The Shred Truck Blog

Today’s headlines are filled with accounts of corporate data breaches. Over the past several years, the healthcare sector has been hit especially hard by breaches of protected health information (PHI). A recent study found that 4.2 million US healthcare patient records were compromised in the first half of 2018. Not only are large healthcare organizations…

You may have heard of mobile on-site shredding before, but do you understand how it works and why businesses use it? In this blog we offer an in-depth view of on-site mobile shredding and the benefits for your business. The On-Site Mobile Shredding Process Mobile on-site shredding brings the destruction process directly to your doorstep.…

You don’t have to stray far from the headlines to know data destruction is a hot topic. Every day, we’re asked a wide range of questions about the disposal of electronic media and hard drives. In this blog, we answer several of the most frequently-asked data destruction questions. Q: Should I sell my old hard…

Your business needs a document retention policy to make sure it complies with state and federal regulations. But don’t make the mistake of holding onto documents longer than necessary. You could expose your customers and employees to identity theft. Here’s a list of documents you should be shredding. Financial Records Financial records make up the…

In an age of identity theft and business fraud, all shredding questions are good ones. Every threat to your business information needs to be considered. That’s why we love answering our current and prospective clients’ questions. In the hope of helping you safeguard your information, we’re sharing our answers here for everyone to see. Q:…