Forwarder scenario · Subcontractor chain
When you sign for the chain, you sign for everyone in it. The platform makes the chain provable to any depth, while keeping every link sealed. The shipper gets one signed answer: the chain is trusted and authorised, or it is broken. The full chain only unseals on incident, for an automated deep audit.
Shipper sees
Chain trusted.
Under the seal
Lead forwarder
You
Pair A → B
sealed
Pair B → C
sealed
Tier N
any depth
Audit on incident only
Tier N · any depth
Use case
For freight forwarders building carrier chains for sensitive freight, you must prove the entire chain is trusted to the shipper, while keeping individual carrier relationships private.
Customer problems
You contract A; A contracts B; B contracts C. and the shipper holds you accountable for everyone, no matter how deep.
Demanding visibility into B's subs strains commercial relationships and slows the deal.
Without a verifiable chain, you cannot prove after the fact who actually moved the freight when an incident hits.
Solution
A authorises the next link inside Trusted Carrier; that link authorises the next, to any depth. Each authorisation is private to its pair but verifiable as part of the whole.
At the gate and on the shipper's side, the answer is one signed yes or no on chain integrity. Never the carriers in it.
If a theft, claim or public sector request opens a case, an automated deep audit unseals the full chain for the investigator. End to end, source cited, in one click.
Ease of use
You invite your direct carriers to connect on the platform. They authorise their subcontractors, building a private, verifiable chain. No complex integrations are needed.
Illustrative metrics
These are illustrative. Your numbers will depend on your starting baseline and policies.
Objections
My carriers will not want to reveal their subcontractor networks to me or a third party.
Trusted Carrier verifies each link privately. Only a yes or no is exposed to you. The full chain is revealed only for a verified incident or audit, protecting commercial relationships normally.
I need to know the specific carriers in the chain to assess their risk myself.
Trusted Carrier verifies each carrier's compliance status and identity, removing the need for you to conduct individual carrier checks manually. You get a real time aggregate trust score.
FAQ
No. Day to day, the shipper only sees a signed yes or no answer: the chain is trusted and authorised, or a link is missing. The carriers, their order and your commercial relationships stay sealed.
Only on incident. A theft, claim, public sector request or dispute triggers an automated deep audit that unseals the full chain for the investigating party. Source cited, signed, end to end.
No. Authorisations are pairwise. Each link only knows the link before and the link after.
An invite link sets up the next authorisation in minutes. The chain proof stays current without re-papering.
Never. The platform verifies identity, capacity and authorisation. Not your rates.
From the use case catalogue
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