Cargo theft is becoming increasingly sophisticated and costly. Global Trade Magazine speaks with Descartes’ Danielle Spinelli about the evolving tactics behind modern rail theft, why organized crime is exploiting systemic gaps, and how better visibility, collaboration, and technology can help protect cargo.
Entrepreneur shares advice from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer about how to ensure your fulfillment process doesn’t drain your profits as sales channels and order volumes grow. Tip #1: effective utilization of technology like shipping software, IMS and WMS at appropriate growth stages prevents overhead bloat and maintains operational clarity.
Commercial Carrier Journal Commercial Carrier Journal shares insights from Descartes' Danielle Spinelli on the sophisticated digital tactics of criminal networks and the new FMCSA initiatives helping to tackle escalating freight fraud.
Supply Chain Brain shares insights from Descartes’ Filipe Santos about the increasing role of agentic AI in supply chain and logistics. In the face of growing industry and economic volatility, the rise of agentic AI offers a valuable opportunity to shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive autonomous action at scale.
Cargo theft is escalating across North America. Freight Waves shares insights from Descartes’ Danielle Spinelli into how bad actors are using AI, social engineering, and marketplace reselling to fuel a digitally-enabled crime wave in the freight industry.
Trucking Dive speaks to Descartes’ Danielle Spinelli about the three primary cargo theft risks carriers, shippers, drivers, and warehouse operators face — and why establishing clearer guidelines through industry collaboration is key to addressing freight fraud.
Prosper Pathway speaks to Descartes’ Mikel Richardson about the state of the North American ecommerce industry and how technology solutions for shipping, inventory, and order and warehouse management are solving sellers’ real-world problems, including marketplace compliance, under/overselling, and curtailing fulfillment costs.
Assessing 2025’s biggest storylines and what’s coming in 2026, Descartes’ Jackson Wood shares that risk and compliance wasn’t defined by a single enforcement action or a headline-grabbing policy change but by companies’ realization that the underlying structure of risk itself had changed—and that compliance programs built for yesterday’s linear supply chains simply will not get the job done in an era of more diffuse and broadly-networked risk.
Inside Logistics discusses the findings from the 2025 Forwarder/Broker Benchmark Study. Global instability, cost and compliance pressures, and tariff costs are pressing challenges. Rather than proactively driving growth, many forwarders and brokers—hampered by a lack of capital—are cutting costs (31%) and focusing on process automation and efficiency (52%).
Global Trade Magazine shares insights from Descartes’ Johanne Panzer into how retailers and distributors can optimize ecommerce warehouse fulfillment operations this peak season in the face of unpredictable trade policy, persistent labor shortages, and rising costs.