Employee Surveillance

Situation:
A major trucking company retained Task Force because recent fuel and hourly wage expenditures were not consistent with historical experience for several trucking routes across the U.S. Conventional vehicle tracking devices and monitoring systems used by the client were ineffective in providing answers.

Approach:
Task Force personnel developed a surveillance plan for specific trucks with known schedules. Surveillance initially confirmed that all tracking systems were working properly and being monitored professionally. After several days of surveillance, Task Force uncovered an elaborate plan by several employees to use company resources for personal gain. Workers from a competing logistics firm were meeting client drivers along the designated route and loading additional freight on their trucks, effectively “piggy-backing” loads on an existing truck route. After the client’s trucks traveled across the country, workers from the same firm would meet the driver again to unload the freight before the truck reached its final delivery point, paying the drivers in cash for their “services.” Meanwhile, remote monitoring from the corporate facility indicated that the drivers were on the correct route without deviating significantly from their schedules.

Resolution:
Task Force reported its findings along with photo and video proof to client executives. Employees involved in the scheme were immediately terminated and prosecution is pending using the gathered evidence as support.

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