Using Load Posting
Boards and Finding Trucks
Truckload
and Freight load boards are a great way to find carriers. There
are a lot of different load boards out there and there are services
available that enable you to post to more then one at a time.
some of the ones that we have experience with are.
Transcore
DAT Express 360 - "Access the TransCore DAT Network,
the safest, largest and fastest truck load board with over 60
million loads & trucks annually, 42 million found here first
or nowhere else." Our experience has been very positive
with this site. It is a little more expensive but it seems that
the carriers available are professional and have been around
for a while. The have a great rating tool that helps sell freight
to customers and negotiate with carriers
Trulos
Transportation - This is the largest free load board on
the internet and very easy to sign up and use. We have received
a lot of success from this service
Post
Everywhere - "PostEverywhere freight posting service
streamlines the process of posting to the Internet which will
save you time and increase efficiency. If you use Internet freight
matching sites to find trucks for your loads, or to find freight
for empty trucks, Post Everywhere truck and load posting service
is an essential tool for your company."
How
to Find Truckload Carriers
A lot
of times when you post a load you will not receive the call
back in time. This is generally due to a shortage of trucks
and a high amount of loads in the area. Since freight transport
pricing is effected by the supply and demand of trucks you may
need to search out and find a carrier to take the load. The
next thing to do is to use the load boards to search for carriers.
The search function is available on just about every site. You
will be able to enter in specific information about the origin
and destination, truck type, date available and the search will
find you trucks looking for similar freight. the sites will
list phone numbers. First thing you do is call and talk to dispatch
and verify the availability of the truck. If the truck is available
describe your load in detail. Include:
