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A NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY AND FREIGHT INTEGRITY STANDARD
Committed to Safety.
Committed to Integrity.
A private, voluntary standard designed to make verification, lawful operation, freight integrity, and accountability visible across commercial transportation.
01 / OUR PURPOSEDalilah’s Story.
Dalilah’s Story.
Our Responsibility.
Dalilah Coleman and her family remind us what is at stake when safety and accountability fail. We support efforts such as H.R. 5688, Dalilah’s Law, to strengthen highway safety. We also believe our industry has a responsibility to act today.
Laws establish requirements and consequences, but they cannot give someone integrity or a conscience. Those choices belong to us, in who we put behind the wheel, who we trust with freight and how we respond when something is wrong.
Dale Prax and Marcus Coleman co-founded The Dalilah Standard to bring industry stakeholders and families together around practical standards, independent review and meaningful accountability. We will continue advocating for stronger policy while doing the work within our own community.
We cannot change what happened to Dalilah. Together, we can work to change what happens next.
Know who is involved. Document the decision.
The central question is more than whether a shipment moved. Did the people responsible take reasonable steps to verify who was involved, whether they were qualified and authorized, and how meaningful warning signs were handled?
A red flag starts the inquiry
Unless a condition is expressly disqualifying, investigate the underlying facts and document the response.
Compliance before capacity
Price pressure, delivery deadlines, and capacity shortages do not excuse knowingly unsafe or fraudulent conduct.
Recognition is continuous
Material changes call for monitoring, review, corrective action, or revalidation. A one-time check is not enough.
“The score is not the story.”The evidence, context, and documented response matter.
02 / PARTICIPATIONApply for yourself.
Apply for yourself.
Apply for your company.
You may apply personally, on behalf of your company, or both. Each application is reviewed separately. Signing a pledge does not grant recognition, and company approval does not automatically grant individual status.
FOR YOU PERSONALLY
Individual Pledge
Make your own commitment to safety and integrity. Your pledge covers you, not your employer.
A pledge is a commitment, not evidence-based recognition.
Apply for an Individual Pledge →FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
Company / Organization Pledge
An authorized representative signs a commitment for the named company or organization. A pledge does not grant recognition.
A pledge is a commitment, not evidence-based recognition.
Apply for a Company Pledge →FOR REVIEWED BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Company / Organization Recognition
Apply for Recognized Participant status through evidence-based review of the named entity, role and scope, with continuing monitoring. Sole proprietors and independent consultants may apply for their business operations.
Recognition applies only to the approved entity, role, scope and period.
Apply for Company Recognition →A submission creates no approved status. Identity verification and applicable review are required before approval. Personal pledges, company pledges and company recognition have separate records.
03 / ROLE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTSOne standard.
One standard.
Distinct responsibilities.
Each organization must satisfy the common requirements and the role-specific criteria linked here. Multiple roles require separate review.
Apply for the Standard ↗01Motor carriersDrivers, dispatch, equipment, operations, safety · Appendix C ↗02Freight brokersIdentity, carrier selection, transaction integrity · Appendix D ↗03Freight forwardersRole clarity, custody, selection, documentation · Appendix E ↗04Shippers and beneficial cargo ownersCounterparty verification and freight integrity · Appendix F ↗05Commercial vehicle OEMsSafety commitment and applicable program duties · Appendix G ↗06Third Party Vetting PlatformsSource traceability, current data, decision controls, and corrections · Appendix O ↗07Insurance providersInsurance companies and licensed producers, including agents and brokers ↗08Load boardsAccount identity, listing integrity, fraud response, and audit records ↗09Transportation management systems (TMS)Access controls, shipment changes, data quality, and transaction history ↗
14 VOTING SEATSGoverning Council Members04 / GOVERNANCE
Integrity requires independence.
The Dalilah Standard Council administers the program. A separate 14-member Governing Council oversees standards, recognition integrity, and enforcement policy. A sponsor, founder, vendor, or administrator has no veto over a properly constituted Council decision.
Seats span carriers, brokers, forwarders, shippers, drivers, finance, insurance, law, enforcement, fraud, compliance, public safety, and a full-voting family member representative of a person killed or seriously injured in a commercial vehicle crash.
Meet the governing structure Apply to serve on the Council05 / ACCOUNTABILITY
A status must mean something.
The manual defines evidence based review, monitoring, investigations, corrective action, sanctions, appeals, and public status rules. Recognition cannot be purchased or maintained by a badge alone.
Recognized / ValidatedRequirements met for the stated role and scope.
Additional Screening RequiredMaterial information remains unresolved.
Correction RequiredA correctable nonconformity requires action.
Unable to ValidateRequired evidence or conditions prevent approval.
Suspended · Revoked · ExpiredActive recognition claims and mark use cease as applicable.
Permanently DisqualifiedThe program’s highest private recognition sanction.
Important distinction
The Dalilah Standard is a private, voluntary program. Recognition is not government approval, an FMCSA safety rating, operating authority, a license, a warranty, or a guarantee of future conduct. Independent due diligence remains necessary.
THE ROAD TO THE DALILAH STANDARD
Know what to prepare.
A commitment is the beginning. Recognition requires evidence. Distinction must be earned and maintained. Explore the proposed company designation, review the requirements for your industry role, and view or download a professional Word readiness checklist. Council adoption is required before enrollment opens.
THE STANDARD MANUAL
Read the full standard.
Review the governance, role-specific requirements, monitoring, enforcement, registry, and appeals provisions in Version 4.15.
SUPPORT DALILAH AND HER FAMILY
Stand with Dalilah.
Help Dalilah and her family with medical bills and recovery costs. Visit the family’s GoFundMe to read their story and offer support.
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THE DALILAH STANDARDHigher Standards.
Higher Standards.
Safer Roads.
Stronger Supply Chains.
Built to make safety and integrity commitments measurable, documented, and accountable.
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Verify a claim at its source.
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