Not Every Carrier Makes the Cut

Your freight moves on a network of 500+ vetted carriers, each cleared through a six-step process built to keep fraud and service failures off your lanes.

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A network built on trust, not luck

500+

VETTED CARRIERS

6-Step

VETTING PROCESS

Zero

FRAUD TOLERANCE

$100K

TIA bond

How we vet every carrier

Five checks stand between your freight and a bad actor. Some are standard diligence, others are powered by Highway for real-time protection.

Authority and FMCSA verification

We confirm active operating authority directly through FMCSA. Carriers need a minimum six-month authority age, and newly registered entities are flagged for extra review. We check status, entity name, and authority type before a single load is discussed. (Standard)

Insurance certificate validation

Carriers must meet our minimums, including $100K+ cargo coverage and $1M auto liability, with Gateway named as additional insured. We verify directly with the issuing provider, not just the certificate holder. (Standard)

Safety rating and CSA score review

We pull CSA BASIC scores across all seven categories. Carriers with unsatisfactory ratings or elevated unsafe-driving and crash indicators are disqualified. Conditional ratings get individual review before onboarding. (Standard)

Real-time identity and fraud detection

This is where most brokers stop and where we go further. Every carrier runs through Highway's Carrier Identity platform to catch look-alike carriers, stolen MC numbers, and fraud patterns that FMCSA lookups miss. (Highway Powered)

Double-broker detection and monitoring

Double brokering is one of the fastest-growing fraud threats in freight. Highway's continuous monitoring flags any attempt to re-broker a load without authorization, and we monitor actively throughout the shipment, not just at onboarding. (Highway Powered)

Freight fraud isn't a future problem.

The freight industry loses an estimated $60 billion a year to fraud. Shippers eat the bill.

Double brokering, identity theft, and phantom carriers cost the freight industry hundreds of millions every year. A single compromised carrier can turn into stolen cargo, a double-brokered load, or a service failure that lands on your desk. The brokers who stop at a quick authority check are the ones leaving shippers exposed.

Gateway treats vetting as continuous, not one-and-done. Real-time identity verification and double-broker monitoring run alongside ongoing performance tracking, so a carrier that clears today stays accountable on every load after.

An estimated $60 billion lost to freight fraud each year
Vetting that goes well beyond a quick FMCSA lookup
Real-time identity and double-broker protection
Continuous monitoring, not a one-time check

The technology behind the vetting

Most brokers run a quick FMCSA lookup and call it due diligence. We invested in more.

Gateway runs every carrier through Highway, the freight industry's leading carrier-identity and fraud-prevention platform. Carrier identity verification confirms a carrier is exactly who they claim to be, not a fraudulent entity using a stolen or spoofed MC number.

Highway aggregates fraud data across the industry, flagging carriers tied to fraudulent activity on other brokers' loads before they ever touch yours. And the monitoring never stops, surfacing insurance lapses, authority revocations, and double-broker attempts in real time throughout the life of every load.

WHAT WE EXPECT

Standards every carrier in our network meets

We build long-term relationships with carriers who share our commitment to integrity, communication, and on-time performance.

Getting into the Gateway network is not the finish line, it is the standard. Every carrier operates with full compliance documentation and a completed carrier packet on file before the first load, no exceptions and no workarounds.

Full compliance documentation before the first load
Zero tolerance for unauthorized re-brokering
Photo verification of load and securement at every stage
Proactive communication with ETAs 24 hours in advance
PPE and job-site readiness on every open-deck move
Consistent, tracked performance on every lane

Move freight on a network that earns its place

500+ vetted carriers, a six-step process, and zero tolerance for fraud, all working behind your shipments.

Six-step vetting on every carrier in the network
Real-time fraud and double-broker protection
Ongoing performance monitoring after onboarding

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