We presented at MATS 2026“Strategies for Cargo Theft: Beyond Visibility,” a session focused on the structural causes behind rising cargo theft and fraud in modern freight operations.
The talk challenges a widely held assumption in the industry that improved visibility alone can reduce loss. Despite widespread adoption of GPS tracking, cameras, and real-time alerts, cargo theft continues to increase. The session outlines why: most losses do not occur due to lack of information, but during moments of execution where decisions are made under pressure and without enforceable authorization.
The session introduces a practical framework for addressing this gap by moving authorization earlier in the workflow and making it enforceable during execution. This includes verifying not just identity, but whether a specific action such as pickup, movement, or delivery – is authorized at a given time and place, and ensuring that only authorized parties can carry it out.
The approach combines authorization verification with on-asset enforcement, enabling equipment itself to control access and execution. This shifts freight security from monitoring and recovery to prevention, while also reducing operational friction, improving yard flow, and supporting more consistent execution across distributed operations.
The full talk is available here:
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