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How to Manage Multiple Carrier Accounts Using Browser Profiles

Learn how to use Browser Profiles to create dedicated workspaces for each carrier you dispatch for, keeping your emails, load boards, and tools perfectly organized.

Written by Daniel M.

The Challenge: Managing Multiple Logins

As a dispatcher working with several owner-operators, you likely handle multiple sets of credentials for Gmail, load boards, and platforms like Ship.Cars. Logging in and out of these accounts all day is time-consuming and increases the risk of mistakes.

If this sounds familiar, then you should know that your browser most likely supports Browser Profiles and you should get advantage of them.

What are browser profiles?

Think of them as separate “workspaces” inside the same browser, each with its own logins, tabs (Gmail, Ship.Cars, load boards, etc.), history, and settings. You can create one Profile per carrier and keep everything open at once, in separate windows, side-by-side.

Setting up profiles

Creating a new profile in Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.

  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile icon (circle with an image or initial).

  3. Click “Add Chrome Profile”.

  4. In the dialog:

    • Click "Stay signed out" or “Continue without an account” if you don’t want to sign in with a Google account for this carrier (recommended if you’re sharing logins with the owner-operator).

    • Enter a Name (e.g. Carrier ABC).

    • Choose a color theme (pick a different color for each carrier).

  5. Click “Done” (or “Create”).
    Chrome will open a new window for this profile.

Switching between carrier profiles in Chrome

You can switch in two main ways:

  • From the taskbar/dock:

    • Click the window whose name matches the carrier you want.

  • From the profile menu:
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No logging out needed – Chrome will open a new window for this profile.

Safari (macOS) – brief note

ℹ️ Apple introduced Profiles in Safari 17 with MacOS Sonoma (fall of 2023).

If you don't find the following options, you may be using an older version.

  • Open Safari.

  • Go to Safari > Settings (or Preferences) from the top menu.

  • Find the Profiles tab.

  • Enable Profiles and create a separate profile for each carrier

💡 Tips to avoid mistakes between carriers

To keep things clean and prevent mistakes like booking with the wrong carrier:

  • Color-code profiles. Choose strong, distinct colors for each carrier profile.

  • Name them clearly.

  • Use one window per carrier. Avoid mixing carriers in the same browser window. Keep “Carrier A” strictly in its own window/profile.

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