Freight Fraud Gets More Strategic Heading Into Peak Season

CDL & Trucking News · October 19, 2026 · Source: FreightWaves · By Matt Herr · 8 min read at the source

As the freight industry heads into its highest-volume stretch of the year, the cargo theft numbers tell a deceptively reassuring story. Reported incidents fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, down roughly a quarter from the year before. But losses over that same period more than doubled, to $304.6 million, with the average theft […]

Reported by Matt Herr for FreightWaves (Events), originally published October 19, 2026.

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