Identity-Hijack Pickups: The Cargo Theft You Never See Coming Most people still picture cargo theft as stolen trucks, cut locks, or armed hijackings. That mental model is outdated. Today’s most successful cargo thieves don’t steal equipment — they steal identities. This method is called Identity-Hijack Pickup, and it’s
Cargo theft in Canada and the United States has been on a steady rise for several years. More than 13,500 incidents were reported in 2024 alone, according to a major cargo crime report. Ontario accounted for a disproportionate share of these incidents, and the Greater Toronto Area has been
Cargo thieves stole almost US$111.88 million in goods across the United States and Canada in the third quarter of 2025, with the New York metropolitan area emerging as the top hotspot for organized crime groups. CargoNet recorded 772 cargo thefts during the quarter, up 1% from the same
Highway, the leader in Carrier Identity® and proactive fraud prevention for freight brokers, today releases its Q3 2025 Freight Fraud Index, revealing a continued rise in identity-driven attacks targeting brokers and carrier networks. According to the report, direct thefts have now surpassed compromised emails and ownership-change abuse as the leading