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Freight Fraud IndexQuantifying U.S. freight fraud

Monthly snapshot · May 2026

Freight Fraud Index — May 2026

A permanent, citable snapshot of the composite Freight Fraud Index for May 2026. Every figure traces to a cited source.

High+5up MoM

Freight Fraud Index: 69 of 100, High, +5 month over month (up)

How it's built

Component contributions

Each input is normalized to a 0–100 scale against its baseline, then combined by weight to produce the composite Index.

Index component contributions for May 2026: normalized value and weight per component.
ComponentNormalized (0–100)Weight
Reported incidents6935%
Estimated loss7535%
Strategic-fraud share6420%
Flagged entities6010%
Composite Index69 / 100

At a glance

Key figures — May 2026

Reported incidents

1,100Car

Estimated loss

$82MCar

$82,000,000

Strategic-fraud share

51%Car

Flagged entities

10,800FMCSA

Cite this
Freight Fraud Index. (May 2026). Freight Fraud Index — May 2026 snapshot (Index 69). Retrieved from https://freightfraudindex.com/m/2026-05

Freight Fraud Index for May 2026: 69 of 100, High band, +5 month over month.