How Carrier Assure Powers the Pump Cargo Carrier Vetting Process
Zero Blind Spots: Logistics is getting noisier, and the "bad actors" are getting better at hiding. Pump Cargo realized that traditional vetting was leaving too many doors open for double-brokering and claims.
Logistics is getting noisier, and the "bad actors" are getting better at hiding. Pump Cargo realized that traditional vetting was leaving too many doors open for double-brokering and claims.
For them, the goal wasn't just to vet faster; it was to vet smarter. They needed a way to take a mountain of carrier data and turn it into a single, reliable "Go/No-Go" decision. By bringing Carrier Assure into their workflow, they did exactly that.
"Carrier Assure’s ability to combine and analyze key carrier insights into a letter grade keeps our carrier vetting process efficient, without sacrificing the important details."
— Eric McClellan, VP of Procurement at Pump Cargo
Pump Cargo
Pump Cargo is a top-tier brokerage built by industry veterans with decades of grit and grind. They protect cargo so highly it’s in their name, combining "hands-on" human accountability with state-of-the-art tech to keep North America’s supply chain safe.
Challenge
Freight logistics is getting noisier, and the "bad actors" are getting better at hiding. Pump Cargo realized that traditional carrier vetting was leaving too many doors open for double-brokering and cargo freight claims.
For them, the goal wasn't just to vet carriers faster; it was to vet carriers smarter. They needed a way to take a mountain of carrier data and turn it into a single, reliable "Go/No-Go" decision. By bringing Carrier Assure into their workflow, they did exactly that.
The Challenge: Cutting Through the Noise
Before Carrier Assure, Pump Cargo faced a common industry bottleneck: Information Fragmentation.
While FMCSA safety data is public, it isn't always "usable" in a high-pressure freight brokerage environment. The team was struggling to:
- Truncate massive amounts of DOT FMCSA performance data into useful insights.
- Vet carriers quickly without sacrificing the key details that reveal fraud.
- Maintain speed in a multi-vendor carrier vetting process without letting red flags slip through the cracks.
Solution
The Solution: Hardening the Workflow
Pump Cargo integrated Carrier Assure’s real-time carrier performance scores into their core compliance workflow, which shifted their strategy from reactive to proactive, utilizing the platform’s proprietary letter-grade system to summarize complex risk factors instantly.
Results
The Results: No Excuses, Just Better Carrier Performance
1. Real-Time "De-activation"
Unlike static databases that leave bad actors in circulation for weeks, Pump Cargo leverages Carrier Assure’s real-time data to "harden" their network. If a trucking company's performance dips or suspicious patterns emerge, Pump Cargo can deactivate them immediately, staying one step ahead of the fraud cycle.
2. Stopping Carrier Fraud Cold:
Carrier Assure has served as a primary shield against double-brokering freight. By compiling data that highlights the "red flags fraudulent actors seek to hide," Pump Cargo has successfully avoided engaging verified and suspected bad actors, significantly reducing their exposure to insurance claims and cargo theft.
3. Building "Shared Walls" with Shippers
Because many of their shippers also use Carrier Assure, they now speak a shared language of compliance with:
- Transparent Standards: Setting clear, data-backed compliance benchmarks.
Operational Confidence: Demonstrating to customers exactly why a trucking company was, or wasn’t selected.
The Verdict: Keeping the Wheels Turning
For a team that treats every shipment like their own reputation, Carrier Assure is the ultimate filter. It’s the tool that ensures only the most reliable "partners" make the cut.
"Carrier Assure is your digestible, real-time carrier vetting platform, making carrier compliance reviews more efficient and understandable." - Eric McClellan, VP of Procurement at Pump Cargo
For Pump Cargo, Carrier Assure is the difference between a secure shipment and a costly mistake.
What is Carrier Assure?
Carrier Assure is the first performance-scoring software that anticipates how the carrier will transport the goods for full truckload interstate shipments.
Carrier Assure uses data science, analytics, and powerful algorithms to comb through millions of data points daily, analyzing the carriers’ performance.
The result is an easy-to-understand, predictive, real-time score that grades carriers from A to F.
