Meridian Trade

Cargo escort is a professional service offered by security agencies, in which trained specialists with the necessary skills, abilities, as well as equipment and technical means, escort the cargo to the point of unloading, ensuring its complete safety.Under the escort of valuable cargo transportation is understood not only the direct presence of security guards along the entire route of transportation, but also a whole complex of preliminary preparations and preventive security measures. Cargo escort services include:

• preparatory stage — optimal selection of transportation for transportation, proper loading with observance of safety measures, equipment of transportation with tracking equipment;
• development of an optimal and maximally safe route to the destination point, taking into account the terrain and other important nuances;
• preliminary reconnaissance of the territory for the presence of hazardous factors;
• organization of safe methods of receiving, dispatching and issuing cargo;
• scheduling of stops for rest, refueling with medical and checkpoints;
• accurate calculation of cargo arrival time;
• physical escort of cargo by special agents of the service.

Proper organization of transportation of valuable goods and parcels in the presence of a security complex, guarantees the customer 100% integrity and safety of the cargo.

Types of cargo escort

Depending on the type of transportation used to deliver the cargo, there are land, water and air cargo escorts. The most popular types of cargo transportation escort in our country are automobile and railroad escort.

When transporting cargo by car, employees of a security company perform the entire range of cargo escort services described above. Each security agent undergoes special training and testing in order to prevent or eliminate danger to the driver or cargo on the entire route in the shortest possible time.

In rail transportation, the security agency is responsible for the safety of certain cars, trains and platforms with the customer’s valuable cargo. For transportation by rail, a whole team of security specialists is allocated, the senior of which controls the seals, integrity of containers, is responsible for the complete anonymity of the contents of the car. The other members of the team carry out round-the-clock observation of the cargo, both inside the train and externally during stops at stations.

By ordering a cargo escort service, you can guarantee your clients with absolute confidence that their cargo will be delivered safely and on time.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES:

International transportation is carried out by four main modes of transport. The choice of one or another means of transportation is determined primarily by geography, but urgency, economic feasibility and other factors are also taken into account in the decision-making process. Each mode of transportation has both advantages and disadvantages.