Cargo thefts spiked 68% in Q4, led by food and beverage freight

When trade operator Mary Sandoval recently sent a truck to pick up a load of avocados from a warehouse in Laredo, Texas, she was appalled when the load and tractor-trailer vanished without a trace almost immediately after leaving the facility. "The truck showed up to the warehouse, gave the warehouse the load pick up number and then drove off and disappeared," Sandoval said. "We never heard from them, and don't know where the avocados went." Sandoval, whose name has been changed for this story, spoke to FreightWaves on condition of anonymity. It's the second time Sandoval's Texas-based logistics brokerage has…