Verisk CargoNet Reports Persistent Labor Day Cargo Theft Exposure Across U.S. Freight Networks

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the Labor Day weekend approaches, cargo theft remains a persistent and elevated threat to freight moving across the United States. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading data analytics and technology provider to the global insurance industry, released an analysis today from its CargoNet business on Labor Day cargo theft incidents over the past five years. The analysis found that theft activity has settled at a materially higher baseline than at the start of the period, positioning the 2026 holiday weekend as another period of potentially heightened exposure.