How to find a verified carrier in minutes with the Certified Carrier Exchange
When your trusted carrier can't take the load, finding a verified replacement shouldn't take days. Here's how CargoON shippers use the Certified Carrier Exchange to source TAPA-certified capacity in minutes.
Your confirmed carrier just dropped out. The shipment is high-value, the customer expects it on time, and your regular network can’t cover the gap. You have two options: delay the delivery, or bring in someone new fast.
Bringing in someone new fast usually means days of manual document checks, back-and-forth emails, and uncertainty at the end of it. For high-value or security-sensitive cargo, that process is both slow and risky.
The Certified Carrier Exchange (CCX) — developed by Trans.eu in partnership with TAPA EMEA — is built for exactly this moment. It gives shippers and logistics managers direct access to a pool of carriers where every single one holds a verified TAPA TSR certification, checked live against TAPA’s own database. Not self-declared.
No manual vetting required. No shortcuts on security.
What Makes It Different from a Standard Freight Exchange
On a standard freight exchange, carrier credentials are self-reported. A carrier uploads their certifications at onboarding and those documents may or may not be current by the time you actually work with them.
The CCX works differently. Every carrier in the network holds an active TAPA TSR Level 1 or Level 2 certification that is validated directly and continuously against TAPA’s TIS (Theft Intelligence System) database. If a carrier’s certification lapses, they lose access automatically. When you see a carrier in the CCX, their status is current — verified at that moment, not six months ago.
Every company also carries a unique TransID, eliminating ghost carrier profiles and identity fraud. The platform is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and requires multi-factor authentication for all users.
The result: every carrier you find in the CCX has already passed verification before you ever contact them.
How It Works: Four Steps from Load to Confirmed Order
Step 1 — Create your freight order
Open the Certified Carrier Exchange inside the CargoON platform and create a new freight order. Specify your cargo type, route, vehicle and asset requirements, security parameters, and the TSR level required (Level 1 or Level 2). The more detail you add here, the more accurate the matching in the next step.
Step 2 — Review AI-matched carrier proposals
The platform’s AI-assisted matching identifies the most suitable certified carriers from the verified network based on your freight data, route, vehicle type, and cost parameters. You will only see TAPA TSR-certified carriers — no manual filtering needed.
Each carrier profile shows certification status, company information, and ratings from previous transactions. What previously took days of outreach and document checking is now in front of you in seconds.
Step 3 — Negotiate inside the platform
Select a carrier and open a conversation directly in the CCX messenger. All negotiation — rate, conditions, timing — takes place inside the platform. No email chains, no phone calls to track down later.
Every message is logged and timestamped. This protects you in any dispute about agreed terms and creates the documented communication trail that insurers and regulators increasingly require for high-value cargo movements.
Step 4 — Confirm the order digitally
Once terms are agreed, the order is finalised and documented digitally within the platform. The full transaction record — from freight creation to acceptance — is auditable and ready for compliance, insurance, and internal reporting.
From posting a freight order to holding a confirmed transport agreement with a verified carrier: minutes, not days.
What You Get as a Shipper
Using the CCX as part of your CargoON workflow means:
- No manual carrier vetting: the TAPA Badge on every profile confirms verification has already been done
- Real-time status monitoring: carrier certification is continuously checked, not a one-time gate at onboarding
- A complete audit trail: for every shipment, ready for insurers, regulators, and internal governance
- Access to carriers who have invested in security: and can prove it with an independently verified certification
As European logistics moves toward a regulatory environment where documented due diligence is expected rather than optional, having a verifiable carrier sourcing process matters beyond the operational gains.
Try It Now
The Certified Carrier Exchange is live and available within the Trans.eu platform, with a three-month free trial for all new participants.
