One way to mitigate your cargo theft risk – utilize Intermodal

99.98% of CPKC cargo in Mexico moves without security incident, as it does in the United States.

Trailer theft and cargo disappearance in Mexico has historically been one of the biggest pain points for U.S. shippers and their cross-border logistics service providers who are receiving international raw materials through Mexico and/or manufacturing in Mexico.

Cross-border risk management has gone from an afterthought in international distribution network optimization models, to the very heart and soul of every CEO and Risk Manager that participates in trade with Mexico due to nearshoring trade increases over the past few years.

Schneider Intermodal takes a multi-layered security approach to reduce cargo risk for cross-border freight. Some of those actions include:

Positioning loads in the bottom of the well car with containers on top.

Deploying Intermodal Loading Specialists to conduct onsite visits, develop container securement plans or programs and collaborate with railroad police to prevent theft.

Ensuring customers have access to industry-leading container securement and locking mechanisms.

Schneider and its third-party carriers being C-TPAT validated; this enables freight to keep moving through the border by filing customers paperwork prior to departure.

Working with a cross-border Intermodal carrier that takes security seriously and has their own multi-layered security approach.

Multi-layered security approach throughout the entire intermodal supply chain

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, doing business as CPKC, is a Class I railroad in North America that resulted from the merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern in 2023, and is Schneider’s primary Intermodal transportation provider for cross-border freight.

CPKC shares with Schneider the commitment to keeping our customer’s freight secure. This multi-layered approach includes:

Multiple security filters to monitor trains from origin to destination .
Extensive network of employees, contract agents, armed forces and law enforcement agencies – including guards on trains during high-risk conditions.

High-speed digital imaging and X-ray (VACIS) scanning system at the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo gateway and the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.
High-speed digital imaging systems for trains arriving at Saltillo and San Luis Potosí.
Rail inspection portals to monitor train cars throughout the route.
Freight and its sealed condition documentation upon delivery. 
24/7 security desk to track data and trends and serve as a communications link.