Emily Grubert
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It was a legitimate carrier that we contracted for a load.
It was a legitimate carrier that we contracted for a load.
The driver was hired to move a truck full of copper.
The driver was hired to move a truck full of copper.
But while on the road, he got an email from someone he thought was from Total Quality Logistics.
But while on the road, he got an email from someone he thought was from Total Quality Logistics.
They said, hey, I know that this load is supposed to be going to X. Instead of delivering there, we're going to have you take it to this warehouse that's really close to where you are right now.
They said, hey, I know that this load is supposed to be going to X. Instead of delivering there, we're going to have you take it to this warehouse that's really close to where you are right now.
The copper was eventually recovered.
But even in this best-case type of scenario, there are consequences.
But even in this best-case type of scenario, there are consequences.
All of this, of course, comes with a price.
All of this, of course, comes with a price.
Mitsui's anti-theft team has grown from four to 40 in the last two years.
Mitsui's anti-theft team has grown from four to 40 in the last two years.
Janelle Griffith at Marsh, a supply chain and logistics consultancy, says a lot of cases go unreported, partly because it's hard to decide which party, the warehouse, the freight broker, the trucking company, should file an insurance claim.
Janelle Griffith at Marsh, a supply chain and logistics consultancy, says a lot of cases go unreported, partly because it's hard to decide which party, the warehouse, the freight broker, the trucking company, should file an insurance claim.