Verify before engagement
Check material identity, authority, insurance, qualifications, and transaction facts before relying on them.
A NATIONAL STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT
Committed to Safety.
Committed to Integrity.
A private, voluntary standard designed to make verification, lawful operation, freight integrity, and accountability visible across commercial transportation.
Draft 4.8 · September 2026 · For development, legal review, stakeholder review, and pilot testing
DISTINCT MARKS · STATUS VERIFIED IN THE REGISTRY
01 / THE PURPOSEKnow who is involved.
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 / PARTICIPATIONTwo commitments.
Two commitments.
Different levels of proof.
Participation is voluntary. Recognition, once accepted, requires continuing compliance with the requirements for the approved role and scope.
PATH 01 PUBLIC COMMITMENT
Pledge Signatory
An organization publicly commits to the principles of safety and integrity. A pledge is a statement of intent; it is not evidence based recognition.
Pledge status must not be represented as recognition.
PATH 02 VERIFIED RECOGNITION
Recognized Participant
The identified entity is reviewed against common and role-specific requirements, with evidence, audit, monitoring, and a defined recognition status.
Recognition applies only to the approved entity, role, scope, and period.
The program is in draft. Applications may be submitted for review. A submission creates no pledge or recognition status; publication is controlled by the program administrator.
03 / ROLE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTSOne standard.
One standard.
Distinct responsibilities.
Each organization must satisfy the common requirements and the appendix applicable to its role. Multiple roles require separate review.
01Motor carriersDrivers, dispatch, equipment, operations, safety
02Freight brokersIdentity, carrier selection, transaction integrity
03Freight forwardersRole clarity, custody, selection, documentation
04Shippers and beneficial cargo ownersCounterparty verification and freight integrity
05Commercial vehicle OEMsSafety commitment and applicable program duties
06Third Party Vetting PlatformsSource traceability, current data, decision controls, and corrections
04 / 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 structure05 / ACCOUNTABILITY
A status must mean something.
The draft 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 WORKING MANUAL
Read the full standard.
Review the governance, role-specific requirements, monitoring, enforcement, registry, and appeals provisions in Draft 4.8.
The cover artwork retains a Version 4.0 label; the document text is Draft 4.8.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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