Truckstop has announced a strategic partnership with Dale Prax, founder of Collaborative Rating Systems and a freight fraud expert, to strengthen industry-wide collaboration, advocacy, and education around cargo theft and fraud prevention.

The partnership comes as the freight industry faces growing financial and operational risks from fraud. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), cargo theft now costs the industry an estimated US$6.6 billion annually — about US$520,000 per motor carrier and US$1.84 million per logistics service provider.

“Carriers and logistics providers understand the issue of fraud. They feel it every day in their bones,” said Scott Moscrip, CEO of Truckstop, in a news release. “What they need are real solutions that help them adjust to emerging risks, adopt countermeasures, and safeguard their livelihoods.”

The collaboration aims to bring together carriers, brokers, shippers, and technology providers to share knowledge and develop coordinated ways to freight crime. Prax will continue working with law enforcement and government agencies to identify new prevention strategies and advise industry leaders on best practices.

“This collaboration goes beyond content creation,” Prax said. “It lays the foundation for uniting the entire freight ecosystem—partners, brokers, government agencies, and carriers—to address one of the industry’s most critical issues.”