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Security toolkit for truck drivers now online

19th January 2018 | Print version

Throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe theft of cargo, alone or along with their means of transport, has reached alarming proportions. High-quality and high value goods are far from being the only target. Nowadays, there is a market for almost any kind of stolen goods. These are no longer traded in a separate “black market”, but increasingly through openly available electronic trading platforms. This has a huge impact on the economy. According to an EU/Europol study based on TAPA figures from 2008, the annual economic damage in Europe amounts to EUR 8.2 bn. Although there are no similar official studies in the Americas, Africa or Asia to confirm this, IUMI suggest there is also a huge negative economic impact in these continents.

To address these and other risks such as clandestine migration and terrosrism threats, the European Commission asked the Cross-border Research Association (CBRA) and TAPA EMEA to develop a new security toolkit which includes operational guidance for truck drivers.

Click here to learn more and to download the complete security toolkit: https://www.roadsec.eu/

 

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