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Saturday, June 16, 2012

How to use a load board – some useful tips


Load boards contain extensive databases in which shippers and brokers post freight. O/O and Trucking companies can post availableness of trucks.
The new owner operators find it difficult to deal with a Load Board. Load boards are very helpful tools which can solve the problems associated with cheap freight and also brokers departing from business and not disbursing drivers at all.
One should be aware on how to efficiently utilize a load board. The following guide lines will help you to get accustomed with a load board.
  • Focus on to pay of related freight in the area
  • Get suggestions from other drivers concerning load boards
  • At all times make an effort to settle a healthier rate than what has been posted
  • Observe what regions of the country reimburse high and low and when
  • Make a extensive study on the brokers or company posting the load

Some Information to be searched through a load board
Most load boards offer several types of membership fees for utilizing them. Consult with drivers and acquire feedback on their satisfaction level with the load board. Many drivers prefer Internet Truckstop, Get Loaded, and DAT. Uship is the most updated load board that becomes popular now-a-days. Uship is a free loadboard that permits freight to be posted and haulers from independents to trucking companies to bid on the loads.
It contains the following features :-
  • Traffic and weather in route to destination of load
  • Existing back haul loads
  • Reliability or credit rating of company posting
  • Routing of the load
  • Capability to post the truck
  • Capability to post the freight

Some trucking load boards similar to Getloaded contains cell phone applications to aid matching you with freight. 
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Posted by
Rajib Dey
Business Executive
email : rajib.dey@suainlogistics.com
website : www.suainlogistics.com
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