Cutting Costs of Stolen Cargo

Did you know that cigarettes, long a prime target of thieves, are steadily becoming increasingly more attractive as their retail price rises?

Not Just Cigarettes Anymore

Enhancing the value of cigarettes as “loot” is their relative portability and the ease with which they may be disposed of in illicit channels. Underscoring this point is the fact that, in 1962, tobacco products, mainly cigarettes and cigars, ranked fifth in a scale of the various cargoes stolen from trucks. Tobacco was topped only by pharmaceuticals, electronics, and designer apparel. You name it. Today, if it has street value and it can be resold, it is a target.

Reviewing Costs

Faced with the mounting costs in all their operations and a dwindling profit margin, distributors and manufacturers alike are being forced to constantly review their overall pattern of business to cut costs wherever possible.

Insurance Concerns

Most firms, of course, carry fairly inclusive insurance against losses from theft. However, as in most areas of insurance, policy costs continue to mount as an increasing volume of thefts necessitates higher premiums.

Regardless of the insurance you are writing, remember that transportation is ALWAYS involved. Can you control the transit exposure? You Bet! Insist on BABACO alarms. BABACO REMAINS, since 1930, to be the most effective method of reducing cargo losses.

Alarm Advantages

Alarm systems installed in vehicles will definitely reduce—to a substantial degree, according to police records—the volume of cargo stolen was reduced dramatically.

Police records indicate that thefts and pilferage happen to unattended parked vehicles. A considerable number of trucks are stolen while the driver is eating.

BABACO, the best-known name in the truck alarm system field, provides a broad range of alarm systems to custom fit your truck, van, or cargo.

The heart of the system is the computer that monitors all access points and sensors, making sure that nothing is being moved or altered. An alarm will go off if anyone attempts to tamper with the vehicle. The alarm cannot be turned off at that point, except with a special key carried by the driver.

A motion sensor device is installed, which will sound if the truck is moved, thus forestalling attempts to tow the vehicle away without breaking into it. The BABACO system alarm also shorts out the ignition system when activated, making it impossible to drive the vehicle away while the siren is sounding.

Tailored to Fit

While certain installations have been designed for standard vehicles, the system’s flexibility permits special needs to be met without an inordinate increase in costs of the service.

BABACO alarm systems are typically leased. The price of such a system, which includes installation, maintenance, service, rental, and taxes, ranges from as low as $1 a day, depending on the type of systems desired.

Once the alarm is installed, it receives periodic servicing by BABACO agents (representatives). When the system is first installed in a vehicle, installation certificates are forwarded on request to the insurance underwriter of the company.

Every truck or car employing BABACO protection can also display a number of prominent signs. They are in our easily seen the trademark colors of yellow and black, announcing the presence of the alarm system.

Take a Bite out of Cargo Theft

With more than 675,000 registered interstate motor carriers moving 65 percent of the nation's freight, the opportunity for theft is at an all-time high, according to a new study by The Travelers Insurance Companies. Yet we make it easy for you to prevent your fleet from being victimized.

Call for Information

For more information and a customized quote, call BABACO today: (800) 283-2222.