
Holiday Cargo Theft: The Patterns to Plan for This Season
Holiday cargo theft rose 82% from 2020 to 2024. See the dates, states and freight thieves target, plus how to protect trailers and loads.
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Asset tracking, supply chain visibility and the GPS and BLE hardware behind them, written by the GPX team.

Holiday cargo theft rose 82% from 2020 to 2024. See the dates, states and freight thieves target, plus how to protect trailers and loads.
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