Holiday Cargo Theft Prevention

THEFT PREVENTION PROTECT YOUR CARGO THIS HOLIDAY THE HOLIDAYS ARE OFTEN A TIME FOR JOYOUS CELEBRATION AND FAMILY GET TOGETHERS WHERE EVERYONE LIKES TO SIT BACK AND RELAX, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT CRIMINALS ARE COUNTING ON! THE HOLIDAY SEASON BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND NEW YEARS DAY SHOWS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CARGO THEFTS OF THE YEAR. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN $35 BILLION IS LOST ANNUALLY TO CARGO THEFTS NATIONWIDE. PRESENTED BY OWNER OPERATOR DIRECT BUILDING & A RECORD HIGH THEFTS PROJECTED INDUSTRIAL TO DECREASE 074 3.5% IS THE #1 MOST TARGETED THEFTS WERE PRODUCT TYPE REPORTED IN 2011 IN 2012 COMPARED TO 2011 WHEN & WHERE DO CARGO THEFTS OCCUR THE MOST? TOP STATES FOR THEFT SINCE 2010 GREATEST RISK? 17% 15% SUNDAY MONDAY 18% SATURDAY IN 2011, TURDAYS SHOWED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RECORDED CALIFORNIA FLORIDA NEW JERSEY INCIDENTS AT 177 HOLIDAY THEFTS THEFTS INCREASE BY 61% PER DAY DURING THE HOLIDAYS MOST THEFTS OCCUR DURING THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS THEFTS ARE THE HIGEST ON # 1 THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS LABOR DAY NEW YEARS EVE NEW YEARS DAY MEMORIAL DAY #2 #3 4TH OF JULY LABOR DAY THANKSGIVING 4TH OF JULY WHAT TYPE OF CARGO IS AT THE BIGGEST RISK? BUILDING & FOOD & DRINK ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIAL IN 2010 & 2011, FOOD & DRINK WAS THE MOST TARGETED PRODUCT TYPE. HOWEVER, IN 2012 BUILDING & INDUSTRIAL THEFTS ACCOUNTED FOR 19.4% OF ALL REPORTED THEFTS. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY FOOD & DRINK AT 18.6% AND ELECTRONICS AT ABOUT 12% HOW ARE THESE SHIPMENTS BEING STOLEN? UNSECURED DECEPTIVE PICKUP 48% OF THEFTS IN Q3 OF THEFT OF 2012 WERE IN UNSECURED TRAILER PARKING 79% 5% VS SECURED THIEVES ARE 66% LESS LIKELY TO TARGET A VEHICLE IN SECURED PARKING PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CRIME FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO KEEP YOUR CARGO SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS 3 KEEP AVOID CRIMINAL KNOW WHO YOU MOVING "HOT SPOTS' ARE WORKING WITH THE MORE TIME CARGO IS CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW AVOID THE EMBARASSMENT IN TRANSIT OR SITTING, OF HANDING OVER YOUR JERSEY, TEXAS, GEORGIA & ILLINOIS ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 75% OF ALL THEFTS THE GREATER THE CHANCE CARGO TO SOMEONE THAT IT COULD BE STOLEN DRIVING TO DECEIVE YOU. Owner Operator DIRECT SOURCES - freightwatchintl.com | logisticsviewpoints.com "Simple Tips to Prevent Cargo Theft" INSURANCE RATES YOU DESERVE OwnerOperatorDIRECT.com design © Plumtreegroup.net