Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Jim Allen, Freightwaves. From public boards to private portals and niche freight co-ops, each load board serves a different ...

While a necessary part of business for many, load boards and brokers have challenges. Two industry executives offer advice on how to avoid them. While load boards are a necessary part of the trucking ...

Load boards have changed a lot from their humble beginnings about 40 years ago. Long gone are written notes tacked up on truck stop bulletin boards to help drivers find freight, or using telephones at ...

Load boards help carriers find backhauls, explore new lanes, and secure freight without a pre-existing network. Advanced filters and alerts let carriers quickly find loads by trailer type, lane, rate, ...

Hours-of-service compliance was the original intent of the electronic logging device (ELD) rule but shipment visibility could be the most valuable outcome, at least for shippers and freight brokers.

“I think it starts with the customer and really understanding their problems,” said Nadya Duke Boone, vice president of product at DAT Freight & Analytics. “When they’re looking at that load they ...

Trucks seeking freight. Freight seeking trucks. Matching the two up used to mean considerable phone time with brokers or carriers and then even more time waiting for the right match to come along — ...

Longtime expediting small fleets and, to a lesser extent, one-truck owner-operators will know the Sylectus transportation management system platform and its load board, a stalwart in that niche for ...

Pricing heavy haul freight has long required specialized carriers to juggle multiple tools, incomplete data, and costly assumptions -- often under tight time pressure. Truckstop.com this week ...