Adversarial synthetic data
Our team generates our own fakes and trains Shield to catch them, so it has seen a scheme before a thief tries it on your load.
Trust who’s moving your freight – before the pickup number goes out.
E3 Driver authentication checks every driver on every load. We check 50+ risk signals from their CDL, truck and phone, and the pickup number stays locked until they pass. Every step is logged.
Risk Score: 8Passed
8100Well under threshold
[5] Checks passed:
- Photo verificationLive capture confirmed in cab, truck, VIN, ID front and ID back photos
- ID verificationLicense data matches (first name, last name, date of expiry)
- Face matchSelfie matches the CDL photo, with liveness
- 5,000+Drivers authenticated daily
- 96%Driver completion
- 0Stolen loads
- 700,000+Loads reviewed
Carrier vetting stops at the MC number. Theft doesn't.
Cargo theft hit an estimated $7 billion in the US in 2025. Most of it doesn't look like theft at pickup. It looks like a real carrier with a real driver, until tracking goes dark.
Asking for a CDL photo over text or email doesn't close the gap. It's easy to fake, it isn't logged, and it leaves you exposed if a claim ends up in court.
The problem is never the driver. It's the people using a driver's identity to take your freight.
E3 driver authentication catches the schemes thieves use to borrow a legitimate identity:
- 01Doctored CDLs with altered information
- 02Non-domiciled CDLs used outside their authorization
- 03Magnetic DOT numbers stuck to truck doors
- 04AI-generated truck photos and documents
- 05Stolen or spoofed email accounts used to intercept load details
- 06VPNs masking a true location
- 07Chameleon carriers re-registered under new names and DOT numbers
- 08Driver switch-ups between booking and pickup
We add new fraud patterns every week. We also forge our own fakes and train E3 to catch them before a thief tries them on your load.
Four steps. Your team doesn't start any of them.
How E3 driver authentication works, from the text to the decision.
- 01
E3 sends the driver a link automatically. No app, no hardware, and no rep deciding which loads get checked. Every driver, every load.
- 02
CDL, the side of the truck, the cab card and a selfie, plus a phone number. 96% of drivers complete it.
- 03
Vision models cross-check the license, ID, truck condition, VIN and MC and DOT numbers across every image — catching what standard OCR misses, like paper taped over a truck's identifiers. Patent-pending biometrics match the selfie to the CDL. Phone, email, IP and device location fill in the rest. A real-time risk score lands within a minute.
- 04
The decision lands in Slack or Teams. When the driver passes, E3 can release the pickup number for you. When something's off, it stays locked and you see exactly why. The broker always has the final say.
Every check runs before the truck moves.
What's inside E3 driver authentication.
English Language Proficiency (ELP) testing
Tests a driver's English proficiency in the same flow. No separate call or check.
Non-domiciled CDL checks
Flags non-domiciled CDLs used outside their permitted authorization.
Pickup-number lock
No pickup number until the driver passes. Fraud stops at the door, not after the freight is gone.
Biometric authentication (patent pending)
Face match and liveness against the CDL. You know the person at the dock is the person on the license.
Magnetic decal detection
Flags magnetic DOT decals stuck on truck doors to impersonate an authorized carrier.
50+ risk signals
License, vehicle, device, phone, email and IP signals, scored together in real time.
Re-check at pickup
Catches a driver switch between booking and pickup.
Shipper handoff
Send your shipper the truck photo and driver selfie they should expect at the dock.
Go / no-go in Slack or Teams
Your team gets the decision where they already work. No new dashboard or apps to watch.
Full audit trail
Every message, photo and decision is logged against the load. A system of record your legal team can stand behind.
No carrier enrollment
E3 works without carrier enrollment, so coverage never waits on a carrier signing up.
24/7 driver support
A team of 12+ helps drivers through authentication around the clock, so a stuck driver doesn't become a late pickup.
Zero stolen loads. We guarantee it.
E3 driver authentication has reviewed drivers on more than 700,000 loads and authenticates over 5,000 drivers a day. Across clients in electronics, pharmaceuticals, liquor, metals and tires, no load has been stolen. If one is, we refund our fee in full.
If a theft occurs on an E3-authenticated shipment, we refund 100% of fees paid to date.
Why we built it
Our co-founder's family runs one of the largest tire wholesalers in the US. After one too many of their loads were stolen, we stopped waiting for someone else to fix it and built E3 driver authentication. Read the story
“As freight fraud exploded we had to protect ourselves. We created all these manual checks and we looked for partners out there to improve our protection. So E3 was an obvious choice.”
Trusted by teams moving freight nationwide
Who it's for
For brokers
Prove control.
When a shipper asks what you're actually doing about cargo theft, show them the record. E3 gives you an authenticated driver and a logged decision on every load, so you can win accounts from brokers who can't show that level of security and control.
For shippers
See who's at your dock.
You own the freight and you carry the loss. E3 shows you the driver and the truck to expect before they arrive, and flags a problem before the load is on the road. A truckload of microchips is a six-figure loss. A truckload of paper towels is an empty shelf and a customer who stops trusting your brand. Both deserve the same check.
For drivers
A link, a few photos, done.
No app to download and no phone interrogation. Drivers take a few photos and get on with the pickup, which is why 96% of them complete it. Authentication protects real drivers from the thieves using their names.
Agent #319KL-21- Driver IdentityVerified
- Trailer ConditionDocumented
- Bill of ladingUploaded
- Custody transferRecorded
- PickupConfirmed
- Delivery ProofCaptured
An iron-clad system of truth for every driver conversation.
Phone calls and email threads with drivers aren't logged, aren't consistent and are hard to defend. E3 driver authentication replaces them with an organized driver communication platform. Every interaction follows your SOP and gets recorded against the load.
We help you design those SOPs, then we implement them. When a customer, an insurer or a court asks what you did before releasing the load, you have the answer.
Integrations
E3 driver authentication integrates with your TMS and can be up and running in one day. Decisions land in Slack or Teams, where your team already works.
Frequently asked questions
No. Carrier vetting checks the company. E3 authenticates the driver who shows up for the load. You need both.
Yes. E3 works without carrier enrollment, so every driver on every load gets authenticated, not just drivers from carriers who signed up.
No. They get a text with a link and take a few photos on their phone. 96% complete it.
The risk score comes back within a minute of the driver submitting their photos.
The pickup number stays locked. Your team gets a no-go in Slack or Teams with the evidence behind it. You decide what happens next.
No. E3 driver authentication isn't a wrapper built on Claude or ChatGPT. We purpose-built it to catch freight fraud, from biometric matching to spotting a taped-over DOT number.
Yes. Send them the truck photo and driver selfie they should expect at the dock, backed by the full record.