Security Escorts

Pre-employment screening, Truck & Trailer on TAPA TSR level, GPS Tracking & Tracing equipment, International Emergency follow-up, good quality sealing, electronic locks… all measures you have taken. But how can you really be sure that your staff or others involved in the process could not be directly or indirectly implicated in the theft of the cargo or the truck? How do you ensure that your driver knows exactly what to do in case of a security incident?

The solution is: Risk Management Cargo Surveillance encompasses all activities in the physical escort of at risk transports throughout Europe and Russia/CIS and is the core business of AGS-FreightWatch. It means that our staff follow your transports from door to door, in marked or unmarked 4WD vehicles.

We provide escort services for more than 1500 local and regional transports per month to and from European and Russian airports and do the same for more than 600 international transports. On our watch, we have never met with a major incident which has led to the loss of the whole or part of a shipment.

We owe this success not just to the physical escort of the vehicles in question, but also to extensive research prior to the transports. We review the risk hot spots, safe and unsafe parking lots, suitable petrol stations, GPS/GSM black spots, road works and emergency services such as police, fire brigade, medical services, truck repair shops etc. The results of this preliminary investigation are integrated in customized policies and procedures. More than 75% of all incidents take place within 50 kilometres of the point of departure. Criminals often follow a truck from the point of origin and come into action within this distance. The presence of AGS-FreightWatch transport security escorts is a proven deterrent. Smart criminals are well informed and prepared, and generally decide to focus on less secure transports.

Almost all of the 500 transport security officers currently working for AGS-FreightWatch have a police or military background. They have tremendous experience in the field of security and have all been trained to intervene adequately in case of an incident or if medical assistance is required.

The 175 vehicles AGS-FreightWatch currently operates are not older than three years and are equipped with a GPS vehicle monitoring system, connected to a 24/7 control room with Europe wide emergency follow up, GSM, photo and/or video recording equipment and a navigation system. Around the clock, AGS-FreightWatch can deploy well-trained transport security escorts all across Europe and in Russia/CIS.

In case of an incident, they immediately inform the ESMC controlroom (European Security Monitoring Centre) which proceeds to engage the services of the local police and related authorities. Subsequently the reporting of the transport security officers contributes to an efficient and effective follow up. AGS-FreightWatch have received professional training in observation and detailed reporting of events and incidents.

To prevent any incidents, AGS-FreightWatch transport security officers can also be present during loading and unloading of the cargo. They actively ensure the security and monitor the load and unload process and the procedures concerning locks and seals. In case of an incident, in 60 to 70% of the cases it turns out that one or more insiders are involved: own staff, the transport company, the recipient of the cargo etc. These people do their homework and they know when AGS-FreightWatch transport security officers monitor the transports. The risk of an incident is drastically reduced as soon as it is known that the experienced security staff of AGS-FreightWatch is handling the security. This simply reduces the criminals’ chances for successful intervention.

Letting AGS-FreightWatch escort your trucks and your cargo means leaving these in a trusted pair of hands. It also means that should an incident occur, your property is defended by well-trained, dedicated and professional transport security officers, following uniform procedures and supported by international control rooms directly linked to emergency response agencies.

The presence of AGS-FreightWatch transport security offices reduces the risk of an incident to almost zero.

Over time, AGS-FreightWatch has provided security escorts over more than 25 million kilometres, with a total value of billions of dollars!