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Driver training & qualifications

Training our personnel have completed internally. These are training programs, not third-party certifications or accreditations.

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HIPAA & privacy training

Applicable TyVia personnel complete HIPAA and privacy training focused on protecting sensitive healthcare information, limiting access to what the delivery requires, and maintaining confidentiality throughout transportation.

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Bloodborne pathogens training

Training covering occupational exposure awareness, standard precautions, appropriate use of protective equipment, and the steps to follow in situations involving potentially infectious materials.

Completed

Defensive driving

Defensive driving training emphasizing safe vehicle operation, hazard awareness, following distance, adverse-weather driving, and responsible transportation of time-sensitive healthcare shipments.

Completed

UN3373 / Category B biological substances

Training completed for personnel who transport UN3373 Category B biological substances, covering packaging expectations, labeling, segregation, and handling requirements for applicable shipments. This is training, not a certification for every category of regulated material.

Training not listed above has not been completed and is not claimed. Completing UN3373 / Category B training means TyVia personnel are trained to handle properly packaged Category B biological substances; it does not make TyVia a certified carrier for every regulated material. Contact us before scheduling a shipment with specific regulatory requirements.

How TyVia couriers are qualified

Each courier completes the steps applicable to the services they are assigned. We use accurate terms — trained or qualified — rather than calling everything a certification.

  • HIPAA & privacy trainingCompleted
  • Bloodborne pathogens trainingCompleted
  • Defensive drivingCompleted
  • UN3373 / Category B biological substancesCompleted
  • TyVia operating-procedure trainingCompleted
  • Proof-of-delivery procedureCompleted
  • Vehicle cleanliness requirementsCompleted
  • Chain-of-custody trainingCompleted
  • PPE and spill-response trainingCompleted

Training and qualification records are maintained by TyVia as applicable to assigned services and operational requirements. TyVia does not publish individual personnel documents, driver's-license details, or screening records.

Driver screening

TyVia does not publish claims about background screening, Motor Vehicle Record reviews, or license verification, because those programs have not been formally implemented and documented. If your organization requires specific screening as a condition of service, contact TyVia before contracting so we can tell you exactly what we can and cannot support.

Shipment handling

Operating practices we follow on every delivery.

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Secure handling & custody

Shipments remain in the courier's control from pickup through delivery and are handed to an appropriate recipient at the destination. Shipments are not left unattended in public areas.

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Direct communication

Pickup and delivery details are confirmed directly with your team before service is performed, and exceptions are communicated to your point of contact.

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Packaging expectations

Shipments must be packaged, sealed, and labeled by the sending organization in accordance with applicable requirements. TyVia inspects the outer condition of the container at pickup.

Chain of custody

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TyVia follows a documented chain-of-custody process so that responsibility for a shipment is recorded at each transfer point. Every request receives a reference number, and custody events are recorded against it in TyVia's dispatch system.

  • Pickup confirmation with the sending location
  • Shipment identification against the request reference number
  • Documented transfer of custody to the courier
  • Continuous courier possession during transport
  • Status updates recorded through the delivery
  • Recipient verification at the destination
  • Delivery confirmation recorded against the reference number

Standard custody documentation is a core part of TyVia's healthcare courier service and is included where applicable. Enhanced or customer-specific chain-of-custody documentation is quoted as custom pricing. Internal security details are intentionally not published — contact TyVia if your organization requires specific custody documentation for a contract.

PPE & spill-response standards

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Vehicle safety equipment and personal protective equipment standards for couriers transporting healthcare materials.

  • Disposable gloves
  • Appropriate personal protective equipment
  • Absorbent materials
  • Biohazard bags
  • Disinfectant and cleaning materials
  • Spill-response supplies

Drivers are trained to follow TyVia's procedures — and to contact dispatch — when a damaged or leaking shipment is encountered, rather than improvising. TyVia is not a hazardous-materials emergency response provider.

Temperature-controlled transportation

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Temperature-controlled transportation is available when appropriate and agreed upon for the shipment — it is not applied to every vehicle or shipment automatically. Where agreed, TyVia uses insulated containers, appropriate cooling materials, monitoring where required, and documented escalation for temperature excursions.

  • Insulated transport containers
  • Cold packs or other appropriate temperature-control materials
  • Temperature-monitoring devices where required
  • Written handling instructions supplied by the sending organization
  • Documentation of conditions during transport
  • Escalation procedure for temperature excursions

Proof of delivery

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Deliveries are recorded against the shipment reference number so your organization has a clear record of what was delivered, where, and when.

  • Delivery date
  • Delivery time
  • Destination location
  • Delivery status
  • Receiving confirmation by an appropriate recipient where applicable
  • Courier confirmation
  • Shipment / reference number
  • Exception documentation where applicable

Proof-of-delivery records are kept free of patient-identifying information wherever possible. Business-account customers can request delivery documentation for their own shipments.

Business-account customers get the clearest picture of their delivery history. See how business accounts work.

Vehicle cleanliness & inspection

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Standards for vehicles used to transport healthcare shipments.

  • Clean, uncluttered cargo areas
  • Routine cleanliness checks
  • No unnecessary personal materials stored with healthcare shipments
  • Appropriate separation between shipments
  • Inspection of transport areas before and after routes
  • Cleaning following any spill or potential contamination
  • Appropriate transport containers for the shipment type
  • No smoking in or around vehicles transporting healthcare materials

Operating standards

The day-to-day service rules healthcare teams ask about before contracting: how shipments are released, what happens when a delivery cannot be completed, and how exceptions are escalated.

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Signature & recipient confirmation

Signature capture is configured per delivery, so each shipment is released the way your organization requires.

  • Signature required — the receiving person signs for the shipment
  • Authorized recipient only — released to a named or role-based recipient
  • Facility confirmation — received by staff at the destination department
  • No signature required — courier confirmation is recorded instead
  • The requirement is set when the delivery is scheduled and shown to the courier
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If a delivery cannot be completed

Healthcare shipments are never abandoned. When a destination is closed, a recipient is unavailable, or access is refused, the courier follows a fixed escalation path.

  • The courier contacts dispatch immediately rather than improvising
  • Dispatch contacts your point of contact to agree on next steps
  • The shipment stays in the courier's custody and under required conditions
  • Redelivery, hold, or return is completed as directed by your organization
  • The exception and its resolution are recorded against the request ID
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Delivery windows & timing

TyVia commits to service levels, not to guaranteed minute-level arrival times, and tells you when timing changes.

  • Requested pickup date and time are confirmed before service begins
  • Scheduled routes run to an agreed recurring window
  • STAT and rush transports are dispatched on the fastest available courier
  • Delays are communicated to your point of contact as soon as they are known
  • Timing that cannot be supported is declined up front instead of promised
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Exception handling & escalation

Damaged packaging, temperature concerns, access problems, and vehicle issues all route to the same documented escalation process.

  • Couriers report exceptions from the field with a category and explanation
  • Dispatch is alerted and reviews every exception
  • Your point of contact is notified when the shipment or timing is affected
  • Resolution is recorded against the request ID for your delivery record
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Patient privacy in transit

TyVia limits access to healthcare information to what the delivery actually requires.

  • Shipments are identified by request ID, not by patient information
  • Delivery records and notifications are kept free of patient identifiers where possible
  • Couriers do not open or inspect the contents of sealed healthcare shipments
  • Patient information must never be entered into TyVia's public web forms

Protecting patient information

TyVia works from the principle that a courier does not need patient information to move a shipment. We ask only for what a pickup and delivery actually require: locations, contacts, timing, and a shipment reference number.

Do not enter patient names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, diagnoses or other protected health information in this form. Call TyVia to coordinate shipments requiring protected information.

Read our Privacy Policy for how submitted information is handled and retained.

Compliance documentation

TyVia claims only the training and procedures described on this page. We do not hold ourselves out as certified or accredited by any third party. If your organization needs qualification or training documentation as part of a contracting or vendor-onboarding process, request it directly — we do not publish individual personnel records.