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Trucking Industry Crime Surge: 50 High-Stakes Incidents

Freight Waves

Link: Talk Business & Politics: Cargo Theft High-End Server Theft Location: Seattle, WA, USA Date: Q2 2024 Value: $320,000 Details: Thieves stole servers from a tech warehouse. Link: CBP: El Paso Seizure Cocaine in Tractor Trailer Location: Harlingen, TX, USA Date: June 2025 Value: $496,000 Details: A Mexican citizen was caught with 15.5

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The 80-pound hexagon-shaped aircraft, about 5½ feet in diameter, is nimble enough to make deliveries in highly populated areas such as Boston, Atlanta and Seattle. Amazon showed off its next-generation drone at a recent event near Boston to highlight the future of delivery.

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

DAT Solutions

Seattle to Eugene, OR also slipped 11¢ to $2.17/mile. Higher volumes in Southeast and Northeast have been driving the results, but higher volumes on a couple lanes associated with oil production have also been key: Pittsburgh to Houston , and Houston to El Paso , which is related to the drilling activity in the Permian Basin.

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