Load board and freight guides
How to find better loads, negotiate better rates and get paid for your time.
- How truck load boards workWhat a load board is, who posts the loads, and how carriers book them.
- How to read a load postingWhat every field means, and the details to confirm before you book.
- How to negotiate freight rates with brokersKnow your numbers, counter with confidence, and know when to walk away.
- How to check a freight broker before you bookAuthority, credit, days to pay and double-brokering warning signs.
- Deadhead miles: when driving empty is worth itHow deadhead changes your real rate, and how to plan backhauls.
- Rate per mile: all-in vs. loaded, explainedThe two numbers carriers use, and which one tells the truth.
- Detention, layover and TONU: getting paid for your timeThe accessorial charges carriers are owed, and how to collect them.
- Spot freight vs. contract freightHow the two markets work, and how small carriers use both.
- Load boards for new authorities: getting your first loadsWhy some brokers hesitate with new carriers, and how to get booked anyway.
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