Bear Shift Carriers & owner-operators
Get loads with Bear Shift
Loads around the Seattle–Tacoma area and beyond, with a clear rate confirmation before you load and all the paperwork from your phone.
Factoring welcome with your NOAWhat you get
- A clear rate confirmation before you load
- Digital paperwork: sign, upload your POD and check in from your phone
- Payment terms in writing in the Broker-Carrier Agreement you sign before your first load. Use factoring? Send your NOA and we pay your factor.
What we ask
- Your active MC (FMCSA operating authority)
- Auto liability $1,000,000 and cargo $100,000 minimum, plus your W-9
- You haul it under your own authority — no double brokering
Freight we book carriers for
We arrange shipments across the Puget Sound and to or from anywhere in the lower 48. Tell us your equipment and your home base so we can match loads to your truck:
- Dry van: full truckloads and partials
- Refrigerated (reefer): temperature-controlled loads
- Flatbed and step-deck: building materials, equipment and oversize freight
- Car haulers: open and enclosed, for dealers, auctions and fleets
- Box trucks: local and final-mile deliveries, some needing a liftgate
- Expedited: urgent loads when a shipper's carrier falls through
How a load works with us
- We send you a rate confirmation with the rate, the pickup and delivery details and any extras agreed. You read it and sign before you load.
- You haul the load under your own authority and check in from your phone at pickup and delivery.
- You upload the signed POD and the BOL, and send your invoice.
- We pay on the terms written in your Broker-Carrier Agreement, or we pay your factor if you sent us your NOA.
How to get set up
- Send us your MC with the buttons below.
- We verify your authority and insurance and send you your onboarding link.
- Sign the Broker-Carrier Agreement and upload your documents from your phone.
Have this ready
- Your MC number
- Certificate of insurance (auto liability and cargo)
- W-9
- Your NOA, if you use factoring
No long form: send us your MC and we send you a link to sign and upload your documents from your phone.
Questions from carriers
How does a carrier join?
Send us your MC with the buttons in this section. Full answer
When and how do you pay carriers?
Payment terms are set in writing in the Broker-Carrier Agreement you sign before your first load, and we pay after we receive your signed POD, the BOL and your invoice. Full answer
Do I need an account or a login?
No. You get a personal onboarding link to sign and upload your documents.