A new wave of cargo theft is hitting the trucking industry – and Texas is one of the states getting hit the hardest

WFAA, By Tanya Eiserer, April 30, 2025
Scammers hijacked the identity of a San Antonio freight broker to steal cargo. A fast-growing form of fraud exploits gaps in federal oversight.

DALLAS — "When will your driver be there exactly? Can you tell me the ETA?"

That’s how the call began.

What the person on the other end didn’t know — he wasn’t talking to a trucking company. He was talking to the real company he was impersonating.

The call was recorded by Tanager Logistics, a San Antonio-based freight broker whose identity had been hijacked by scammers operating from overseas.

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A new wave of cargo theft is hitting the trucking industry – and Texas is one of the states getting hit the hardest