Carrier Security & Compliance
Additional information to complete your onboarding.
Authority Risk
Validate basic operating authority and formal driver registration.
Do you have valid transportation authority permits?
Are your drivers formally registered with social security or the applicable labor authority?
Insurance Risk
Confirm active insurance coverage for the carrier's units.
Do your units have active insurance coverage?
Safety Risk
Review facility access, personnel controls, process security and operational safeguards.
Do you have an employee access control system?
Do you keep visitor, vendor and supplier access logs?
Do you have procedures to identify and remove unauthorized persons?
Do you perform pre-employment verification for personnel?
Do you perform socioeconomic or background checks for personnel?
Do you have procedures for document handling and incorrect data capture?
Do you issue your own Carta Porte when applicable?
Do your units have GPS tracking or mirror-link tracking access?
Do you perform anti-doping tests for drivers?
Do you send photographic evidence of loaded units?
Do you have procedures to prevent illicit goods from being loaded or unloaded?
Do your facilities have perimeter fencing or gates?
Are facility accesses guarded or monitored?
Is employee parking separated from loading and trailer areas?
Do windows, gates, doors and access points have locks or access controls?
Do your facilities have adequate interior and exterior lighting?
Do you use a yard truck insurance policy to move trailers?
Do your yard or warehouse areas have enough space for safe maneuvering?
Do you have alarm systems and video cameras for monitoring?
Do you provide safety and risk-awareness training programs?
Do drivers have mobile phones for real-time status updates?
Do you have systems or policies to detect and discipline misuse of electronic information, unauthorized access or data alteration?
Operation Risk
Evaluate trailer integrity, sealing procedures, inspections and cybersecurity practices.
Trailer integrity & security
Do you have procedures to maintain trailer integrity?
Do you have preventive measures to avoid smuggling or illegitimate cargo?
Do you notify clients of anomalies?
Do you have a secure trailer parking area?
Seals
Do you use high-security seals (barrel or cable)?
Do you verify and document seal integrity or seal changes?
Trailer inspection
Do you use trailer inspection checklists?
Do you perform systematic trailer inspections when entering or leaving yards?
Do you maintain a trailer movement history log?
Do you maintain a daily trailer inventory log?
Do you have insurance coverage against trailer theft?
Do you use high-security locks compliant with ISO 17712?
Do you have written procedures for cleaning and disinfecting trailers/containers?
Cybersecurity
Do you have written IT security and acceptable use policies?
Do you have an IT department?
Do computers require username and password access?
Do you enforce periodic password changes?
Do you maintain backup policies for your information systems?