For Motor Carriers + Rail + Maritime + Aviation + Last-mile
Transportation operators face the broadest US safety + security + customs regulatory stack of any industry. FMCSA Safety Management Cycle. DOT 49 CFR 380/382 driver qualification + drug + alcohol testing. TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives (post-Colonial). CBP C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria. PHMSA HazMat (49 CFR 171-180). TAPA FSR. RiskWatch handles all of it as one survey-based assessment platform sized for safety + compliance + security teams running multi-mode operations.
Trusted by motor carriers + 3PLs + ports + rail + cargo airlines managing FMCSA, DOT, TSA, CBP C-TPAT, PHMSA HazMat, and TAPA across truckload, LTL, intermodal, port, terminal, hub, and last-mile operations.
Why Safety + Compliance + Security Teams Pick RiskWatch
RiskWatch runs FMCSA Safety Management Cycle, DOT 49 CFR 380/382, TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives, CBP C-TPAT MSC, PHMSA HazMat 49 CFR 171-180, TAPA FSR, ISO 28000, and AEO as one program on one platform, scored against the same controls library, and tracked through a single inspection-ready evidence trail. Built for transportation operators where one safety + compliance + security team covers every regulator, every mode, and every audit cycle, without enterprise-bank GRC overhead.
FMCSA Safety Management Cycle 6 elements + DOT 49 CFR 380/382 driver qualification + 49 CFR 171-180 HazMat shipping + PHMSA security plans cross-mapped. Driver files, drug + alcohol testing, BASIC scoring, and HazMat training share evidence, no parallel binders.
TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives (post-Colonial era) + CBP C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria + TAPA FSR 2024 are tracked as overlays. Cybersecurity, physical security, and supply-chain security controls map to the same access-review and vetting evidence already captured for FMCSA programs.
VP Safety + Director of Compliance + Security Director + C-TPAT Coordinator share one platform. Pre-built libraries cut prep time. White-glove implementation in 30 days, not 6 months.
The Transportation Regulatory Landscape
TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives expanded post-Colonial Pipeline (May 2021) to cover freight rail, motor-carrier HazMat, and pipeline. FMCSA DataQ challenges drive Safety Measurement System (SMS) BASIC percentile management. CBP expanded C-TPAT after Colonial-era port disruption. TAPA FSR 2024 raised the bar on facility security. Each regulator wants its own evidence package.
Three Domains, One Platform
RiskWatch covers all three. Each domain has a dedicated workflow, scoring model, and remediation queue. They share data so a single driver-qualification record satisfies FMCSA Safety Management Cycle, DOT 49 CFR 391 driver-qualification, 49 CFR 382 drug + alcohol testing, and a C-TPAT vetting requirement simultaneously.
Survey-based risk assessment across driver behavior, cargo handling, vehicle integrity, and cyber posture, aligned to FMCSA SMC + ISO 28000 + SAE J3061 / ISO 21434.
FMCSA 49 CFR 350-399, DOT 49 CFR 380/382 driver qualification + drug + alcohol, PHMSA 49 CFR 171-180 HazMat, FAA Part 107/121 in one cross-mapped library.
TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives, CBP C-TPAT MSC, TAPA FSR 2024, ISO 28000, AEO, and IT/OT cybersecurity across every mode and facility.
The Coverage Gap
TMS platforms cover dispatch + load tendering + visibility. Driver-compliance tools cover qualification files + drug + alcohol. C-TPAT specialty tools cover CBP minimum-security criteria. EHS platforms cover incidents + leading indicators. Each does one job. Safety + compliance + security teams still operate four parallel programs.
| Platform Category | FMCSA | TSA SD | C-TPAT | TAPA | HazMat | Multi-mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMS PlatformsMcLeod, MercuryGate, TMW | Partial | · | · | · | · | Yes |
| Driver Compliance ToolsFoley, J. J. Keller, DriverFacts | Yes | · | · | · | Partial | · |
| C-TPAT SpecialtyTradeLink, Descartes | · | · | Yes | Partial | · | · |
| EHS PlatformsSphera, Enablon, Intelex | Partial | · | · | · | Partial | Yes |
| Internal Audit / ERMWorkiva, AuditBoard | Partial | Partial | Partial | · | · | · |
| Spreadsheets & Email | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| RiskWatchThe unified inspection-ready platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RiskWatch is the only platform covering all six transportation compliance domains: FMCSA Safety Management Cycle, TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives, CBP C-TPAT MSC, TAPA FSR, PHMSA HazMat 49 CFR 171-180, and multi-mode coordination. TMS platforms cover dispatch + visibility. Driver-compliance tools cover qualification files. C-TPAT specialty tools cover CBP minimum-security criteria. Each does one job. RiskWatch unifies all six in one survey-based assessment workflow.
How It Works
RiskWatch is a survey-based assessment platform. The work is structured around questionnaires that capture driver, cargo, facility, and cybersecurity posture in a consistent format, then scored against every framework you align to.
For transportation, that workflow runs continuously across FMCSA Safety Management Cycle, DOT 49 CFR 380/382 driver-qualification + drug + alcohol, TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives, CBP C-TPAT MSC, PHMSA HazMat (49 CFR 171-180), TAPA FSR, ISO 28000, and AEO. A single facility-security record scores against TSA SD-Surface, C-TPAT MSC, TAPA FSR Class A, and the operator's own corporate-security SOP simultaneously.
The same platform runs all of it, surfaces gaps before regulator arrival, assigns remediation owners, and tracks completion. Replace the four parallel tools and the spreadsheet bridge between them.
Built For Your Role
Owns enterprise-wide safety program, FMCSA BASIC percentile management, and board-level safety performance.
FMCSA Safety Management Cycle scoring continuous. CSA percentile trending visible. Crash + roadside-inspection evidence captured in one vault.Owns 49 CFR 380/382 driver-qualification + drug + alcohol testing, FMCSA new-entrant audits, and DOT-facing compliance posture.
Driver files complete + scored. Drug + alcohol testing 49 CFR 382 evidence captured continuously. New-entrant or compliance review ready.Owns TSA Surface Transportation Security Directive compliance, C-TPAT MSC posture, and corporate-security cross-mode program.
TSA SD-Surface evidence captured year-round. C-TPAT MSC pillars scored continuously. Annual security profile + portal updates built from live data.Owns CBP C-TPAT MSC, AEO mutual recognition, foreign-trade-zone compliance, and trade-compliance pillar.
C-TPAT validation ready. Trade-compliance pillar evidence captured. AEO mutual-recognition equivalencies tracked.Owns PHMSA 49 CFR 171-180 HazMat, security plans, driver training (49 CFR 172.704), and HM-181/HM-126F endorsements.
HazMat security plans current. Driver HazMat training tracked. PHMSA OSHA + IATA + IMDG endorsement evidence captured continuously.Owns multi-mode operational risk, vendor + 3PL + broker + drayage risk, and chain-of-custody assurance.
3PL + broker + drayage scoring live. Carrier-vetting program tracked. Chain-of-custody evidence captured at every handoff.Built For Your Segment
Truckload + LTL motor carriers under FMCSA 49 CFR 350-399 + DOT 49 CFR 380/382 + PHMSA HazMat (where applicable) + state PUC oversight.
Third-party logistics providers + freight brokers + freight forwarders under FMCSA broker authority + C-TPAT MSC + TAPA FSR + AEO.
Port authorities + terminal operators + vessel agents under USCG MTSA (33 CFR 105) + CBP C-TPAT + IMO ISPS Code + ISO 28000.
Class I, II, and III railroads + intermodal operators under FRA Part 270 SSP + TSA Surface Transportation Security Directives + PHMSA rail HazMat.
Cargo airlines + ground-handling agents + air-cargo terminals under FAA Part 107/121 + TSA Air Cargo Security Program + IATA DGR.
Last-mile + courier + parcel carriers + 4PL coordinators under FMCSA driver requirements + state regulations + customer-imposed C-TPAT vendor programs.
Frameworks We Cover
RiskWatch ships with pre-built libraries for every major US transportation regulation + customs program + industry standard. Map controls once. Score against the framework that matters this audit cycle.
Trusted by 1,500+ risk and compliance teams
We had three program owners running FMCSA, C-TPAT, and TSA SD-Surface on three different tools, plus driver-qualification files in a fourth. Now it's one platform. FMCSA Safety Management Cycle scoring, C-TPAT MSC pillars, TSA SD-Surface overlay, and HazMat security plans all run from the same evidence vault. Our last new-entrant audit closed cleanly and we maintained C-TPAT Tier 3 status into the next cycle.
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