The carrier setup form collects the company information, MC authority, insurance details and agreement needed to get a new carrier onboarded and dispatched quickly.
Most carriers are approved and booked on their first load within 24 to 48 hours of submitting a complete packet, since the setup form gathers everything a dispatcher needs in one pass instead of a back and forth email chain. There is no signup fee, no long term contract and no obligation to accept a load once you are onboarded. If a lane or rate does not work for you, you simply pass, and your dispatcher keeps working the boards.
A member of the onboarding team reviews your packet, confirms your authority and insurance, and assigns you a dedicated dispatcher based on your equipment and preferred lanes. You will hear back the same business day in most cases, and your dispatcher will walk you through how load approvals, check calls and invoicing work before your first load is booked, so nothing about the process is a surprise once you are running.