Carrier selection decisions are under greater scrunity. AuditLog helps brokers transform carrier review management into defensible documentation by creating auditable records of carrier risk assessments, management reviews, and onboarding decisions.
What You Need to Know
The transportation industry is entering a new era of carrier selection accountability. As brokers, 3PLs, and logistics providers evaluate the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, organizations are looking for practical ways to demonstrate reasonable care, document due diligence, and create more defensible carrier selection processes.
That’s why we’re introducing AuditLog, the new carrier review management and audit logging capability in Descartes MyCarrierPortal™ designed to help organizations document carrier risk assessments, safety reviews, and onboarding decisions. Built directly into the Descartes MyCarrierPortal carrier vetting workflow, AuditLog helps create a documented record of the decisions, reviews, and considerations that support carrier selection and onboarding.
Key highlights
- Understand how the Montgomery v. Caribe ruling is reshaping expectations around carrier selection, documentation, and demonstrating reasonable care.
- AuditLog helps transform carrier review management into defensible documentation by creating auditable records of carrier risk assessments, safety reviews, management approvals, and onboarding decisions.
- Capture a documented snapshot of what was known and considered at the time a carrier selection decision was made—even if carrier profiles, safety history, or risk factors change later.
Turn Carrier Vetting into Defensible Documentation
Carrier vetting has always been an essential part of risk management. However, many organizations still rely on emails, spreadsheets, internal notes, or disconnected systems to document why carriers were approved, reviewed, or denied. AuditLog helps centralize and standardize that process.
By automatically documenting carrier risk assessments, review actions, and management decisions, AuditLog provides greater visibility into how carrier selection decisions are made and maintained over time. More importantly, it creates a consistent record of what was known and considered at the time a decision was made.
For example, if a carrier receives a favorable risk assessment and is approved today, AuditLog captures that assessment as a snapshot in time. If the carrier’s profile, safety history, or risk factors change later, organizations still retain a documented record of the information available at the time of the original evaluation, while also triggering a review request for users to consider what has since changed.
Review Management and Audit Logging in One Workflow
Descartes MyCarrierPortal AuditLog combines carrier review management with comprehensive audit logging to help organizations establish a standard carrier selection process.
With AuditLog, organizations can:
- Review all carrier risk assessments in one place
- Approve or deny carriers with documented commentary
- Require management review for carriers that need additional scrutiny
- Set future review dates for ongoing oversight
- Log review actions and changes automatically
- Create auditable records of carrier selection decisions
- Improve communication and visibility across teams
- Support internal and external audit requirements
- Approve API output for Risk Assessment values
By embedding documentation directly into the vetting workflow, AuditLog reduces the need for manual record keeping while helping organizations maintain consistent, auditable review processes.
How AuditLog Protects You in the Post-Montgomery Era
AuditLog embeds documentation directly into existing workflows, creating a clear record of how carrier selection decisions are made, demonstrating reasonable care without asking for extra steps from your users.
1. Run a Carrier Risk Assessment
Evaluate a carrier using Descartes MyCarrierPortal’s risk assessment capabilities to identify potential safety concerns before onboarding.
2. Review Flagged Carriers
If a carrier requires additional scrutiny, review risk assessment flags from a centralized review workflow.
3. Escalate for Management Review
When required, carriers can be routed for management review, ensuring higher-risk onboarding decisions receive appropriate oversight.
4. Approve or Deny the Carrier
Managers can approve or deny a carrier while documenting comments, review outcomes, and future review requirements.
5. Automatically Create an Audit Record
AuditLog captures the carrier risk assessment, review actions, management decisions, and onboarding outcome, creating an auditable snapshot of the information available at the time the decision was made.
6. Monitor for Future Changes
If a carrier’s profile changes later, organizations retain a documented record of the original review while maintaining visibility into carriers that may require re-review.
Supporting Risk, Safety, and Compliance Initiatives
Organizations are increasingly focused on creating standardized, repeatable onboarding processes that support operational governance, risk management, and compliance readiness. By bringing review management and audit logging together in a single workflow, organizations can strengthen both operational efficiency and documentation practices without adding complexity to day-to-day carrier onboarding activities.
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Available Now in Descartes MyCarrierPortal
AuditLog is currently available for all Descartes MyCarrierPortal customers. To learn more about AuditLog or see how it can help support defensible carrier selection decisions within your organization, contact your Descartes representative or check out our webinar:
Check out our webinar: Post-Montgomery Era: How AuditLog Helps You Defend Your Business
