Happy Monday and welcome to the latest edition of Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free market report for fleets and owner ops. The market insights that you see in this and every edition of “Where’s the Freight?” are based on the real-world transactions between freight brokers and owner operators/carriers that occur on Trucker Tools’ driver, carrier and broker software platforms.…
Throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black freight brokers, 3PL owners, truckers and fleet owners. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Pierre Laguerre, founder and CEO of Fleeting. Laguerre was born in Haiti and came to the United States when he was 15. After emigrating to the United…
Welcome to the Friday edition of Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for trucking companies and owner operators. In this and every edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll learn where demand and rates are likely to be high and low over the next five to seven day period. Armed with this vital information, you can maximize your profit…
As an operations or carrier manager in a freight brokerage/3PL company, you might be sticking with what you know when it comes to finding and securing truck capacity in the midst of this capacity crunch. Your team may be using load boards or calling/emailing carriers to find out what they have available for capacity. We’re here to tell you there’s…
The technology that you use in your everyday operations functions like the heart of your business. It keeps information flowing and ensures your team and partners have the information they need to make the best decisions in real-time. With Trucker Tools’ newest integration partnership, we’ve teamed up with Simple Truck ELD to bring ELD-based load tracking to freight brokers and…
Welcome to the mid-week edition of Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free market report for owner operators and fleets — and your source for discovering where demand and rates will be high and low in the coming week. This week, you can expect demand for flatbed capacity to increase in markets in Washington and Colorado, while El Paso, Texas, will…
As Brian Work of SupplyChainBrain writes, “In today’s tight transportation market, finding carriers to cover loads has become increasingly difficult. Capacity constraints, labor shortages, rising shipping costs and growing shipping volumes are all expected to continue throughout 2022 (and possibly beyond), making traditional approaches to procurement insufficient. Addressing both short-term and long-term capacity needs requires a more modern and strategic…
Welcome to the Monday edition of Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for fleets and drivers. Looking ahead to the coming week, you can expect flatbed demand inbound to and outbound from Yakima, Wash., to remain extremely high. In fact, the Yakima, Wash., flatbed market once again claims the top spot in our Top Five Hottest Markets list,…
We like to provide you with choices, which is why Trucker Tools integrates with 70+ of the leading ELD providers in the trucking industry. The partnerships that Trucker Tools maintains with ELD providers allow you as a driver or carrier to digitally track loads for freight brokers and 3PLs with your ELD in place of the Trucker Tools app. Getting…
When capacity is tight and drivers and carriers can be choosy, you must leverage all of the tools at your disposal to keep them engaged with your brokerage. Trucker Tools’ Broker Advantage is designed to help you keep drivers and carriers in your network and moving your loads, while streamlining communications between drivers/carriers and your team. With Broker Advantage, you…