Carrier Onboarding Checklist for Brokers
Most brokers eventually meet the carrier that looked fine on paper and then no-showed a pickup, or worse, ran a load without valid cargo insurance. The packet was signed. The W-9 was on file. Nobody caught the gap because nobody wrote down what “caught” actually means. This is the checklist to hand a new operations hire on day one — not a philosophy of vetting, just the steps in order, with the reasons attached so people don’t skip them under pressure. ...