Fake Carriers: What Can Be Done Before the Load Disappears?

Welcome to another episode of the Forward Podcast 🎙 This will be the closing episode of our short journey into fake carriers. This time, we will not open another court case or dive into one more story about a stolen load. Instead, we ask a more practical question: is there anything else freight forwarders can do to prevent fake-carrier fraud before the truck is loaded? 🚚

Three key takeaways:

🕵️ Fake-carrier fraud is increasingly an identity problem. The company, licence and insurance may all be genuine — while the person sending them is not.

📞 Verification needs to be independent. Find the company's contact details yourself, confirm the person, check the email domain, verify the insurance and identify the driver and truck before releasing the cargo.

👥 The weakest point is often the process under pressure. Four-eyes approval for new subcontractors and regular reminders can matter just as much as another database or another document.