Strategic cargo theft growth pushes industry fraud toward all-time high

Cargo theft has reached at least a 10-year high, and Travelers Scott Cornell believes it’s higher than ever before.  Cargo theft of all varieties has increased 59% across the U.S. and Canada between the third quarter of 2023 and the same quarter last year, according to recent CargoNet data. This number highlights the continued growth…

Chicago-based Coyote Logistics cuts sales, operations jobs

Chicago-based freight brokerage Coyote Logistics confirmed Friday that it has slashed a number of jobs in its sales and operations divisions, but it declined to disclose the number of employees affected or the percentage of the company’s workforce that was part of the layoffs. The move comes nearly a month after Coyote Logistics, a subsidiary…

Medical logistics company divesting trucking, cross-dock operations

Waltham, Massachusetts-based TruBlu Logistics, a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care North America, says it is divesting its private long-haul fleet in early February and will transition cross-dock shuttle operations to another logistics company by the end of February. The moves are expected to affect over 600 trucking jobs. TruBlu Logistics is a leading provider of…