Last week, Overhaul executed the recovery of $1.5 million in stolen electronics cargo in Southern California.  

The shipment was fraudulently stolen after a carrier’s network was hacked, and their identity stolen. The criminal actors in this theft hacked the carrier’s email server and brokered the load without the actual carrier’s knowledge.  

Shortly after departure, IoT devices indicated a pattern of fraudulent theft, including signs of the devices possibly being spoofed.  

Drawing on an extensive amount of expertise, the LE Connect team was able to coordinate local law enforcement and the private Overhaul Response Team to search for the shipment in the most likely location based on device and sensor readings.  

Chino PD dispatched ground units and a helicopter to assist in the search and was able to locate the trailer in the area identified by the LE Connect team as it was in the process of being offloaded in a trailer yard away from street view.  

As the helicopter surveyed the scene from above, the original driver of the load was apprehended by Chino PD ground units as he fled the scene in a private vehicle. At this time there have been no arrests made, but at least one individual is still under investigation.  

Overhaul would like to recognize and thank the Chino Police Department for their hard work and dedication in pursuit of this stolen cargo and criminal actors within the supply chain.  

Overhaul recommends that shippers of targeted and high demand or high value products be extremely thorough in vetting brokers and carriers in their network, as well as documenting all drivers, tractors, and trailers that arrive to pick up cargo with thorough pictures that include all identifying markings on the tractor/trailer, as well as the driver and his CDL as you verify that the information being documented matches the information provided prior to the driver’s arrival.  

Particularly with strategic or fraudulent theft methods, contextual intelligence, remote compliance monitoring, real time visibility, and an immediate escalation process with a path to effective law enforcement engagement are critical to recognizing and recovering stolen car