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A Case Study of Truck Driver Theft

April 24 2023

The Situation Marvin Raggins, an independent trucker, contracted with a small wood dealer to provide him with wood. The dealer’s business consisted of providing timber products to several Florida mills under supply agreements. Raggins claimed to have his own source of wood and the wood dealer provided him with authorization cards for delivering the loads to … Continue reading A Case Study of Truck Driver Theft →

Forest Activists Block Logging in Freshwater

March 24 2023

On February 21, 2023, an anti-logging activist suspended himself via nets and rope in a contraption called a sky pod in a thicket of trees in Freshwater, California, to prevent Humboldt Redwood Company from cutting down trees on their property. The protestors contend the huge trees in the area are becoming increasingly rare and represent … Continue reading Forest Activists Block Logging in Freshwater →

I’m not lying, I’m advertising

February 20 2023

Greetings! Christopher Dillard of Dillard Timber LLC advertised his logging and timber services to North Carolina customers. The company owned no logging equipment, had no employees and Dillard himself didn’t log or mill timber. Dillard worked differently. His business model was to get the customer orders and then find a third party to do the … Continue reading I’m not lying, I’m advertising →

Caught Three Times

January 18 2023

Greetings! I have talked frequently in this newsletter about the unique challenges of landowners trying to not only find a source for harvesting their timber, but more importantly finding one that is ethical and will do the work as agreed and pays per the contract agreement. Your woodland is a considerable financial investment and a … Continue reading Caught Three Times →

Global Crackdown: Operation Thunder 2022

December 30 2022

Greetings! Greetings! I’m continuing my international theme this month with a look at a multi-national, cooperative effort by INTERPOL and World Customs Organization (WCO) with the intent of disrupting the wildlife and timber crime trade. In a December 7, 2022, article by industry Intelligence Inc. (http://www.industryintel.com), the APO Group on behalf of INTERPOL shared some … Continue reading Global Crackdown: Operation Thunder 2022 →

Energy Crisis in Europe: Firewood Becomes the New Gold

November 26 2022

This month I’m taking a little different twist on timber security by looking at theft, but also at global conditions that could have a dramatic impact on the timber industry as a whole for many years to come. This is not the first time that a wood crisis in one part of the world had … Continue reading Energy Crisis in Europe: Firewood Becomes the New Gold →