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Carrier Requirements and
Onboarding
Interested in moving J.B. Hunt freight? Learn more about our requirements and onboarding process for third-party carriers.
Choosing the Right Carrier Option for Your Needs
As a diversified transportation services company, J.B. Hunt offers motor carriers several options for doing business with us utilizing your own operating authority, including loads for equipment types that range from dry van to flatbed, temp controlled and power-only.
Learn more about your options below:
1. Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS) = Your truck(s) + your trailer + J.B. Hunt shippers
J.B. Hunt’s ICS brokerage division offers tremendous flexibility. Carriers who do business with J.B. Hunt through ICS can select the available loads from the J.B. Hunt load board they wish to move and negotiate rates for individual loads. Motor carriers can use the Carrier 360® desktop and mobile apps to find loads, make offers and dispatch directly within the app. A variety of carrier services are available to help reduce or offset expenses and provide discounts on maintenance services, business services and technology products.
If you’re interested in hauling J.B. Hunt freight for our brokerage division, keep reading this page to learn more about our basic requirements and onboarding process.
2. Power Capacity Solutions (PCS or Power-Only) = Your truck(s) + J.B. Hunt trailer + J.B. Hunt shippers
The power-only option is appealing for carriers that want access to consistent no-touch freight moving J.B. Hunt trailers with our J.B. Hunt 360box® drop-and-hook solution. Rather than selecting loads from our load board, power-only carriers benefit from a dedicated sales team that books freight to be brokered to carriers in this category. Power-only carriers have access to the same menu of carrier services as other approved carriers. Carriers who choose to enter a longer-term contractual agreement receive access to individualized metrics reporting, helping to optimize their fleet use and grow their earning potential.
If you’re interested in consistent no-touch freight, click here to learn more about our power-only option, which has its own requirements and onboarding process.
How Do I Become a Carrier for J.B. Hunt Freight?
To become a carrier for J.B. Hunt’s ICS brokerage division, you must complete each of the following steps:
1. Meet or exceed our basic third-party carrier requirements.
2. Complete the verification process through Highway
3. Sign up for Carrier 360®.
Basic Requirements
Third-party carriers hauling J.B. Hunt freight must meet or exceed the basic requirements below. Specific J.B. Hunt business units and/or load types (such as specialized or high-value brokered loads) may have additional requirements including supplemental insurance, equipment, experience or training.
Insurance: All carrier companies operating CMVs must meet the federal minimum insurance requirements set by the U.S. Department of Transportation (“USDOT”). The USDOT requirement for auto liability insurance coverage for freight motor carriers is $750,000. However, brokers may set their own requirements for minimum insurance coverage for contracted carriers. Specialized or high-value brokered loads may require additional cargo insurance. Below, we provide more information on CMV insurance and what it covers.
Safety: Our culture of safety includes standards that all third-party carriers must meet and follow in order to qualify to haul J.B. Hunt freight. The carrier verification process, as described below, includes a review of your safety and compliance status.
Carrier Onboarding Requirements
For those who meet or exceed our basic requirements, the onboarding process will consist of the following steps:
Carrier Verification: Complete verification using Highway, a specialized technology platform used to verify carrier identity. It provides us with updated company and contact information, active authority and insurance, carrier identity and ownership, and safety and compliance status.
Carrier 360® account: Once you have completed verification, you must create a Carrier 360 account. You can use Carrier 360 to search and book loads as well as make check calls, submit load documentation and more. Find more information about using Carrier 360 here.
More Information about Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Insurance
Learn how CMV insurance helps commercial trucking companies mitigate risk, as well as three relevant policy types and what they cover.
Why Is Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Insurance Important?
Commercial trucking is an industry with inherent risks. For carriers, some of those risks can be mitigated by using best practices for things such as inspections, compliance, safety and driver training. These things can help reduce risk, but can never eliminate risk completely. While on the road, there are number of risk factors the driver is NOT able to control. These include things such as behaviors and actions of other motorists, weather and criminal activity. This is why it is important to have proper insurance in place for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.
Types of Coverage
CMV Auto Liability: All freight motor carriers are required to maintain minimum levels of auto liability insurance coverage. Most of the time auto liability insurance covers the following:
- Bodily injury and property damage as the result of an accident
- Bodily injury and property damage as the result of delivering someone else's goods
- Personal injury (negligence)
- Medical payments
Cargo Liability: The requirement to carry cargo liability insurance will vary from company to company. There is no USDOT requirement for maintaining cargo insurance for freight motor carriers, only carriers who transport household goods. Cargo liability insurance will cover damage or loss of the freight you are carrying. Certain types of freight may require special coverage not typically included in a cargo insurance policy. Examples include hazardous materials and pharmaceuticals.
Trailer Interchange: Trailer interchange insurance may be required if you are pulling trailers not owned by your company. This type of policy covers physical damage or loss of the non-owned trailer. Requirements for trailer interchange insurance vary by company and there is no USDOT requirement for carriers to maintain this type of coverage.
Contact Information
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