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HOUSTON — Trucking  is seeing an increase in cyberthreats, a panel of experts said Oct. 23 during the National Motor Freight Traffic Association's Digital Solutions Conference.

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 6 said a large share of its core IT infrastructure systems were “once again operational” following a cyberattack earlier in the week.

Increasing vehicle connectivity and automation is making cybersecurity an increasingly important subject for fleet maintenance executives and managers.

The trucking and logistics sectors face an increasingly evolving cybersecurity landscape as more operations become integrated with computers.

FIATA executives stressed that small and medium-size companies must prepare for cybersecurity threats before and after attacks because of a rise in electronic data-sharing.

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.

Orbcomm was recently hit with a ransomware attack that has resulted in outages for some customers using its fleet management services, the transportation software company confirmed.

Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.

Randy Rhines has managed information technology at flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines since 1989, when the company was founded with 30 trucks.

The U.S. Transportation Department said it had been hit by a data breach involving its administrative systems.