The National Equipment Register, as it does every Thanksgiving,warned that the holiday was a good time for construction equipmentowners to be on the alert for theft attempts, which have been onthe rise.

It said that Monday in Miami, the 30th incident of a backhoetheft in southern Florida was reported this year.

NER said heavy equipment theft is becoming more organized, morefocused, and more prolific.

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