NMFTA Cybersecurity Cargo
Crime Reduction Framework
A field-tested framework to defending your fleet from cyber-enabled cargo theft
Cargo theft has become one of the most urgent operational threats in trucking, and it’s no longer confined to cut padlocks or missing trailers. Today’s criminals are organized, tech-savvy, and leveraging digital platforms to impersonate dispatchers, hijack load board listings, and walk away with billions in stolen freight. $35 billion to be exact.*
States like California, Texas, and Florida have become recent hotspots, driven by sophisticated identity spoofing and cyber-enabled schemes*. And according to the FBI, these incidents are increasingly tied to transnational criminal organizations, making cargo theft a low-risk, high-reward crime for bad actors.**
For fleet leaders, the risk is no longer theoretical. A single theft can disrupt operations, damage customer trust, and trigger cascading costs. As digital systems take a larger role in routing, dispatch, and visibility, fleet and security teams must adapt faster than criminals do.
NMFTA's new Cybersecurity Cargo Crime Reduction Framework can help you:
Recognize and shut down the tactics cargo thieves are using today.
Understand red flags to identify fake dispatches and spoofed carrier credentials, and what controls to put in place to stop them.
Bridge the gap between cybersecurity and day-to-day fleet operations.
Get practical steps your IT, dispatch, and risk teams can take together—from access controls to multi-factor authentication (MFA) to vendor vetting—to strengthen your defenses across the board.
Respond smarter and faster when something goes wrong.
Use our reporting insights, agency contact points, and incident response recommendations to recover faster, involve the right law enforcement, and protect your business.
You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to protect your cargo. You just need the right playbook.
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