SHARP TRANSPORTATION INC

Theft attractiveness:

How much thieves want it: its value, how easily it resells, and how often cargo-theft reports name it.

Damageability:

How easily the load is ruined on the way: fragile, perishable or temperature-sensitive goods, or goods handled piece by piece.

Inertial mass:

How hard the load pushes in a hard stop, a swerve or a crash: heavy or dense loads, liquid that surges, live animals that shift, and loads that need heavy chains and binders.

Each chip carries its three ratings: T theft, D damage, M mass. Green is Low, amber Medium, red High.

What this motor carrier hauls

• Motor vehicles Theft HighDamage HighMass Medium
  Whole vehicles resell easily, and every one is checked for scratches and dents at delivery. Car haulers ride tall.
• Meat, refrigerated food Theft HighDamage HighMass Medium
  Food thieves sell fast, among the most stolen loads in recent reports. A reefer failure ruins the whole load, and hanging meat swings in turns. FMCSA lists the two boxes as one.
• Beverages Theft HighDamage MediumMass High
  Drinks are a top theft target, and cans and bottles break. So dense that a trailer reaches full legal weight before it is full.
• Metal: sheets, coils, rolls Theft MediumDamage MediumMass High
  Coils and sheet are very heavy and concentrated: a coil that breaks loose can go through the cab. Copper and aluminium are stolen; edges dent and rust.
• Fresh produce Theft MediumDamage HighMass Medium
  Perishable: a reefer failure or a late arrival and the load is rejected. Food is among the most stolen cargo.
• General freight Theft MediumDamage MediumMass Medium
  A catch-all, from pallets of paper to electronics. Dry vans of consumer goods are what thieves take most; the real mix is unknown.
• Intermodal containers Theft MediumDamage MediumMass Medium
  Sealed boxes: the driver can't see how the load inside is placed or how heavy it is. Containers near ports and rail yards are theft targets.
• Paper products Theft LowDamage MediumMass Medium
  Water and crushing are the common losses. Big paper rolls are heavy and can roll; consumer paper is light.
• Garbage, refuse Theft LowDamage LowMass Medium
  No cargo value. Heavy compacted loads and frequent stops on residential streets.

All three ratings are FRED's judgment. FMCSA publishes no cargo losses, so theft and damage can't be measured; the theft column follows published cargo-theft reports (Verisk CargoNet's annual reviews), which year after year name food and drink (meat, seafood, nuts), electronics, household items and, lately, metals among the most stolen loads. FMCSA's crash records don't show heavy cargo making crashes more often deadly or injurious, so mass is judgment too. Cargo is not part of the FRED grade.