Overview

A Carrier Company is the organization a carrier contact works for. Opendock uses the term broadly to cover any external scheduler: vendors, suppliers, brokers, and truck drivers all count. You can also use a Carrier record to track any other company you need associated with an appointment, even if it isn't a traditional trucking carrier.

How to Create a Carrier Company

Carriers can only be created while adding a new carrier contact. Tere's no separate, standalone "Create Carrier" flow. The option appears inside the carrier contact creation modal:

1. Complete the first step of creating a carrier contact, then click Next

2. Start typing in the company name field so the option to create a new company appears

3. Scroll to the bottom and click Create a New Company.
4. Enter the company name (required) and the SCAC code (optional)

5. Click Save Company

6. Click Add Carrier Contact to finish

By following these steps, you can efficiently set up and manage carrier companies in Opendock.

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