Find your seat. Understand the role. Then apply.
Start with an open seat below. Read its qualifications and duties, then choose whether to begin an application.
Current application deadline: November 19, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Central. A previously published seat-specific cutoff takes precedence. Later applications remain on file for a future vacancy. View the Council and intake details.
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Click a seat to see who qualifies, what you would do and what you need to apply.
Freight forwarder
Who qualifies for this seat?
A freight-forwarding owner, manager, operations or compliance representative with relevant forwarding experience.
Your application and résumé should explain the experience you bring to this perspective.
Relevant work and experience
- Coordinating shipments and transportation providers across forwarding arrangements.
- Shipment documents, custody handoffs and responsibility among participating parties.
- Checking provider identities, qualifications and discrepancies in freight movements.
What would I do in this seat?
- Review how forwarding standards address custody, documentation and transportation handoffs.
- Identify gaps where responsibilities or the actual provider become unclear.
- Recommend practical controls for provider selection and handling warning signs.
- Bring forwarding experience to assigned standards and program reviews.
What every Council member commits to
- Review and vote: prepare for meetings, review assigned standards and evidence, and record informed votes on appointments and other Council matters.
- Act independently: disclose conflicts, recuse when needed, protect confidential information and apply published requirements fairly.
- Time: plan for 2–4 hours per month on average, including preparation and votes. Meetings are at least quarterly, ordinarily 60–90 minutes. Additional assignments are discussed first.
- Service: unpaid, normally a three-year seat term. Initial and replacement terms may be shorter. This is a program advisory and review role, not a corporate director or officer appointment.
What do I need to apply?
- Your contact details and a résumé or CV in PDF format, up to 5 MB.
- A short explanation of your relevant work, responsibilities and why you want to serve.
- A short biography of at least 30 characters and a JPEG headshot, up to 5 MB, submitted with your application.
- Disclosure of relevant business relationships, financial interests and pending matters.
- Your signed individual Council pledge and service acknowledgments.
Pledge and identity verification are required
You do not need an existing account or prior Pledge Signatory or Recognized Participant approval to apply. Every Council applicant must sign the individual Dalilah Standard pledge.
After you apply, you must complete identity verification through a separate secure process, normally including government ID and facial recognition through FreightValidate/AU10TIX. A documented lawful equivalent may be used where applicable under the Charter.
Your qualifications, background and conflict disclosures are reviewed before appointment, which also requires pledge approval and a recorded Council approval vote. You can apply first, but you cannot be appointed until the required checks are complete.
Do not upload government ID to this application form. Follow the separate secure verification instructions sent after submission.
Your bio and headshot are reviewed with your application before voting. They are published only after final appointment and permission to publish.
Seat duties above are examples of your contribution within the Charter’s scope. Committee leadership and extra assignments require separate discussion and Council authorization where applicable. Appointment does not grant recognition to your business or authorize endorsements.
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