Bear's number-one priority is to provide excellent service. To ensure that the carriers we utilize will uphold a standard of excellence, Bear has a team dedicated to implementing our rigorous selection process for our carriers. To establish a relationship with Bear Transportation Services, a carrier must meet the following criteria: - Been in business for at least 1 year
- Cargo insurance of $100,000
- Auto liability insurance of $1,000,000
- General liability insurance of $1,000,000
- Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA
- Minimum of two trucks
- Central dispatch
- Give Bear direct contact to drivers via mobile phone, pager, or satellite system
- Sign our Broker/Carrier Contract
- Updated equipment preferably no older than 5 years
Additionally, Bear's Carrier Maintenance staff constantly monitors each carrier's authority, insurance, safety rating and supplemental licenses such as licenses for hazardous materials hauling. If any one of these items lapses, we ensure that all of the current documentation is obtained prior to allowing the carrier to enter your facility.
We maintain a live database of available equipment for those carriers that have established a relationship with Bear. Also, our company philosophy that carriers are the core of success enables us to establish long-term relationships with the nation's best. We offer our quality carriers programs such as our Preferred Carrier Program and soon to come Quick Pay options to increase our retention.
