Tive 2026 Market Survey

Cargo Theft Prevention in the Age of AI

How 442 supply chain leaders are building layered defenses, protecting freight in motion, and deciding how much authority to give AI over cargo-security decisions

Cargo theft is getting harder to catch at the point of pickup. Identity fraud, including synthetic and AI-generated identities, can make an illegitimate load look legitimate, so the first sign of trouble often comes once freight is already moving. At the same time, AI is moving deeper into cargo-security operations, changing how threats are detected, how teams respond and how much authority the technology is given over a live shipment.

This report benchmarks how organizations across North America, Europe, and Latin America are protecting cargo in transit, how they're using AI today, and which practices are associated with faster response, earlier theft confirmation and stronger recovery.

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83%

use AI in cargo-security operations today
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45% vs. 30%

recover more than half of stolen cargo using active monitoring vs. relying on passive monitoring

55%

of respondents who identified the method behind their latest theft cited identity-based fraud

84%

would trust AI to perform at least one cargo-security function autonomously

Based on a survey of 442 supply chain, transportation, operations, security and executive leaders. Findings describe associations, not causation.

What's Inside the Report

See where AI already sits in cargo security

How organizations are using AI today, from pickup and driver verification to in-transit monitoring, and the results they're reporting so far.

Understand why more security layers don't always mean better outcomes

Why the number of controls says little on its own, and which continuous, in-transit capabilities make the difference.

Compare active and passive monitoring outcomes

How organizations using active monitoring compare on response speed, theft confirmation, and recovery.

Learn why the in-transit window matters

What identity-based fraud means for pickup checks, and why the next signal often comes from the road.

Find out how much authority companies will give AI

Which cargo-security decisions leaders would trust AI to make on its own, and where they still want a human in the loop.

Benchmark your program against the market

A 2026 benchmark and practical areas to examine for your own cargo-security operation.