$11.4 Million in Nvidia Hardware Goes Missing in Transit From California to Texas
Six pallets of Nvidia computer hardware, reportedly worth $11.4 million, disappeared while being shipped from Oakland, California, to Fort Worth, Texas. Oakland police are investigating a grand theft.
Six pallets of computer hardware made by the U.S. technology company Nvidia have disappeared during a freight shipment from Oakland, California, to Fort Worth, Texas. The cargo is reportedly worth $11.4 million. The Oakland Police Department has confirmed an ongoing grand theft investigation, but no arrests or recovery of the goods have been announced.
What is known about the route
A truck collected the cargo in Oakland on Aug. 29 for delivery to Fort Worth. Investigators reportedly followed the vehicle through several lengthy stops before losing its trail in San Bernardino County in Southern California. According to The Mercury News, the vehicle carried the logo of a food transportation company when it picked up the load. The driver headed south and stopped several times for hours at a stretch.
What police say
The complaint was filed with police on Sept. 13. Police note that this date does not show when the theft actually happened. Authorities have also not confirmed the $11.4 million valuation or named the specific merchandise, the cargo's owner, the shipper, the carrier or the driver. It has not been explained why the vehicle made such long stops, or whether criminals impersonated a transportation provider. Nvidia has not replied to questions from the outlet FreightWaves.
Other similar cases
Reports put stolen data center freight at nearly $111 million in total. In a separate $12 million cargo theft investigation, suspects allegedly used the identities of established trucking companies to obtain freight. Authorities have not linked that case to the Oakland one.
In 2025, police in Fremont and Union City investigated burglaries involving more than $7.5 million in Nvidia products. In a separate September incident, thieves took two PlusAI trailers from a warehouse in Fremont, one of them bearing Nvidia branding. They held about 40,000 pounds of sand rather than hardware, and police found both trailers in nearby Newark. None of these cases has been officially tied to the Oakland disappearance.
