Name: The New Cargo Theft Playbook — And How Fleets Can Fight Back
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T14:25:34.187Z
Channel: Deborah Lockridge
Description: Cargo theft has shifted from parking-lot break-ins to organized international schemes using double brokering, phishing, and even spoofing tracking signals. In this HDT Talks Trucking video podcast episode, cargo-theft investigator Scott Cornell explains what’s changed and what fleets need to do now.

The New Cargo Theft Playbook — And How Fleets Can Fight Back

Cargo theft has shifted from parking-lot break-ins to organized international schemes using double brokering, phishing, and even spoofing tracking signals. In this HDT Talks Trucking video podcast episode, cargo-theft investigator Scott Cornell explains what’s changed and what fleets need to do now.

Cargo theft in the U.S. has evolved rapidly since 2020. What was once dominated by small regional crews is now increasingly driven by organized international crime rings using deception, cyber tactics, and strategic fraud.

In this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Editor and Associate Publisher Deborah Lockridge speaks with Scott Cornell, vice president at LogistIQ Insurance and chair of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), about:

The rise of “strategic theft” and double brokering schemes
How criminals launder freight
Why phishing and social engineering are now a cargo-theft threat
How thieves manipulate GPS and tracking data
The three-layer prevention strategy fleets should adopt now

Cornell, a cargo theft investigator with decades of experience, shares practical red flags frontline staff should be trained to spot — and why strong processes matter as much as technology.

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The New Cargo Theft Playbook — And How Fleets Can Fight Back