how can one join the platform as a carrier? Are there any requirements to do so?
Some information on this can be found in whitepaper on page 19 and onwards. Starting with the "Carrier Onboarding and Driver Performance Ratings"...
I think you are mentioning the part i quoted below.
"Carrier onboarding is a time-intensive process. It involves validating the carrier’s driver records to ensure
they maintain a strong safety rating, as well as verifying insurance coverage and confirming their ability
to meet service level requirements. Traditionally, shippers and freight brokers have employed entire
teams dedicated to validating carriers and managing information within a database. This redundancy and
waste of resources can be solved by the blockchain’s ability to validate driver information, store and share
records, and continuously update important metrics like driver and carrier safety scores, on-time delivery,
number of hours driven, and more.
As the data network grows within the LaneAxis transportation ecosystem, we believe that the carrier
ratings accessible on the blockchain will be as reliable, if not more so, than the credit rating score system
consumers are accustomed to today. Just as businesses and lenders rely on credit scores to determine
a customer’s creditworthiness, shippers will be able to rely with confidence on the carrier ratings listed
on the LaneAxis ledger, which in turn will justify the rates a carrier is charging. The ledger’s immutable
smart contract data will produce standards and insights for an industry comprised of more than 700,000
trucking companies. This type of matrix simply does not exist today. "
I think this is more telling after joining the platform. Not telling anything how to do so.
