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0 pointsvadfa4y ago0 comments

You assume the thieves knew what was in the truck. They could've expected anything, from plasma TVs to chicken.

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spoonjim4y ago· 3 in thread

If thieves selected trucks at random they would more likely get toilet paper than graphics cards. This could be just circumstance but more likely at least some targeting.

mike_d4y ago

Truck thefts are tipped off by workers in the logistics chain that have access to the bill of lading.

It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon. They look at the shipping paperwork and see "Sony", "EVGA", "Nike", etc. and text the container number to their friends.

Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement.

toyg4y ago

> It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon.

No, but it requires an established closeness to such networks, which is typical of organised or semi-organised crime rather than random bozos.

Mandatum4y ago

> Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement.

Because it's happening often globally and their carrier's insurance is spiking. Probably done at the behest of the CFO.

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