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# Choose Organization Type

## Before you start

You need an active organization before this page appears. If you have not made
one yet, follow [create or select an organization](/help/getting-started/create-or-select-organization)
first.

This setup screen asks how your organization plans to use chrt. The choice is
permanent for the organization because it controls the product routes, setup
checklist, permissions, and billing flow shown to your team.

## Step-by-step instructions

1. Confirm the **Company name**.
2. Confirm the **Organization handle**. This becomes your public chrt profile
   handle.
3. Review the two organization types: **Shipper** and **Provider**.
4. Choose the type that matches what this organization does.
5. Click **Continue**.

## Choose Shipper when

Choose **Shipper** when your organization places shipments and wants to manage,
track, or coordinate freight with providers on chrt.

This is the right choice when you are the cargo owner, manufacturer, healthcare
team, lab, warehouse, or operations team that needs freight moved by another
company.

Shipper organizations can connect with providers, create shipments, track work,
and manage shipment visibility. Learn more on the [shipper platform page](/shippers).

![Shipper option selected on the chrt mode selection screen](/_fern-img/deb5a2ae40ef2c6610cad830043618b912e6d40d6ac7cec08e511dcb25dcfe33.webp)

## Choose Provider when

Choose **Provider** when your organization provides logistics services to other
companies.

Couriers, freight forwarders, operators, and carrier teams should choose
**Provider**. This includes teams that dispatch drivers, manage pickup and
delivery work, coordinate flight or ground legs, send tracking updates, collect
proof of delivery, and bill customers.

Provider organizations use chrt as an operations platform for the full order
lifecycle: customer intake, dispatch, tracking, proof of delivery, and billing.
Learn more on the [freight forwarder page](/forwarders) and the [driver app page](https://chrt.com/driver-app).

Provider setup can include subscription checkout. Review [pricing](https://chrt.com/pricing) or
open the [subscription page](https://chrt.com/subscribe) if you need to confirm plan details.

![Provider option selected on the chrt mode selection screen](/_fern-img/bd32d38812194879dd694a8126dd1757bb58646324fcf295598f3c1396785bb8.webp)

## What happens after you continue

chrt saves the selected mode to the organization. That selection determines the
main navigation, onboarding checklist, and which workflows are shown by default.

Shipper organizations continue into the shipper setup checklist: connect with a
provider, set up shipper info, create the first shipment, and track shared work.

Provider organizations continue into the provider setup flow. Depending on your
plan, you may be sent through subscription checkout before entering the app.
After access is available, the provider checklist guides you through inviting a
driver, adding a customer, setting up a rate sheet, and creating an assigned
order.

## If you are not sure

Ask what your organization primarily does in chrt:

* If your team requests shipments from another company, choose **Shipper**.
* If your team performs logistics work for customers, choose **Provider**.
* If your team is a courier company or freight forwarder, choose **Provider**.

If you selected the wrong mode, contact chrt support before creating real
orders, inviting team members, or setting up billing.

* Contact [hi@chrt.com](mailto:hi@chrt.com) if you have issues.

> Learn how to choose the right chrt organization type for shippers, couriers, and freight forwarders.