Cargo Theft Hits Everything From LEGO to Tequila. We Need the Senate to Help Stop It – Democratic Accent

Cargo theft hits everything from LEGO to tequila. We need the Senate to help stop it – Democratic Accent

At first glance, it looked like a mirage in the California desert: two trailers carrying $1 million worth of LEGO sets abandoned in the Mojave. But the scene was real. After a chase through the desert, police caught up to the three thieves who hijacked the trucks carrying the expensive and easy-to-resell colorful bricks en route from Texas to California, hoping to make a quick buck off the black-market gold. It was also a vivid illustration of a…

Cargo theft hits everything from LEGO to tequila. We need the Senate to help stop it

At first glance, it looked like a mirage in the California desert: two trailers carrying $1 million worth of LEGO sets abandoned in the Mojave.But the scene was real. After a chase through the desert, police caught up to the three thieves who hijacked the trucks carrying the expensive and easy-to-resell colorful bricks en route from Texas to California, hoping to make a quick buck off the black-market gold. It was also a vivid illustration of a …

US Congress (finally) wakes up to cargo theft

Key takeaway: CORCA clears the House 348-60 while new data reveals the industry’s most uncomfortable truth: half of all freight theft now comes from carriers that passed every vetting check. This is a follow-up to yesterday’s ‘Alert to shippers…‘ by The Loadstar… The US freight industry got its first serious piece of anti-theft legislation last week. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) sailed through the House on 12 May with ... The…