Cargo Theft Risk Increases July 4 Weekend
CargoNet has analyzed cargo theft data in Canada and the US from 2012 to 2015 and found that between July 2-9, nonalcoholic beverages, major appliances and copper were some of the more popular targeted...
View ArticleCargo Theft Incidents Down Slightly
Cargo theft incidents dropped 15 percent in the second quarter of 2016 when compared to the same time period last year, but the value of the thefts increased when compared to 2015’s second quarter,...
View ArticleUS Subcommittee Considers Future of Autonomous Vehicles
The Congressional Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade said recently that autonomous vehicles will save lives on the highways, with Mark Rosekind, National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticleATRI Publishes New Truck Parking Studies
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), which CTA is a member, posted two new truck parking studies on its website. The studies, completed for the Minnesota Department of Transportation...
View ArticleConnected Truck, Disruptive Truck
Efforts to electronically link all the disparate components on trucks with each other as well as the outside world will disrupt the industry, according to experts at the Technology & Maintenance...
View ArticleTrump’s DHS Chief Wants ‘Less Restrictive’ Canadian Border
Addressing the Senate Homeland Security committee this week, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly commended Canada’s role in protecting the northern border. And despite calls in the U.S. to clamp...
View ArticleCargo Thefts Soar in Ontario
Ontario was the second most common region in North America for commercial cargo theft, second only to California, in the first quarter of 2017. According to CargoNet, there were 358 ‘supply chain risk...
View ArticleFMCSA Session: Govt and Stakeholders Attempt to Unclog Road to Automated Trucks
A public listening session sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on autonomous vehicles addressed issues related to driver training, public safety, and cybersecurity; but,...
View ArticleCTA on Panel Discussing Future of Trucking
The transportation technology for modern-day society to look like an episode of The Jetsons is already here, but the infrastructure and public appetite to support that kind of environment is a long way...
View ArticleCybersecurity Experts: Autonomous Trucks Ripe for Hacking
Autonomous trucks are an especially attractive target for hackers, cargo thieves and cyber criminals, experts say. From Trucks.com: “If you move to autonomous navigation systems or even just the usual...
View ArticleConnected Trucks Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
Modern electronics systems in class 8 trucks can open a virtual door to cyber criminals. A recent Today’s Trucking article details how several testing projects at universities have already demonstrated...
View ArticleFewer Cargo Thefts in US, Canada for 2017
CargoNet recorded a total of 741 cargo theft events in the U.S. and Canada last year, down from 836 in 2016. CargoNet also recorded 1,479 stolen tractors, trailers, or intermodal chassis and containers...
View ArticleSenate: Canada Not Prepared for Advent of Autonomous Vehicles
Canada’s Senate Committee on Transport and Communications delivered 16 recommendations to help prepare Canadians for the autonomous vehicles, adding the country should better plan for the impacts of...
View ArticleDespite Lower Reports, Cargo Theft Risk Remains High
Cargo theft in the U.S. is 15 percent lower in 2017 when compared to 2016, along with a negligible increase in average loss value year-over-year, reports recording firm SensiGuard. However, the dip in...
View ArticleFBI: Trucking Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
The growing threat of cyberattacks and cyber fraud to the trucking industry is very real, FBI Special Agent Regis Billings, during a presentation at Omnitracs’ fourth annual Outlook user conference. As...
View ArticleTrump’s DHS Chief Wants ‘Less Restrictive’ Canadian Border
Addressing the Senate Homeland Security committee this week, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly commended Canada’s role in protecting the northern border. And despite calls in the U.S. to clamp...
View ArticleCargo Thefts Soar in Ontario
Ontario was the second most common region in North America for commercial cargo theft, second only to California, in the first quarter of 2017. According to CargoNet, there were 358 ‘supply chain risk...
View ArticleFMCSA Session: Govt and Stakeholders Attempt to Unclog Road to Automated Trucks
A public listening session sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on autonomous vehicles addressed issues related to driver training, public safety, and cybersecurity; but,...
View ArticleCTA on Panel Discussing Future of Trucking
The transportation technology for modern-day society to look like an episode of The Jetsons is already here, but the infrastructure and public appetite to support that kind of environment is a long way...
View ArticleCybersecurity Experts: Autonomous Trucks Ripe for Hacking
Autonomous trucks are an especially attractive target for hackers, cargo thieves and cyber criminals, experts say. From Trucks.com: “If you move to autonomous navigation systems or even just the usual...
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