When a haulage company passes a job on to another carrier or a self-employed haulier, the law treats it as the contracting shipper for that consignment. Generate the document yourself and give it to the driver.
In its FAQ on the control document, the Spanish Ministry of Transport explains it like this: "If a carrier (Carrier A) subcontracts another (Carrier B) for a given consignment, then the latter will be the actual carrier (Carrier B) while the former will be the contracting shipper (Carrier A)."
In other words, on the trips you pass on to partners, your company provides the data on the shipper, the carrier, the origin and destination and the goods, and is jointly liable for the document with whoever makes the trip.
Trips your lorries make as a carrier also need a DeCA. For €25 a month you cover both cases, with unlimited documents and users.
Sources: Orden FOM/2861/2012, arts. 4 and 7; FAQ of the Spanish Ministry of Transport on the control document; Resolution of 5 June 2026 (BOE-A-2026-12784).
Tell us how many trips you subcontract a week and how you manage them now. In a call we'll show you how to issue the DeCA for your partners.
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Or call us: +34 959 54 07 12Liability falls on the last carrier in the chain, who makes the trip, and on whoever hires them. If your company subcontracted, it's the contracting shipper for that consignment and is jointly liable, unless it can prove it issued the document.
As the actual carrier you also need a DeCA for every public transport consignment. It's usually generated by the shipper, but you can agree that you'll do it.
No. They receive the PDF with its QR code via WhatsApp or on paper. They don't have to sign up anywhere.
Not carrying the document or not completing it is a serious offence under article 141.17 of the LOTT, fined at 401 to 600 euros per consignment.
