Mexico Cargo Theft and How to Mitigate Your Risk

Strategies you can use to help mitigate your cargo theft risk.

The 2023 Overhaul Mexico Cargo Theft Report shows a 3.1% increase in cargo theft from 2022 to 2023.

Q1 2024 statistics show a 1.4% increase in cargo thefts vs. Q1 2023.
The most stolen commodities tend to be food and beverage.

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Schneider has a 99.99% theft-free load rate, while transporting more than 9.4 million miles per day.

Our multi-layered security approach and partnerships with third-party experts help protect your freight.

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Schneider Recognized With Best in Cargo Security Award

Schneider was recognized by CargoNet for its commitment to sharing crime intelligence, security techniques and counter measures, strengthening our nation's supply chain. The work the company is doing to share impactful theft-related information has led to improved consistency and reliability for the CargoNet information sharing platform.

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Schneider receives CargoNet Best in Cargo Security Award

Key Actions Shippers Can Take to Protect Their Freight

Document truck and trailer number and ensure all shipments have proper paperwork.
Inspect trailer doors and locking mechanisms to ensure they are securely attached. Conduct regular inspections and check for signs of tampering or unauthorized items.
Implement high security, cable and or/padlock seals instead of standard truck seals.
Visibility of the lifecycle of the load by utilizing enhanced security services and limiting those who have access by providing ID badge scanning.
Record what's happening at your facilities on the dock and yard with CCTV.
Educate and train your team to increase awareness of fraud and theft and to help report illegal or suspicious activity.
Validate the driver’s DOT or MC number, ensuring it matches the carrier or broker number that was assigned.
Confirm the carrier understands where the load is picked up and delivered. Also inform the carrier of any changes or adjustments that have been made to pick up or drop off locations.
Require carrier to provide unique pickup number prior to loading.

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