100+
Countries — identity verification
5-layer
Independent checks per carrier
0
Loads without human approval
FCRA
Compliant background screening
Shippers
Overview
You are here — ship anything, track live, pay on delivery.
Shipping & Lanes
Post shipments, multi-stop routes, and contracted lanes.
Tracking & Pay
Live GPS, escrow payments, and delivery confirmation.
Verified Carriers
Every carrier vetted — identity, authority, background, human review.
Trust & safety
The problem with “verified” load boards
Most platforms accept carrier information at face value. An MC number typed into a registration form is not verification. Shipmater runs live registry lookups, identity and background checks, and requires human approval — checks that cannot be falsified by the carrier.
Comparison
Typical load board vs Shipmater
Verification stack
Five independent layers — every carrier
Government ID + selfie match
Identity verificationEvery carrier submits a government-issued ID and a live selfie. Document photos are cross-matched with liveness detection — spoofed images and mismatched identities are rejected before onboarding continues.
Operating authority — live lookup
Authoritative registryUSDOT/MC for US carriers, NSC for Canada, Permiso SCT for Mexico — verified against live government registries, not accepted from a typed form field.
Background screening
Compliance-grade checksCriminal history, watchlist, and county-level records screened to the standard expected of commercial freight operators. Carriers are notified and have dispute rights under applicable law.
Drug & alcohol clearinghouse
US CDL mandateFor US commercial drivers, a mandatory query to the federal clearinghouse confirms no unresolved drug or alcohol violations — required under 49 CFR Part 382 before operating a CMV.
Insurance, credentials & human approval
Shipmater trust teamCOI, licences, endorsements, and certifications uploaded and reviewed. No carrier hauls freight until a human reviewer signs off on the complete verification record.
Carrier profile
What you see before you assign a load
Reyes Transport LLC
MC-291847 · DOT 3842910 · 284 deliveries
Illustrative profile — actual data shown at assignment time.
Every bid and direct offer links to a carrier profile with verification status, credential expiry dates, equipment list, service types, and post-job ratings. Dispatch decisions are based on evidence — not a rate and a phone number.
Your workflow
How shippers use verification at assignment
01
Review bids or offers
Open-market bidders and contracted carriers surface with verification badges, ratings, and equipment match visible before you open the profile.
02
Inspect the carrier profile
See identity status, authority confirmation, background result, insurance expiry, endorsements, and completed delivery count — not just a company name.
03
Filter your network
Add approved carriers to preferred lists. Contracted lanes and direct dispatch only surface operators you have already accepted into your network.
04
Assign with confidence
Escrow funds on assignment. GPS and proof-of-delivery build an audit trail tied to a verified operator — not an anonymous MC number.
Your controls
Verification is the floor — your network is the filter
Preferred carrier lists
Build an approved network. Only carriers you have explicitly added can receive contracted direct offers from your organisation.
Contracted-only pools
Hazmat, reefer, and high-value lanes can be restricted to pre-vetted carriers — no open-market exposure.
Ratings drive selection
Reliability, communication, and overall scores accumulate after every completed job. Low-rated carriers are visible before you assign.
Cross-border credentials
US, Canada, and Mexico carriers verified against the correct authority registry for their operating country.
Regulated freight needs more than a DOT number
Hazmat, high-value, and temperature-controlled shipments can be restricted to contracted carrier pools with hazmat endorsements, PHMSA registration, and TWIC credentials on file. Shipmater enforces credential requirements at the job level — not just at onboarding. Freight details →
Carriers from 100+ countries
Identity verification, authority lookups, and background screening adapt to the carrier's operating country. USMCA cross-border carriers verified against the correct registry on each side of the border.
International carrier onboarding →Assign freight to verified operators
Build a preferred carrier network, run contracted lanes with approved operators, and bid open-market loads knowing every carrier passed the same five-layer stack.