IBC, Quebec trucking industry group partner to fight cargo theft

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Association du camionnage du Québec (ACQ) have partnered on a cargo theft reporting program, aimed at tackling what the groups say is a crime that costs Canadians $5 billion per year.

The Programme provincial de déclaration de vol de cargaison launched in Quebec by IBC and ACQ, and in collaboration with the Service du renseignement criminel du Québec (SRCQ) and Quebec’s two police services, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) and the Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM).

Insurers and ACQ members can now report cargo theft confidentially directly to IBC via an online submission form, which is also accessible on the ACQ website. 

IBC will act as a clearing house and collect and analyse the information received, and share it with a national network of law enforcement partners, including Canadian and American border agencies. Law enforcement will also be able to ask IBC to search the database to identify the owners of the property and fast track its recovery.

The ACQ groups public and private carriers, and providers of products and services in the Quebec trucking industry. It represents 75% of fleet owners with five vehicles or more.