CALIFORNIA — Overhaul’s Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) was alerted to a potential threat involving a full truckload shipment of high-end consumer electronics valued at over $500,000.
“In the early morning hours, an alert prompted a GSOC response near Essex, Calif., along the I-40 corridor,” Overhaul said. “Escalation attempts went unanswered, and although the driver claimed everything was in order when contacted, the shipment continued to deviate from its planned route.”
Tracing the Cargo
The shipment eventually turned around and tracked back past its origin, at which point Overhaul’s LE Connect team was engaged and began contacting law enforcement along the projected route. The customer filed a theft report with the Fontana Police Department while LE Connect coordinated with the California Highway Patrol and the Kern County Auto Theft Task Force, supplying real-time intelligence on the shipment’s location and status…