MODE Global Teams Up with Overhaul to Detect Cargo Theft in Real Time
Freight broker MODE Global has integrated Overhaul's risk-management platform to flag in-transit cargo theft and intervene before losses escalate.
MODE Global has announced a new partnership with supply-chain risk platform Overhaul, adopting real-time cargo theft detection tools for shipments moving through its freight network. The collaboration is designed to give shippers and carriers earlier visibility into suspicious activity while goods are still on the road.
Why the integration matters
Cargo theft remains a persistent cost pressure across trucking and logistics, with losses routinely running into the billions each year in the United States alone. By embedding Overhaul's monitoring capabilities into its operations, MODE Global aims to move beyond after-the-fact claims and toward intervention while a load is still in transit.
The companies say the system combines shipment data, telematics, and behavioural analytics to flag anomalies such as unexpected route deviations, prolonged stops, or unscheduled transfers. When a risk threshold is crossed, alerts are pushed to both MODE Global's operations team and the carrier or shipper responsible for the load.
What changes for shippers and carriers
For customers, the partnership is positioned as an added layer of protection layered on top of existing freight services, rather than a replacement for traditional cargo insurance. Mode Global will offer the visibility features as part of its standard offering to clients moving high-value or theft-prone freight.
Key elements of the new arrangement include:
- Continuous in-transit monitoring of loads booked through MODE Global's brokerage
- Automated alerts triggered by route changes, dwell time, and sensor data
- Coordinated response workflows that connect shippers, carriers, and law-enforcement contacts
Industry context
The deal reflects a broader push across freight brokerage to treat supply-chain visibility as a core service rather than an optional add-on. As theft tactics grow more sophisticated, brokers are increasingly tying themselves to technology providers that can deliver actionable intelligence in seconds rather than hours.
Overhaul's platform already underpins risk programmes for several large shippers and carriers, and the MODE Global agreement extends its footprint into a brokerage that arranges moves for customers across multiple modes. Both companies describe the partnership as a long-term collaboration, with plans to refine alerting logic as new theft patterns emerge.
Shippers interested in how visibility tools pair with broader freight strategies can learn more about effective collaboration in third-party logistics and see how providers such as WSI have evolved from boutique warehouses into logistics leaders.