In this ongoing Broker Tip blog series, we’re providing freight brokers like you with insights into how to be more productive and effective in your day-to-day work. This newest blog in the series is dedicated to the powerful, time-saving Carrier Matches feature in our digital freight matching platform, Smart Capacity. Once you’re on the phone with a dispatcher or ready to send…
We recently caught up with Georgia-based owner operator/entrepreneur Larry Cothran to get his take on what 2022 has been like for owner operators. For the last two years, Larry has been leased on to a small company that works directly with shippers. He currently is transporting dry van hazmat loads for the company and, like many owner ops and carriers right now, is…
Happy Friday and welcome to the newest edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for fleets and drivers. In each and every issue of our free freight forecast, we provide you with data-driven insights on where freight demand and rates will be highest and lowest across the United States and Canada over the next week. In today’s freight forecast,…
As 2022 winds down, it’s the perfect time to preview what might be coming in 2023 and to review the highlights of the last year. We recently had the chance to catch up with Chris Jolly, aka The Freight Coach, to do just that. Chris is a freight broker turned consultant who has been around trucking and transportation his entire professional career.…
A few weeks ago, Trucker Tools launched the transportation industry’s first customizable driver loyalty program that encourages relationship building and loyalty between drivers and freight brokers. Our new Driver Loyalty Program allows freight brokers to create customized reward levels within the Trucker Tools driver app. When drivers complete these specific tasks in the app, they earn TruckerPoints that are redeemable for free gift…
Happy Wednesday, truckers and carriers, and welcome to your mid-week edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight report for owner operators and fleets. In this and every edition of our free freight report, you’ll learn where demand and rates for various types of freight will be high, low, increasing and decreasing over the next five to seven days. Looking…
In a webinar held last week for the Transportation Intermediaries Association’s Lunch & Learn series, Trucker Tools’ C.E.O. Kary Jablonski and C.R.O. Kyler Ford joined T.I.A.’s Anthony Mascarenhas to explore the increasing popularity of ELD-based load tracking. The discussion centered on how ELD-based load tracking can provide multiple benefits to brokers, carriers and drivers. For freight brokers like you, the ability…
Over the last six to nine months, truckload capacity has loosened considerably in many U.S. freight markets. When capacity isn’t as tight, it’s the perfect opportunity to focus on elevating your shipper service and differentiating yourself from the competition with a renewed focus on providing top notch, real-time visibility of freight. One of the most effective ways to stand out from…
In this ongoing educational blog series, we’ve providing freight brokers like you with real-world tips on how to work more productively and maximize your efficiency. Whether it’s saving time on capacity sourcing or implementing load tracking best practices for exceptional results, we’ve got you covered. This newest blog is focused on Trucker Tools’ real-time visibility platform and companion driver app, which together…
With 2022 coming to a close and 2023 just around the corner, we thought it’d be a great time to dig into what the last year has been like for truckers and carriers — and to discuss what might be in store for the trucking industry in 2023. We recently caught up with trucking consultant Adam Wingfield to get his take on 2022…
