Carrier Set Up

Our Carrier Packet facilitates carrier setup to help get you approved to haul freight. You'll complete all of the various contracts and documents so that our dispatcher (s) can fwd. them to the broker. All necessary documentation, contracts, and agreements in the packet must be completed in order to properly communicate expectations and ensure compliance with regulatory entities.

Carrier Agreement includes information such as your Motor Carrier (MC) number, the agreement date, the number of days until payment, invoicing procedures, insurance requirements, cargo limitations, contract dates, and pickup and delivery details.

The IRS requires a completed W-9 Form indicating the amount of income paid to the carrier.

Liability Insurance Depending on their classification, carriers must have various cargo insurance policies. The carrier must provide an insurance certificate showing that they have the minimum required amount of liability insurance. It’s the broker’s responsibility to confirm that the insurance certificates for their carriers are valid and up-to-date.

Copy of MC Operating Authority Carriers who haul freight must have an MC number assigned by the FMCSA. The MC number indicates that the carrier has the legal right to provide transportation of property.

Safety Rating Documentation. Carriers must provide their motor carrier safety rating to brokers. Depending on their compliance history, drivers might have a rating of satisfactory, conditional, or unsatisfactory.

Licensing Proof that the driver has the proper license required to operate the truck legally. Brokers may require that a carrier furnish a photograph of their state-issued license to prove that they have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with the correct designation.

Invoicing Procedures How to initiate payments and where to send documents to receive payment after load delivery.

New Carrier Profile Information This is all identifying information about a new carrier that a broker requires for the onboarding process.

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