# Welcome to the Tive Blog

## Concepts, updates​, and ideas shaping our industry.

### Articles

#### [Bankrupt Trucking Companies Provide Clean Identities for Cargo Thieves](/content/blog/bankrupt-trucking-companies-provide-clean-identities-for-cargo-thieves/index.html)

Learn how cargo theft rings buy clean identities from bankrupt trucking fleets, why tender-time vetting clears them, and what gives them away after pickup.
October 20, 2026

#### [At $6+ Diesel Prices, Someone's Going to Flip Your Reefer to Cycle Mode](/content/blog/at-6-diesel-prices-someones-going-to-flip-your-reefer-to-cycle-mode/index.html)

Diesel prices hit a record $6.529 in September, per EIA, and are still above $6, making cycle mode worth about $22 a trailer a day to whoever buys the fuel.
October 14, 2026

#### [Cargo Theft Season is Gone: It's Now a 24/7/365 Pursuit](/content/blog/cargo-theft-season-is-gone-its-now-a-24-7-365-pursuit/index.html)

Stop treating cargo theft as a seasonal problem. 2026 data shows the peak has flattened and risk now runs year-round. See what always-on defense takes.
October 2, 2026

#### [The Cargo Theft Math Nobody Runs Until It's Too Late](/content/blog/the-cargo-theft-math-nobody-runs-until-its-too-late/index.html)

Say a $400,000 load of electronics gets stolen in mid-November somewhere between Southern California and Ohio. Pricing that loss honestly comes down to five questions.
September 25, 2026

#### [Why Cargo Theft Has Become a Board-Level Risk](/content/blog/why-cargo-theft-has-become-a-board-level-risk/index.html)

Learn why cargo theft now belongs on the board agenda: loss severity doubled in Q2 2026, insurers added conditions, and Q4 is the window to fund a fix.
September 14, 2026

#### [Does Your Carrier's Data Have a Conflict of Interest?](/content/blog/does-your-carriers-data-have-a-conflict-of-interest/index.html)

If a pitcher got to call the strike zone, every borderline pitch would somehow catch the corner. Freight has built a surprisingly similar system around carrier data.
September 8, 2026

#### [What a Single Degree Costs: The Economics of Cold Chain Precision](/content/blog/what-a-single-degree-costs-the-economics-of-cold-chain-precision/index.html)

Calculate what one degree costs in cold chain logistics: where excursions really start, why handoffs hide them, and how to turn precision into margin.
August 28, 2026

#### [Why Visibility Alone is No Longer Enough](/content/blog/why-visibility-alone-is-no-longer-enough/index.html)

Discover why supply chain visibility alone no longer protects cold chain loads, and 5 gaps costing shippers rejected freight, claims, and OTIF penalties.
August 11, 2026

#### [The Status Call is a Symptom, Not the Problem](/content/blog/the-status-call-is-a-symptom-not-the-problem/index.html)

Stop treating the status call as routine. Every one is a blind spot reporting itself. Learn where cold chain risk really begins and how to close it early.
July 30, 2026

#### [The Inside Track: Real-Time Supply Chain Intelligence is a Service](/content/blog/the-inside-track-real-time-supply-chain-intelligence-is-a-service-not-insurance/index.html)

Stop apologizing to your customers and start warning them. Tive's Inside Track on real-time supply chain intelligence, with CCO Michelle Korte.
July 28, 2026

#### [The Cold Chain Doesn't Break in the Freezer. It Breaks in the Gaps.](/content/blog/the-cold-chain-doesnt-break-in-the-freezer-it-breaks-in-the-gaps/index.html)

Learn why the cold chain breaks at docks, handoffs, and the last mile, not the freezer, and how real-time condition data lets you act before a load is lost.
July 22, 2026

#### [The Importance of Ground Truth Sensor Data to Agentic Automation in Logistics](/content/blog/the-importance-of-ground-truth-sensor-data-to-agentic-automation-in-logistics/index.html)

Where automation and AI can be used to increase supply chain velocity, value is unlocked.
July 20, 2026