TruckPol now forms part of the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service based in Warwickshire. TruckPol is a national road freight crime intelligence unit which collates, analyses and disseminates data and intelligence on road freight crime from around the UK.

Road freight crime is organised, increasingly violent and market driven. Organised criminals respond to demand, travelling the length and breadth of the country to steal goods and vehicles. Their methods range from 'curtain slash' thefts from vehicles parked overnight, to agressive robbery and truck hijackings.

Our principle aim is to bring together representatives from the police, government and industry, who have a particular focus on haulage, logistics, shipping, insurance and manufacturing, These groups share data and intelligence on current criminal activity - highlighting emerging trends and 'hot spot' areas of concern. This activity helps make the freight transport and logistics industries a safer place for all. TruckPol is the only national unit of its kind which provides a strategic overview; reporting back on the nature and extent of crime through the Home Office Vehicle Crime Reduction Section, Serious Organised Crime Agency(SOCA) and Association of Chief Police Officers(ACPO).

TruckPol maintains a uniquely comprehensive, national Stolen Truck and Load database. In 2007, over £6.5 million of stolen property was recovered and identified directly through searches on the database, despite attempts by criminal gangs to evade detection by moving stolen loads across regional police boundaries, and often across the length and breadth of the UK.

TruckPol is an industry supported unit, funded through sponsorship from our Truck and Freight industry partners