn't an isolated incident. It's often standard operating procedure. Freight fraud frequently exists in an enforcement dead zone where federal…...
AI deepfakes fueling digitally-enabled crime wave in the freight industry
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (781+ words) Cargo theft across North America is rapidly evolving from traditional trailer break-ins to sophisticated digital fraud schemes that use artificial intelligence, social engineering and marketplace reselling to move stolen goods faster than ever before, experts told FreightWaves. "Criminals have realized…...