Startup guide
Work through the major authority, safety, insurance, finance, and recordkeeping foundations.
What this tab is for
Startup guide is a progress checklist for pre-authority and early-stage carriers. It links to official sources and separates planning progress from actual agency approval.
How to use it
- 1
Open each checklist item and read the goal, official source, and completion evidence.
- 2
Complete the real filing, account setup, policy, training, or business decision outside CarrierOS.
- 3
Mark the step complete only after the required evidence exists.
- 4
Reopen a step if a filing, policy, or assumption changes.
- 5
Use Growth mentor before committing to financed equipment and upgrade the plan when the first active power unit is ready.
What to understand
- Progress tracker
- A checked box is an internal planning record, not proof of agency, insurer, tax, or legal approval.
- Official sources
- Follow the current instructions on the linked government or program website.
- Professional help
- Use qualified legal, tax, insurance, safety, and accounting professionals where appropriate.
Good operating habits
- Save confirmation numbers and effective dates in the secure system chosen for permanent compliance records.
- Build insurance, maintenance, fuel, and collection-delay cash into the launch plan.