Forza freight security assessment

How exposed is your freight?

Eight questions, about two minutes, no email required. You get a score, the exposure band it falls in, and the specific gaps your answers point to.

Why this matters

Cargo theft moved from the road to the paperwork.

The people taking freight today do not cut locks. They use a real carrier’s authority, an email domain one character off yours, and a driver nobody checked. Every question below maps to a point where a fraudulent pickup either gets caught or gets loaded.

The assessment

Answer honestly. Nobody is watching.

01 · Carrier intelligence

Before a carrier is dispatched, is it screened through more than one independent intelligence or vetting platform?

02 · Identity verification

Do you confirm that the person tendering or dispatching actually controls the carrier’s registered contact details, rather than the ones on the email?

03 · Double brokering

Would you find out if a load you tendered were re-brokered to a carrier you never approved?

04 · Driver verification

Is the driver’s identity verified against the dispatched carrier before the trailer is loaded?

05 · Equipment verification

At pickup, is the truck, trailer and plate checked against what was dispatched?

06 · Pickup control

Does the shipping facility have written instructions on who is authorized to collect the load?

07 · Tracking

Is continuous tracking required on high-value freight, with exceptions worked while the truck is still moving?

08 · Escalation

Is there a defined procedure for what happens when something at pickup does not match?

Vet your next freight broker in fifteen minutes.

Eight questions from a 30-year shipper turned broker. Written for VPs of Supply Chain running an RFP this quarter.

You will get the guide by email in 60 seconds. No sales calls unless you ask.