The Carriers are required to have a Profile on all their Clients. The Profiles have to contain information that would indicate that the Shipper has legal status to be conducting business in the international transportation industry as outlined by various Government Agencies. It is also incumbent on the Carrier to ensure that the Profiles are updated on a regular basis. A Carrier Client data base usually has over 1000 clients and the larger Carriers have data bases in excess of 25000 clients. It is a momentous task to maintain the client data base current.
FMC acting more aggressively to stop the practice by un-licensed OTI's
One more step in Carriers taking the initiative in self policing and improving their security and the Industry.
MIS to verify information removing the “Sales” aspect in setting up Client Profiles and new Clients
Alerts to when OTI's bonds expire or their licenses and or tariffs are suspended or cancelled by the FMC
Third Party Monitoring to show additional due diligences to Government Agencies.