Cargo theft has become a significant drain on the U.S. economy, with annual losses estimated at up to $35 billion and projected to rise another 22% by the end of 2025 from 2024's historic highs.

Rail car thefts rose approximately 40% from 2023 to 2024, exceeding 65,000 incidents last year. Bloodhound Tracking Device (BTD) is answering this challenge with a platform that fuses covert tracking, environmental sensing, and tamper-proof data integrity.

By maintaining continuous visibility, verifiable records, and proof of security, BTD delivers the level of trust and resilience supply chains need in an era of AI-scale logistics and increasingly sophisticated criminal threats — whether assets are on freight rails, maritime containers, or 53 ft trailers.

The Data Quality Crisis in Supply Chains: Traceability is only as strong as the data behind it. Industry research shows that 81% of AI professionals report their companies handle data quality issues poorly, while 57% of supply chain professionals cite insufficient visibility as their top operational challenge.

Common problems include missing data points, sensor failures, and system incompatibilities, contributing to revenue losses of 8-12% for typical organizations. BTD addresses these gaps by capturing high-fidelity sensor data at the edge, harmonizing streams in real time between hardware and cloud, and creating tamper-evident, verifiable records that integrate directly into enterprise workflows.

Protecting High-Value, High-Risk Assets: The rise of mobile data centres (MDCs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS), plus electronics, auto-parts, pharmaceuticals and all valuable freight has intensified the need for continuous asset protection.

These commodities — vital to telecom, cloud, manufacturing, and defence — are increasingly targeted by organized theft rings at ports and borders. They are also vulnerable to hazards such as overheating, humidity, and water intrusion.

Bloodhound safeguards these assets with continuous environmental monitoring, precision location tracking, and real-time security alerts. Every unscheduled stop, door breach, or environmental fluctuation is detected, recorded, and transmitted for instant response — minimizing downtime and preventing catastrophic loss.

Breakthrough Technology, Proven in the Field: Unlike traditional trackers that rely on limited GPS and single cellular networks, Bloodhound employs a triple-redundant communications system — SATCOM, cellular, and proprietary Disruptive Tolerant Network (DTN) Mesh — ensuring uninterrupted global visibility, even at sea or in remote corridors.

BTD’s innovative solution will be presented at the IANA Intermodal EXPO 2025, taking place from September 15th–17th in Long Beach, California, where more than 2,000 professionals from across the rail, road, and maritime sectors gather to address the future of containerized freight. 

Bloodhound Tracking Device will be located at Booth 1613. In addition, CEO Curtis Spencer will present “The Bloodhound Solution for Supply Chain Security and Visibility” at the Dialogue Box (Booth 1813) on the EXPO Show Floor on September 16th at 3:00 PM.

- Disguised maritime hardware: designed to look like a standard container vent, deterring

  tampering and theft.

- Rapid, simple installation: magnetic mount, operational in five minutes.

- 98.3% communication reliability: validated during global field trials covering more than

  174,000 miles.

- Seamless integration: API connectivity into existing transportation management systems

  with no operational disruption.

Bloodhound also features door-breach photo capture, onboard cameras, and multi-image identity verification to support law-enforcement interventions. Founded in 2021 by supply-chain security and space-communications veterans with over 100 years of combined experience, BTD offers a fully integrated hardware and software platform with a secure, cloud-based backend.

Customers benefit from layered security, environmental oversight, and round-the-clock support via BTD’s U.S.-based multilingual operations centre. By reducing theft, downtime, and waste, BTD not only protects assets but also enhances sustainability and operational efficiency across freight rails, maritime containers, and 53 ft trailer supply chains.

Founded in Texas in 2021, Bloodhound Tracking Device, Inc. (BTD) delivers advanced asset-tracking solutions for freight rail, maritime transport, and critical infrastructure security. Its platform eliminates theft, enhances visibility, and provides redundant sensing for high-value assets, ensuring traceability, integrity, and resilience.

By combining precision tracking with powerful analytics, BTD empowers organizations to safeguard operations and maintain trust across global supply chains. Bloodhound Tracking Device (BTD) is answering this challenge with a platform that fuses covert tracking, environmental sensing, and tamper-proof data integrity.

By maintaining continuous visibility, verifiable records and proof of security, BTD delivers the level of trust and resilience supply chains need in an era of AI-scale logistics and increasingly sophisticated criminal threats.