Tapa Emea and Trans.eu Group have announced the Certified Carrier Exchange - Powered by Tapa Emea Standards & Intelligence, which they say is the first freight exchange entirely based on verified Tsr (Trucking Security Requirements) certification. The announcement was made on 11 June 2026 during the Tapa Emea 2026 Annual Conference in Oberhausen, Germany. The platform stems from a collaboration between Tapa Emea, a non-profit association that has defined security standards for road transport for more than two decades, and Trans.eu Group, a European transport technology operator with a network of more than 44,000 verified companies and volumes exceeding 11 million freight offers a month.
The initiative is based on the recognition that annual global losses linked to cargo theft are estimated at 40 billion dollars. In the European Union alone, according to a study by the European Parliament, crime in the freight transport sector amounts to 8.3 billion euros a year. Criminal methods have evolved far beyond opportunistic theft: organised crime groups now use identity fraud, fake carrier profiles and AI-generated documentation to bypass existing security requirements. The structural weakness they exploit is always the same: trust based on unverifiable declarations.
The Certified Carrier Exchange addresses this issue directly. The platform is a closed, selective-access environment within the Trans.eu digital ecosystem. Only carriers holding valid Tsr 1, Tsr 2 or Tsr 3 certification can access it, with certification automatically verified in real time through the Tapa database. The partners stress that certifications are not based on self-declarations, but are checked and kept active under Tapa’s direct supervision. The result is what the two partners describe as a “dual-protection environment”: on one side, Trans.eu’s security infrastructure; on the other, Tapa’s independent certification system.
For shippers and hauliers, including those that are not Tapa members, the platform enables connection with a network of verified and available carriers, eliminating weeks of manual security checks. For Tsr-certified carriers, the freight exchange opens access to a market segment that is difficult to reach through standard platforms: high-value cargo, which commands higher rates and by definition requires the security levels in which carriers have already invested. The entire transaction takes place within the Trans.eu ecosystem, from the freight offer to the confirmed transport order, in a traceable environment.
Thorsten Neumann, President and CEO of Tapa Emea, stressed that the key word in the entire architecture is “valid”: “These certifications are not simply declared; they are checked, maintained and managed under Tapa’s rigorous compliance system. This is how we are substantially reducing uncertainty and eliminating one of the greatest risks in logistics: relying on information that cannot be verified.” Ewa Węgorkiewicz, Chief Operating Officer of Trans.eu Group, emphasised that speed and security are not contradictory: “We have created the digital infrastructure to ensure a highly secure flow of information in which risks are minimised as long as transactions are concluded within the platform. The Certified Carrier Exchange is the natural next step: proof that speed and security are not a compromise, but an outcome that is designed.”
