Multi-license transport software should model the company separately from its licenses, bind each load to the relevant origin license and facility, and use the correct authority/credentials for Metrc and operational decisions.
Company identity and license identity are not the same
Treating a company profile as if it has one permanent license creates ambiguity as soon as the business adds a facility or holds more than one class.
A better model stores multiple licenses under the company and makes the acting license explicit on each operational record.
Metrc authority should follow the origin license
Transfer retrieval and package verification need the credential context associated with the shipper’s relevant facility/license. A carrier or another internal license should not inherit that authority implicitly.
Flower Freight’s architecture scopes Metrc operations to the originating license context.
Roles can overlap without collapsing
A company may cultivate, manufacture, wholesale, or distribute under different authorities. Users may also hold internal roles such as owner, warehouse worker, or driver.
The product needs to support those combinations while keeping permissions understandable.
Audit records should preserve the license context
Historical retrieval should show not just the company name but the license/facility that originated the movement and the entities that performed transport and receiving.
That clarity becomes more important as the operator grows.
Frequently asked questions
Can one Flower Freight company have multiple licenses?
The platform is being designed to support multiple licenses under one company record.
Should users choose one permanent license during registration?
A default may help onboarding, but operational records should still bind to the specific license relevant to the load.
Can a Class 4 license use the shipper’s Metrc key?
The system should preserve shipper Metrc authority rather than automatically sharing credentials across legal roles.
Run the 10-minute transport audit.
Test what your operation can actually produce today: vehicle, driver, GPS, package, custody, receiving and historical transport evidence. No signup required to see your score.