The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, will convene a hearing titled, “Grand Theft Cargo: Examining the Costly Threat to Consumers and the U.S. Supply Chain” on Thursday at about 10:30 a.m. Eastern.
The hearing will focus on the rise in cargo theft, and specifically on crimes within the supply chain like brokering scams, fraudulent trucking companies, and train robberies by highly organized gangs. The hearing aims to examine potential solutions, including increased coordination and enforcement by federal agencies like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, to stop these criminal enterprises, according to a staement from the subcommittee.
Witnesses include:
- Chief Will Johnson, Chief Special Agent, BNSF Railway Police Department and Second Vice President of International Association of Chiefs of Police of Fort Worth, Texas
- Robert Howell, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Academy Sports and Outdoors of Katy, Texas
- Adam Blanchard, Principal and CEO, Tanager Logistics and Double Diamond Transport of San Antonio, Texas
- Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President of Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association of Grain Valley, Missouri
The hearing will stream live on the committee’s website and YouTube.
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