You are the owner of a small regional common carrier company which owns trucks and offers carriage or transportation services to businesses and the public. As its owner and manager, you realize that your company needs to gain more trust from the customers and provide a satisfactory level of safety and security to their cargo.

You have learned that to create plan to mitigate or eliminate risks, you must first analyze what risks are the greatest, and then address those. From talking to colleagues in the industry and other small business operators, you know that completing a Risk Analysis is a complex project. However, as a small operation, you have decided that you cannot afford, at this time, to hire a consultant to guide your initial assessment. So, you will need to research as much information as you can to help you identify the main risks that are endemic to your company's operations.

Use the provided resources below to create your analysis and suggest the best strategies available for improving security. Remember that your submission should include a listing of all external resources that you use in your assignment response.

Note that costs will be a consideration, but it should be looked at as an investment - you are spending funds to provide the best level of protection that you can. For the purposes of this assignment, you are not asked to estimate or budget for expense, but you should consider that you have a reasonable budget available to implement your solutions.

• Describe your company, including location, number of truck tractors and trailers, drivers, company employees or owner/operators, and terminals. Describe the primary types of customers who will use your services and the types of cargo you will handle. Consider whether you are a carrier only or whether you also provide short-term or long-term storage services. (Maximum 300 words.)
• Complete an assessment of the top priority security concerns for your operations. Describe what your highest risks would be, set priorities for addressing the top ones, and then describe your Security Plan solution. Remember that the level of risks may be heavily dependent upon the type of materials or cargo that you are handling. You can use one of the assessment guides in the resources or create your own. (Maximum 500 words. Include diagrams, graphics, or photos.)
• Your company operates as a common carrier and as a 3PL warehouse service, which provides storage services and support activities for a fee. Recently, a potential new client has approached you for a proposal to provide them with high-security inventory management. Their product lines include highly desirable electronics. Briefly describe the additional security measures you believe will be needed to support their requirements. (Maximum 200 words, or a captioned illustration - photo or sketch.)