Carrier411 Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., has introduced its web-based carrier monitoring service.
The new service enables transportation brokers and shippers to monitor insurance and authority changes of trucking companies, plus validate motor carrier credentials at www.carrier411.com.
To validate carrier credentials, most brokers rely on a faxed copy of the carrier's operating authority and insurance certificate. Sometimes, the broker may even be named as a certificate holder for notification purposes.
"It is misleading for brokers to believe they performed adequate due diligence simply by being named on the carrier's insurance certificate," says Michael Dawson, President of Carrier411 Services.
The carrier's insurance could be canceled within weeks, and the broker may never be notified of the change. The same applies to having a copy of the carrier's operating authority, Dawson said.
Carrier411 members can also view information on registered motor carriers including types of cargo carried, inspection summaries, crash summaries, safety ratings and more. Members can also find qualified carriers across the country with extra trucking capacity using the Carrier411 radius search engine. Information is even provided about new trucking companies that just received their authority.
Visitors can create a free 30-day trial account to register the trucking companies they use and begin the monitoring process. There is no limit to the number of carriers that can be spot-checked or registered for monitoring. The cost is only $99.00 per month.