Verified-status badges
A Hoffman Report moves through three tiers: unclaimed, claimed, and verified. Verified status surfaces as badges on the public page that shippers, brokers, drivers, insurers, and large-account procurement read alongside the federal record.
The three tiers
Unclaimed. The default state. Federal data is shown; ProHRHQ peer-cohort analysis is shown; the carrier has no editorial voice on the page yet.
Claimed. The carrier has verified ownership of the page. The carrier can add an about description, photo, website, contact details, and a direct response to anything in the federal record that needs context. Claiming is free.
Verified. Documented credentials have been added to the carrier's profile, and badges appear on the public page.
What unlocks verified status
- Training completion. Driver, dispatcher, or owner course completions from the ProHRHQ training catalog. Each track surfaces as its own badge.
- Workforce posture documentation. W-2 classification posture documented through PEO partnership (typically via the PEO transition pathway).
- Insurance evidence. Current commercial auto liability, cargo, and workers' compensation policies on file.
- Operational disclosures. Lane patterns, equipment, customer mix, and audit posture documented as appropriate.
Why it matters
The federal record is what it is. The carrier's editorial response is what it is. The verified badges document the operational changes the carrier has made since the federal record was last published — training adopted, classification posture documented, insurance current. A carrier reading high on a federal BASIC measure but showing recent training-completion badges has a different story than a carrier with the same numbers and no documented changes. Shippers, brokers, and procurement read the badges as that difference.
What badges do not mean
Verified status is not an FMCSA safety rating, a certification of compliance, an insurance product, or a financial endorsement. The badges document credentials that ProHRHQ has verified, not federal determinations. Carriers requiring federal-grade verification of operational claims should pursue that through the relevant federal program (FMCSA New Entrant audit, DOT compliance review, SAM.gov registration, etc.).
Badge structure is in active build. Specific badge artwork, naming, and the verification process behind each badge are documented in detail at About the data.