Trestec for logistics
Logistics runs on carriers, subcontracted fleets, ports, warehouses and software platforms. Trestec shows which of them your routes depend on and keeps the checks and contracts current.
Third party risk in logistics
A logistics operator often relies on hundreds of hauliers, freight forwarders and warehouse partners, plus a small number of systems that everything runs through. Disruption at one hub, one carrier or one platform can stop many routes at once.
Shared hubs and chokepoints
Several routes and customers depend on the same port, depot or sea lane. A single closure spreads quickly.
Subcontracted capacity
Work passes from carrier to subcontractor, often without the same checks on safety, insurance, labour or security.
Cyber attacks through operating systems
Transport management, booking and warehouse systems are attractive targets, and an attack on one provider can halt operations.
Contracts spread across many agreements
Liability limits, insurance requirements and renewal dates are scattered across carrier and warehouse contracts.
When a supplier fails
Publicly reported events that show how disruption travels through third parties.
March 2021
Ever Given in the Suez Canal
The container ship Ever Given ran aground on 23 March 2021 and blocked the canal for six days. Hundreds of ships queued, and delays and container shortages followed for months.
From late 2023
Red Sea shipping disruption
Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea from November 2023 led major carriers to divert around the Cape of Good Hope, adding time and cost to Asia to Europe routes.
June 2017
NotPetya and Maersk
The NotPetya malware spread through compromised accounting software and shut down Maersk's systems worldwide. Maersk later put the cost at up to $300m.
Rules and expectations that apply
A summary of the main requirements, not legal advice. Confirm what applies to your firm with your advisers.
| Rule or expectation | What it asks of you |
|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 54 | Organisations carrying on business in the UK with turnover of £36m or more must publish an annual statement on the steps taken to address modern slavery in their supply chains. |
| Customer requirements | Retail, manufacturing and financial services customers increasingly pass their own supplier rules down to logistics providers through contracts and questionnaires. |
| EU sustainability due diligence | The CSRD and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ask large companies about value chain impacts. Omnibus I, in force since March 2026, narrowed both: the CSRD now covers companies with more than 1,000 employees and €450 million turnover, and the CSDDD companies with more than 5,000 employees and €1.5 billion turnover, from July 2029. |
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How Trestec helps
Supply chain and Nth party mapping
See which carriers, subcontractors and hubs sit behind each customer service, with shared providers flagged.
Due diligence portal
Carriers and subcontractors answer and upload in one place; AI screening flags gaps and expired evidence for review.
Contract analyser
Check liability, insurance, subcontracting and termination terms, and track renewal and notice dates.
Monitoring and alerts
Alerts when certificates expire, reviews fall due or an incident is logged against a supplier.
See the network behind every route
- Carriers and their subcontractors on one map
- Shared hubs and providers flagged
- Concentration by provider and by country
- A named owner for every supplier
AI suggests and flags. A named person reviews the evidence and decides.
Nth parties
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Meridian
Card scheme
Atlas Logistics
Fleet partnerWarehousing
Trestec in logistics: feature by feature
The same platform, applied to carriers, hauliers, warehouse partners and the systems your operation runs on.
Supplier register and tiering
Every carrier, freight forwarder, warehouse operator and software provider in one record, with an owner, tags and a change history, tiered by your own rules.
In logistics
Tag suppliers as road, sea, air or warehousing, and tier the carriers on your largest customer contracts above occasional spot hauliers.
Supplier map by location
Suppliers are plotted at their recorded location and can be coloured by risk rating, with signals for higher risk countries.
In logistics
See your warehouse partners and hauliers on one map, and spot where several sit in the same region or country.
Concentration analysis
Reliance is measured by provider, country and type of service against thresholds you set, and the screen shows when one is crossed.
In logistics
Find out that most of your outbound volume depends on one sea freight provider, or that your cross-dock capacity sits in a single country.
Nth parties from due diligence and contracts
Subcontractors named in a supplier's due diligence answers or contracts are recorded behind that supplier, so the chain below your carriers becomes visible.
In logistics
A carrier lists the owner drivers and smaller hauliers it subcontracts to; they appear behind the carrier and can be sent their own request.
Due diligence portal
Suppliers answer and upload by secure link and one-time code. AI screening runs on submission and flags gaps for a reviewer, and chasers and annual refreshes keep evidence current.
In logistics
Ask subcontracted hauliers for goods in transit and liability insurance, operator licences and safety policies, using your own question set.
Contract analyser and renewal alerts
Contracts are read for liability, termination, exit, renewal and other clauses, with each finding linked to the source text, and renewal and notice dates raise alerts.
In logistics
Check liability caps and subcontracting terms across carrier agreements, and get warned before a warehouse contract rolls over on its notice date.
Geographic event scanning
Every 12 hours Trestec scans for events near the cities, countries and service regions recorded for monitored suppliers, and raises an alert for review.
In logistics
A strike, flood or port closure reported near a warehouse partner's location is flagged against that supplier.
Companies House monitoring
For UK registered suppliers, a change in company status on Companies House, such as liquidation or dissolution, raises an urgent alert.
In logistics
A haulier you subcontract to enters liquidation, and an urgent alert is raised so your team can arrange replacement capacity.
How it works for logistics
Illustrative example. The company, suppliers and events are invented to show how the features fit together.
- 01
An event is flagged near a warehouse partner
The 12 hourly scan picks up reports of flooding near the town where a contract warehouse operator is recorded, and raises an alert on that supplier.
- 02
The owner sees what depends on it
The supplier record shows its tier, its owner, the contracts it holds, the services it supports and the subcontractors recorded behind it.
- 03
Alternatives are checked
The concentration view and the supplier map show which other warehouse partners operate in the region, and how replaceable this one was recorded to be.
- 04
Updated evidence is requested
A due diligence refresh asks the operator for its current continuity plan and insurance. Chasers follow it up until it is returned.
- 05
Leadership is briefed
TresAI drafts a board report from the supplier records, with its sources shown, and the draft is saved to report history for review.
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