{"slug": "cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right", "title": "Cargo Theft Surge: What Air Cargo Security Gets Right", "summary": "Organized thieves are stealing cargo loads through doctored paperwork, email impersonation, and weak counterparty checks, according to Brandon Fried of the Airforwarders Association. Fried argues that trucking can learn from air cargo security measures such as known shipper rules, 100% cargo screening, and TSA oversight to combat the surge in cargo theft.", "body_md": "*Cargo theft is getting smarter, and trucking is still playing catch-up. Brandon Fried of the Airforwarders Association breaks down how organized thieves are stealing loads through doctored paperwork, email impersonation and weak counterparty checks — and what trucking can learn from air cargo security.\nThis conversation covers known shipper rules, 100% cargo screening, TSA oversight and why Fried says there is no single fix. If you work in freight, brokerage, trucking or air cargo, this is the takeaway: know who you’re doing business with, or pay for it later.*\n\nSummary unavailable.\n\nSupply Chain AI Symposium\n\nPast the hype. Join operators, founders, and enterprise leaders figuring out how to deploy AI in supply chain.\n\n[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/supply-chain-ai-symposium-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=supply-chain-ai-symposium-2026)\n\nF3: Future of Freight Festival\n\nIndustry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.\n\n[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026)\n\nPast the hype. Join operators, founders, and enterprise leaders figuring out how to deploy AI in supply chain.\n\nThe Old Post • Chicago, IL[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/supply-chain-ai-symposium-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=supply-chain-ai-symposium-2026)\n\nIndustry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.\n\nThe Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN[Register Now](https://live.freightwaves.com/f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026?utm_source=freightwaves&utm_medium=article-widget&utm_campaign=f3-future-of-freight-festival-2026)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right", "canonical_source": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right", "published_at": "2026-07-07 14:57:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 15:27:59.616968+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Brandon Fried", "Airforwarders Association", "TSA"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cargo-theft-surge-what-air-cargo-security-gets-right.jsonld"}}