How can a company demonstrate Security in Transit?

• A. By maintaining BPQ data only.
• B. By requiring suppliers to self-attest security without audits.
• C. By implementing procedures for handling shipments during loading, unloading, and transit, including escort controls and chain of custody.
• D. By securing only the loading dock without any transit controls.

Answer: (C)

Security in Transit is about protecting shipments as they move through loading, transport, and unloading, with documented procedures that cover every handoff and the ability to verify who has handled the cargo along the way. The best answer describes implementing procedures for handling shipments during loading, unloading, and transit, including escort controls and chain of custody. This shows concrete, verifiable steps to keep the goods secure while in motion, addressing potential tampering, theft, or diversion, and making sure there is a clear record of each steward of the shipment throughout the journey.

Maintaining BPQ data only focuses on information collection rather than active safeguards during movement, so it doesn’t demonstrate actual transit security. Requiring suppliers to self-attest security without audits relies on self-evaluation without independent verification, which weakens assurance. Securing only the loading dock ignores what happens after the goods leave the dock, leaving the shipment vulnerable during transit.