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Small Footwear Company
Learns a Lesson on Theft

longform

Nov 3, 2024 9:30 AM CST

Small Footwear Company Learns a Lesson on Theft

Outdoor explains how cargo theft nearly did in Bedrock Sandals

(Newser) - A particular type of theft—cargo theft—has been surging in frequency over the past four years, and Outside Online goes deep on one particular incident involving a truckload of shoes. More specifically, "mountain clogs," made by Bedrock Sandals, a small Montana company popular with outdoor enthusiasts. After...

We're Living in a New Age of Train Heists

A New Era of Train Heists: No
Dynamite, Just Amazon Boxes

longform

Jan 28, 2024 6:30 AM CST

A New Era of Train Heists: No Dynamite, Just Amazon Boxes

'New York Times Magazines' details this lucrative line of theft

(Newser) - The train robbers of American lore would be astonished at how easy the pickings are in the modern world. No dynamite needed or weapons of any kind. Just a decent set of bolt cutters to break the surprisingly chintzy locks on cargo containers. In the New York Times Magazine , Malia...

Thieves Are Feasting on Cargo Trains in Los Angeles

Train Derails Near Site
of LA Cargo Thefts

UPDATED

Jan 17, 2022 6:25 PM CST

Train Derails Near Site of LA Cargo Thefts

Union Pacific says 17 cars came off tracks

(Newser) - Update: Crews made railroad repairs in Los Angeles on Monday after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo containers, leaving the tracks littered with emptied boxes of packaged goods sent by retailers. It wasn't immediately clear if the derailment that happened Saturday was caused...

He Took Nap in Kansas City, Didn't Wake Up There

Airline Worker
Takes Nap, Then
'Slips Through
the Cracks'

Nov 1, 2018 8:10 AM CDT

Airline Worker Takes Nap, Then 'Slips Through the Cracks'

Intoxicated baggage handler fell asleep in American Airlines cargo hold

(Newser) - United Airlines was plagued with canine passenger problems earlier this year. This time it's American that's making headlines, and it involves a human—an apparently drunk one. USA Today reports on a baggage handler said to be in his mid-20s who had an interesting flight on board a...

Over Terror Concerns, TSA Orders Extra Cargo Screening

TSA Issues Order Over
'Persistent Threats to Aviation'

Jan 22, 2018 1:33 PM CST

TSA Issues Order Over 'Persistent Threats to Aviation'

Affects flights headed to the US from 5 Mideast countries

(Newser) - US authorities issued an emergency order Monday requiring additional screening of cargo on flights departing for the United States from five Mideast countries, citing a threat of terrorism. The Transportation Security Administration order is aimed at preventing terrorist attacks in response to "persistent threats to aviation," TSA said...

Thieves Are Getting
Nuts in California

LONGFORM

May 26, 2017 5:35 PM CDT

Thieves Are Getting Nuts in California

Nut thefts are apparently a big deal in California

(Newser) - Since 2013, more than 35 truckloads of almonds, walnuts, and pistachios, worth a combined $10 million, have disappeared in California. In an extensive look at efforts to crack the case, Peter Vigneron at Outside reveals a story that is, well, nuts. It turns out stealing nuts, which are worth a...

Amazon Spending $1.5B on Own Air Cargo Hub

Amazon Wants to Be
Its Own Deliveryman

Feb 3, 2017 12:46 AM CST

Amazon Wants to Be Its Own Deliveryman

Latest investment is $1.5B air cargo hub

(Newser) - Amazon isn't content just being the "everything store." Increasingly, it looks like it wants to be its own deliveryman, too. The company's announcement this week of a new air cargo hub in Kentucky is merely its latest foray into building out its own shipping and logistics...

5.4K Lbs. of Supplies
Explode in Skies
Over Siberia

Dec 2, 2016 12:05 AM CST

5.4K Lbs. of Supplies Explode in Skies Over Siberia

Russian cargo spaceship en route to International Space Station crashes

(Newser) - The International Space Station crew may find themselves short of a few presents this Christmas: A Russian Progress 65 cargo spacecraft carrying around 5,400 pounds of supplies to the station broke up over Siberia on Thursday, minutes after it was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Bloomberg reports....

Flight Returns Over
Knocking From Cargo Hold

Apr 13, 2015 7:15 PM CDT

Flight Returns Over Knocking From Cargo Hold

A worker apparently fell asleep in there

(Newser) - A Los Angeles-bound Alaska Airlines flight had to return to Seattle today after a worker reportedly fell asleep and found himself trapped in the plane's cargo hold. Flight 448 had just taken off this afternoon when the pilot heard banging from down below, the airline says in a news...

Hidden Danger
Aboard Planes:
Lithium Batteries

Hidden Danger Aboard Planes: Lithium Batteries

Shipments suspected in 2 jet crashes

(Newser) - The new year brings new shipping standards for lithium batteries—and though they're designed to improve safety, the new rules may not be enough to protect us. The Wall Street Journal explains that the batteries can "spontaneously ignite" if they're damaged or overheated, which is exactly what...