Somerset’s New Online Carrier Registration
Over the last several years Somerset has implemented
processes to update and improve our setup procedures for carriers. We have strived to protect our partners,
customers and company by only doing business with the best carriers. We have also tried to minimize the work for
account managers and independent agents who have the ability to register new
carriers. As part of the overall plan to
protect ourselves and our customers from partnering with unqualified carriers
Somerset has partnered with an industry leader, Internet Truckstop, and will
incorporate their online carrier registration process for registering and
monitoring carriers. The registration and
monitoring system provides Somerset the ability to quickly setup new and current
carriers, as well as validate and monitor all those qualified carriers to
ensure they maintain the proper qualifications to move our freight.
The carrier registration system integrates with our Transportation
Management System (TMS) in that it automatically updates information in our TMS. Account managers will no longer have to swop
documents and input carrier information into our TMS. A carrier’s information such as a carrier’s
W9, broker-carrier contracts, insurance documents and other information will be
stored and accessed digitally. So how
does the new carrier registration work?
A new carrier simply goes to our website, selects the menu
tab “Carrier Registration”, clicks the link and the carrier is sent to our
carrier registration link. The carrier
will take a few minutes to complete the setup process then the information is
automatically uploaded into our TMS and stored on line. We will no longer have to send a setup packet
and then manually upload that information into our TMS. The registration takes a carrier no longer
than 2 - 5 minutes to complete. Once the
carrier fills out the information in the link the system validates their
company information and the carrier will be able to move Somerset loads within
minutes. The new registration process will
also assist and streamline many cumbersome and timely tasks associated with
registering carriers. Having carriers register
online assists in avoiding missed faxes and lost paperwork. There will no longer be any faxing required
to register new carriers which increases our speed and accuracy. Through the registration link carriers will complete
an online profile, view and sign our Broker – Carrier contract electronically. These
electronically signed PDFs allow us to save, print and download signed
contracts and other agreements. Daily (at the end of the day) the system
updates carrier information. This includes a carrier’s updated safety ratings, identifies
out of date or invalid carriers, and provides other alerts which are
automatically updated into our TMS. For example, if a carrier falls out of
tolerance, goes out of business or loses insurance our TMS will change statuses
and notify us not to use the carrier.
The online carrier registration and integration into our TMS
allows account managers and independent agents more time to spend on selling
freight and servicing customers. As
important our online registration process provides the security of knowing that
Somerset will only be working with valid qualified carriers.
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