The Shred Truck Blog

All businesses and industry backgrounds have a legal obligation to take control over the status of their information. What does this mean exactly? Business owners are legally mandated to protect sensitive information pertaining to the personal details of another company or individual.  documents. With that said, if you work in the legal sector, you need…

Most companies understand the importance of shredding unwanted documents, but few do it the right way. Organizations spend thousands of dollars on store-bought shredders and use valuable employee time to destroy documents. In this blog, we discuss the risks of in-house shredding and how to avoid them. 1. Identity Theft and Business Fraud Document shredding…

The April 15th tax filing deadline is past. But just because you’ve filed your taxes doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. Tax-related identity theft is a year-round problem. In this blog, we explain the specifics of tax-related identity theft and how to avoid becoming a victim. What is Tax-Related Identity Theft? Tax-related identity theft is…

Did you know a standard banker’s box can hold up to 2,500 sheets of paper? That’s a lot of information! When your boxes reach the end their retention period, they should be professionally shredded. But consider this: a hard drive or tape with 1 terabyte of storage capacity stores the equivalent of 250 million sheets…

Document shredding is critical for keeping confidential information out of the wrong hands, but it’s not the only reason to destroy your documents. Here are eight excellent reasons to shred your documents: 1. Privacy Breach Prevention We’ve all seen it. A day rarely passes without a news headline mentioning a corporate data breach. Stolen business…