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Echelon Custody Verification

The Handshake. The Release.

At pickup, the person releasing the vehicle verifies the driver and the equipment. At delivery, the driver verifies the person receiving it.

Neither inspection opens until the check clears.

At pickup

The handshake.

The person releasing the vehicle holds the check. They are not a member and install nothing.

01Arrival

The driver confirms arrival in the Echelon Transport Network app.

02The link

A text arrives with a one-time link, sent to the number the broker entered when the load was posted. The driver cannot see that number or change it.

03The movement card

The link opens the movement card — the driver's photo and name, the truck and trailer registered to this load, and the company they represent.

04The walk

They photograph the equipment and the credential. The door decal, the truck VIN and plate, the trailer VIN and plate, and the driver's licence.

05The match

Everything is matched against the registered file. On a match, the pickup inspection opens. On a mismatch, the vehicle is not released and the verification desk is notified.

06The vehicle names itself

The vehicle is identified last. Year, make, model and VIN release to the driver once the inspection opens — at the vehicle, not before.

01 · Driver

02 · Keyholder

03 · Keyholder

04 · Keyholder

05 · Keyholder

06 · Driver

Screenshot sequence to be captured from the shipping app. The panels above are placeholders, not the interface.

At delivery

The release.

The check reverses. The driver holds it.

01Arrival

The driver confirms arrival. The recipient is notified.

02The scan

The driver scans the recipient's licence and hands over the phone for a photograph.

03The match

It is matched against the recipient the broker named when the load was posted.

04The inspection

On a match, the delivery inspection opens. On a mismatch, the vehicle is not released and the verification desk is notified.

05Condition

Condition is captured to the same eight-media standard as pickup, so the comparison is like for like.

01 · Driver

02 · Driver

03 · Recipient

04 · Driver

05 · Driver

Screenshot sequence to be captured from the shipping app. The panels above are placeholders, not the interface.

What the check establishes

Who was present, and what was confirmed.

At pickup — that the truck, the trailer and the driver are the ones registered to this load, confirmed by someone standing in front of them.

At delivery — that the person receiving the vehicle is the person the broker named.

At both ends — a dated record of who was present, what was confirmed, and the condition of the vehicle.

When it does not match

The vehicle is not released.

The verification desk and the broker are notified, and the reason is disclosed to them.

The person at the curb is not asked to judge anything or negotiate. The inspection does not open, and that is the whole of their involvement.

What is not collected

The check asks for photographs and nothing else.

The identity check runs through a verification provider. The licence is read by the provider. Echelon Transport Network receives the result, the method and the date.

No location is requested from the person at pickup or delivery. They are not members and are asked for nothing beyond the photographs.

Numbers are never typed. Plates and VINs are photographed and read. Where a capture fails repeatedly, the images route to the verification desk and a person reads them there.

Membership is by application.