NCJ Number
377
Date Published
1971
Length
50 pages
Annotation
SENATE HEARINGS ON ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OF FREIGHT LOSSES IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.
Abstract
THE DOLLAR ESTIMATE OF STOLEN MATERIAL IN 1969 WAS ABOUT 700 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY A 20 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 1968. CHRONOLOGICAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF VALUE AND MERCHANDISE STOLEN IN NEW YORK CITY ARE PRESENTED. EXHIBITS INCLUDE PRESS RELEASES, BULLETINS, ARTICLES ON HIJACKING, THEFT, FREIGHT LOSSES, AND CARGO SECURITY. A 65 PAGE DOCUMENT, FREIGHT LOSSES AND DAMAGE, AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL FACTOR AFFECTING LOSS AND DAMAGE, IS ATTACHED.