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Cargo Theft Continues to Rise

Logistics Viewpoints

However, there is probably one industry that most of us would not think of in this list: the cargo theft industry. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB), cargo theft in the United States is a $15 to $35 billion industry. Cargo Theft Tactics Cargo theft comes in many shapes and sizes.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Not surprisingly, the company’s largest competitors announced that they too will be kicking off the holiday season with a fall sales event.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Executive Vice President and Head of International Logistics at Reliance Partners , one of the nation’s fastest-growing commercial insurance agencies. Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. In 2016, he was recruited to join MacroPoint.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff was recently appointed chairman of the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee for BSMA. Jeff’s commentaries have appeared on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, Defense Transportation Journal, and many others. About Tucker Company Worldwide .

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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

Kyle is Co-founder and CEO of Vizion , a groundbreaking technology company revolutionizing container tracking in the logistics industry. About Kyle Henderson Kyle Henderson is Co-founder and CEO of Vizion, a groundbreaking technology company revolutionizing container tracking in the logistics industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

At its annual event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 lineup. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910.