Acceptable Use & Anti-Fraud Policy

Effective: April 5, 2025

This policy is incorporated by reference into Veripod Corp's Terms of Use and applies to all Veripod Corp platform users — shippers, carriers, drivers, dispatchers, and administrators. Violation may result in account suspension, payment forfeiture, and referral to law enforcement.

Section A — Prohibited Conduct

1. Double Brokering

Re-brokering any load assigned to you as the delivering carrier to a second carrier without written authorization from Veripod Corp or the originating shipper is strictly prohibited. This includes:

▸ Accepting a load under your MC# and tendering it to another carrier
▸ Misrepresenting your intent to haul a load at the time of acceptance
▸ Any transaction structure designed to insert an unauthorized intermediary between the shipper and the delivering carrier

Consequences: Immediate account suspension; forfeiture of payment for the affected load; referral to the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) and FMCSA.

2. GPS / ELD / Location Spoofing

Falsifying, manipulating, spoofing, or substituting GPS coordinates, ELD records, or any location data transmitted through or to the Veripod Corp platform is prohibited. This includes:

▸ Using GPS spoofing apps or hardware
▸ Submitting fabricated mileage or route logs
▸ Altering ELD timestamps or Hours-of-Service records

Veripod Corp employs dual-source GPS validation, comparing driver app GPS data against ELD hardware records. Discrepancies above defined thresholds trigger automatic investigation.

3. Identity Misrepresentation

▸ Using another carrier's MC number, DOT number, or SCAC code
▸ Operating under suspended or revoked FMCSA authority
▸ Submitting false business credentials, forged insurance certificates, or fabricated CDL documents
▸ Creating accounts in the name of entities you do not represent

4. Fake or Altered Documents

Submitting, uploading, or transmitting altered, fabricated, or digitally manipulated documents, including but not limited to:

▸ Bills of lading (BOL)
▸ Proof of delivery (POD)
▸ Insurance certificates
▸ Rate confirmations
▸ CDL scans or FMCSA authority documents

5. Cargo Theft and Facilitation

Using the platform to facilitate, plan, or execute:

▸ Fraudulent pickup instructions
▸ Misdirected deliveries
▸ Identity-based cargo theft (posing as the legitimate carrier to obtain freight)
▸ Any transaction whose purpose is to obtain possession of cargo without lawful authority

Veripod Corp reports all known or suspected cargo theft incidents to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), FBI, and relevant state law enforcement.

6. Off-Platform Payment Diversion

▸ Soliciting, requesting, or accepting freight payments through channels outside the Veripod Corp platform where a platform payment has been agreed
▸ Redirecting or re-routing loads to circumvent platform invoicing
▸ Accepting payment from a shipper and failing to remit carrier payment

7. Account Sharing and Selling

Platform accounts are personal and non-transferable. Sharing login credentials with other individuals or entities, selling or renting account access, or allowing third parties to operate under your account is prohibited.

8. Bypassing Identity Verification

Circumventing, tampering with, submitting false information to, or otherwise attempting to bypass any Plaid IDV session, FMCSA SAFER check, CDL verification, or other identity verification step on the platform.

Section B — Enforcement

Veripod Corp will respond to violations on a graduated basis:

Level 1

First violation (non-fraud): Written warning with mandatory corrective action

Level 2

Repeat or moderate violation: Temporary suspension (7–30 days)

Level 3

Serious violation (fraud, identity theft, cargo theft, spoofing): Immediate permanent ban

For violations involving suspected criminal conduct, Veripod Corp will:

▸ Preserve and provide evidence to law enforcement upon lawful request
▸ Report to FMCSA, TIA Watch, FBI IC3, NICB, and relevant state agencies
▸ Withhold payment for affected loads pending investigation; if fraud is confirmed, payments may be forfeited

Section C — Reporting Violations

Report suspected violations to: compliance@veripod.ai

Good-faith reporters will not be retaliated against. Veripod Corp does not disclose reporter identities except as required by law.

Section D — Policy Updates

Veripod Corp may update this policy with 30 days' notice. Continued use of the platform after the effective date of any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.