{"id":6703,"date":"2015-10-09T07:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivercheck.net\/wp\/?p=6703"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:37:21","slug":"top-ten-ways-to-prevent-cargo-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/top-ten-ways-to-prevent-cargo-theft","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Ways To Prevent Cargo Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Driver<\/a>You may be familiar with the adage that says, \u201cFreight at Rest is Freight at Risk.\u201d Indeed it is. The FBI estimates cargo theft costs companies $30 billion yearly. At one time, warehouses were the prime targets, but today many thieves target trucks\u2014even when they\u2019re parked in secure carrier lots. For professional cargo thieves, it\u2019s a matter of risk and reward. With high prices and easy resale of freight such as electronics, metals, and apparel, cargo theft offers a premium return with relatively low risk.<\/p>\n

Here are ten ways fleet owners and operators can help protect their cargo:<\/p>\n

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  1. Perform careful and frequent background checks of employees. Many companies do an initial screening, but then fail to conduct checks on an ongoing basis.<\/li>\n
  2. Thoroughly screen all partners and intermediaries. As with employees, do so initially and on an ongoing basis.<\/li>\n
  3. Drivers should plan their routes and drive their plan, taking care to avoid isolated or risky routes or locations.<\/li>\n
  4. When possible, avoid deliveries on Fridays and Saturdays, during which the incidence of theft often doubles.<\/li>\n
  5. Leverage new technology that allows for vehicle immobilization, vehicle tracking, and theft recovery.<\/li>\n
  6. Hide tracking devices in the merchandise and\/or in the freight cartons.<\/li>\n
  7. Conduct independent security audits to ensure your practices are adequate and up-to-date.<\/li>\n
  8. Create a theft reporting plan to ensure accurate and timely reporting of cargo theft.<\/li>\n
  9. Take extra precautions when transporting high-theft cargo items, such as electronics and metals.<\/li>\n
  10. Make sure you employees know that no load is worth a human life. If they see a theft in progress, do not approach or try to apprehend the perpetrators. Call the police immediately, then their company representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When it comes to fleet safety best practices and driver training solutions, contact the safety experts at\u00a0DriverCheck<\/a>, originators of the How\u2019s My Driving industry and safety specialists since 1986.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You may be familiar with the adage that says, \u201cFreight at Rest is Freight at Risk.\u201d Indeed it is. The FBI estimates cargo theft costs companies $30 billion yearly. At one time, warehouses were the prime targets, but today many thieves target trucks\u2014even when they\u2019re parked in secure carrier lots. For professional cargo thieves, it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[85,30,45,35,80],"tags":[31,87,49,38,120],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6703"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8094,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6703\/revisions\/8094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}