Cargo Crime on the Road in Malaysia: Targeted Shipment

The element in logistics has always been fundamental to the manufacturing, storage and movement of goods and products. However, some threat and risk had difficult the process. Some important shipments could not or failed to be handed on the particular time. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the type of shipment that was targeted in the case of cargo crime on the road in Malaysia. The methodological approach in this study was through focus group and a structured interview. From the findings in both approaches, the top five targeted shipments in Malaysia were agreed by the respondents includes, electronic item, pharmaceutical item, petrol, and latex. Lots of journals and articles regarding cargo crime was studied based on European country and United State. However, there is very few written information regarding cargo crime in Malaysia. Therefore, this study is perhaps one of the first to be carried out as a medium of information regarding cargo crime in Malaysia.