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How Transportation Leaders Are Fighting Back Against Enterprise Cyber Risks
October 2, 2026 | By Amy Roach In freight transportation today, cybersecurity has become everyone’s job. That’s one of the key takeaways from this week’s National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) 2026 Cybersecurity Conference in Long Beach, Calif. Traditionally, physical security and digital IT in the freight world lived in two entirely different universes. Freight […]
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How 9/11 Impacts Supply Chain Security Over Two Decades Later
The security and compliance systems built after September 11, 2001 still govern how goods move across U.S. borders today.
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Barrett Distribution Centers: Turning a Security Challenge into a Cost-Savings Win
At Barrett Distribution Centers, we’re always looking for ways to do more than just move product — we want to move the needle for our customers. This case study is a great example of what happens when a strong partnership, some honest problem-solving, and the right technology come together.
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A Shipper’s Guide to Science-based Securement at High Altitudes
Which mile is more important in the shipping journey–the last mile or the highest mile?
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10 Tips for Preventing Supply Chain Fraud
In 2025, retailers incurred $706 billion in returns, with about $100 billion of that value lost to preventable fraud and abuse, according to an Appriss Retail analysis. The following strategies can reduce fraud and protect profits along the supply chain.
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Strategic Stockpiles: Not the Ultimate Fix
Strategic stockpiles are unlikely to translate into consistently reliable access to supplies for companies. They are best viewed as a buffer that may buy time during a shock and, importantly, contain price volatility—rather than as a standalone sourcing strategy.
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Has Vendor Vetting Become Security Theater?
In 1787, Russian minister Grigory Potemkin built fake settlements along the Dnieper River to impress empress Catherine II during her tour of Crimea. The hollow facades were painted to look like thriving villages. While the empress saw prosperity, behind the walls stood empty fields.
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10 Tips for Combating Supply Chain Threats
Cross-border logistics is entering a phase where digital infrastructure and security are becoming critical. The result: cybersecurity is no longer an IT function—it’s an existential risk to business continuity and trust.
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What the USPS Bribery Conviction Can Teach the Logistics Industry About Contract Integrity
A federal fraud conviction related to USPS transportation contracts—issued around the same time the agency struck a new deal with Amazon—offers a timely blueprint for protecting outsourced logistics networks from the inside out.
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Risky Business: Inside the Freight Fraud Surge
Escalating cargo crime is forcing shippers and carriers to rethink risk, visibility, and security.
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CBP Opens CTPAT Pilot to Freight Brokers and Non-Asset 3PLs
By Amy Roach | December 9, 2025 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has unveiled a five-year pilot program that, for the first time, allows freight brokers and warehouse-based third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to apply for membership in Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT). The program, which launched earlier this month, marks a significant expansion of […]
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As Freight Fraud Evolves, Experts Urge New Guardrails
Stopping freight fraud requires constant vigilance, stronger safeguards, and a cultural shift toward zero trust. Technology also plays a crucial role.
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Real-Time Asset Data: A Game Changer
Too often, supply chain and yard operations rely on outdated systems to track high-value assets, leaving decision-makers without a clear picture of what’s where, when it moved last and how long it has been idle.
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Freight Fraud: 5 Ways to Mitigate Risk
Freight fraud is becoming increasingly commonplace across the U.S. supply chain. In fact, 72% of respondents to a 2024 Transportation Intermediaries Association survey experienced at least three different types of fraud—everything from phishing and brokerage scams to cyberattacks, and fraudulent inbound phone calls and text messages.
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Ship it Safe: How to Prevent Cargo Theft, Fraud, and Supply Chain Crime
With cargo crime on the rise, shippers and carriers must proactively secure their operations against theft and fraud. Fighting back with strong safety measures is the first step.
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How to Combat Cargo Theft With ID Verification
Logistics and supply chain operations are grappling with an alarming surge in cargo theft; recent data highlights the severity of the issue.
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Fraud in the Trucking Industry: Leveraging Technology, Knowledge, and Relationships
Jen Mead, founder and CEO of S-2 International, shares her thoughts on preventing cargo fraud.
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Protecting Supply Chain Trade Secrets
Very few businesses operating today do not use some kind of AI in most aspects of their operations. Therefore, the question of how to use AI to protect intellectual property, especially in global supply chains, requires some definition.
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New Global Sourcing Hotspots & Other Logistics News
Are companies moving their supply chains away from China? Plus, reactions to the White House’s update on cybersecurity and new data on same-day delivery.
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10 Tips for Securing Your Supply Chain Against Cyber Attack
While cyber attacks are becoming more common, more precautions are available today to protect your supply chain. Ensuring the best outcome against cyber attacks breaks down into three basic areas: avoidance, reaction, and preparation.
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