#50: Protecting Your Cargo: Insights from J.J. Coughlin on Theft and Shipment Misdirection

My guest this month brings a wealth of experience in transportation security.




www.swtsc.com – Southwest Transportation Security Council

www.tapaonline.org – Transported Asset Protection Association

www.nicb.org – National Insurance Crime Bureau


J.J. Coughlin conducts business through Corporate Security Solutions – Texas (CSS-T) as its principal owner, providing consulting, investigative, and solution services along with GPS response and recovery services with a focus on supply chain security.

Since 2016, JJ has performed audits, assessments and conducted investigations for J&J through his consulting company. In 2020, JJ became a Pinkerton dedicated professional (PDP) assigned to Johnson &Johnson as the North American Supply Chain Security Manager primarily working with the RTO and IRTE vaccine shipments. In 2023, JJ assumed the duties of Director – Global Supply Chain Security for Johnson & Johnson Pharma/Med Tech. J. J. also serves as the Chairman of the Southwest Transportation Security Council (www.swtsc.com), which facilitates the sharing of information through a BOLO/Alert program and maintains a working network with law enforcement and the private industry throughout the US and Canada.

The SWTSC also hosts an annual cargo theft summit for industry and law enforcement partners. Prior to starting CSS-T, JJ spent nine years as VP of Services for LoJack Supply Chain Integrity (SCI) and Director of the Supply Chain Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Prior to SCI, JJ spent ten years in the Transportation Industry as a Regional Security Manager for CNF/Conway (Now XPO), a national Transportation and Logistics company. Prior to joining CNF/Conway, he spent twenty-one years with the Dallas, Texas Police Department. Seventeen of those years he was assigned as a Detective or Detective Supervisor in areas including Assaults, Homicide, Intelligence, and Public Integrity. JJ has also instructed classes in Interview and Interrogation Techniques and numerous Supply Chain and Cargo Transportation-related subjects. JJ is a US Army Ist Cav Vietnam Veteran.

JJ also authored the book, Cargo Crime: Security and Theft Prevention which was published by Taylor and Francis in October of 2012.







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