Welcome to your Monday edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for fleets and owner operators. Over the coming week, you can expect flatbed demand to be very strong in several key markets, including those in Texas, Saskatchewan and South Dakota. If you run reefer loads, you’ll want to prioritize loads inbound to and outbound from Dodge…
We’re excited to announce our new integration partnership with Loadsure, a digital cargo insurer that uses automation and artificial intelligence to provide lightning-fast quotes and claims processing. Our partnership with Loadsure allows you to add cargo insurance to spot market loads on a load-by-load basis right in the Trucker Tools’ driver app. You can get instant quotes on cargo insurance…
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for a brand new edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight market report for owner operators and carriers. In every edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll discover where demand and rates for specific types of truckload capacity will be high and low over the next five to seven days. Two markets…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is an opportunity to talk about a major issue in the trucking industry: mental health. As a trucker, you often witness accidents and spend a significant amount of time away from home, family and friends. The COVID-19 precautions that many shippers and receivers have had in place since the pandemic began have made…
In this new Customer Success Story blog series, you’ll be hearing how Trucker Tools’ technology is helping freight broker and logistics companies become more efficient and strengthen their relationships with customers and carriers alike. In this first blog in the series, we’re highlighting third party logistics provider, Loadsmith. This Colorado-based 3PL began using Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity real-time visibility platform…
Welcome to the mid-week edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free, three-times-a-week freight forecast for fleets and drivers. Over the next week, Texarkana, Texas, will remain a hot market for both flatbed and reefer freight. In fact, the Texarkana, Texas, flatbed market ranks number one in today’s Top Five Hottest Markets list. In the coming week, you also can…
Welcome to my inaugural Trucker Tools CEO update. In this blog and each quarter, I’ll be sharing what’s new at Trucker Tools, from spotlighting new product features to highlighting the talents of folks who are new to the team. Our People: New COO and CRO, Company Offsite We are building the best team in freight tech. To that end, Rohit…
Throughout the month of June in honor of National Safety Month, we’re raising awareness about on-the-job safety for those of you working in the transportation industry, especially for truck drivers. Trucker safety includes reducing driver distraction, combatting fatigue, trucker mental and physical health, technology-based safety systems and much more. We recently spoke with Dana Smith, founder and co-owner of The…
In recognition of military appreciation month, we’re sharing stories from veterans working in the trucking industry and from folks in transportation who are honoring fallen soldiers, veterans and active duty personnel. We recently spoke with Don Queeney, Wreaths Across America’s Director of Transportation and Mobile Educational Exhibit, to learn more about Wreaths Across America’s mission and the carriers and drivers…
After spending 30+ years behind the wheel of a big rig, Nova Scotia-based professional driver turned relationship coach Dana Smith knows a thing or two about the challenges of being a trucker. Several years ago, Dana was working 100+ hours a week and under a tremendous amount of stress. He was hospitalized for severe stress, which convinced him to make…
