Welcome to the newest edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for fleets and drivers. In this and every edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll discover where demand and rates will be high and low over the next week across the United States and Canada. Over the next five to seven day period, you can expect flatbed demand and…
As the owner of a freight brokerage or logistics business, you recognize that real-time visibility is important to your customers. However, you may be overwhelmed by the number of software options available to you when it comes to choosing a load tracking technology for your company. In this blog, you’ll learn why Trucker Tools is the industry’s best-in-class visibility technology provider — and how…
Last month, we began a new integration partnership with FreightWaves SONAR that brings SONAR rate intelligence to our Smart Capacity software platform for freight brokers and logistics companies. This powerful new tool within Smart Capacity provides you with average, high and low rate data for each load in Smart Capacity that speeds up carrier rate confirmations. Instant access to real-time rate intelligence…
Guest blog post by Slawomir Platta, Esq., Founding Partner of The Platta Law Firm, PLLC When it comes to truck drivers and fleet owners, not all states are equally accommodating. Due to a variety of strict and prohibitive laws, some states certainly make it more challenging for those in the trucking industry to do business within their borders. What may…
This ongoing Broker Tip blog series is giving freight brokers like you the tools you need to be more effective in your daily work. Our tips help you source and manage capacity faster, streamline your communications with carriers and drivers, build a strong carrier network and increase efficiency. This blog is dedicated to real-time load tracking and how to achieve the…
In this ongoing Employee Spotlight blog series, you’re getting to know the hard-working folks here at Trucker Tools, including members of our engineering, sales, marketing and executive teams. This newest Employee Spotlight blog is dedicated to Virginia native Max Leach, Trucker Tools’ Partnerships Manager. Max joined the Trucker Tools team in 2019 and today oversees Trucker Tools’ software integration partnerships. Outside…
Happy Friday and welcome to your T.G.I.F. edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight market report for owner operators and trucking companies. In every edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll learn where demand and rates will be high and low over the next five to seven days. This week, you can expect reefer demand to remain high in several U.S.…
Time really is money in the transportation business, which is why Trucker Tools partners with other leading technology providers in the industry. We know that when our technology can “talk” to other technologies, it saves valuable time and everyone wins – including freight brokers, 3PLs, drivers, carriers and shippers. Trucker Tools’ broker load tracking platform Smart Capacity integrates with 89 different electronic logging devices, giving…
As a freight broker or 3PL, you want to get as many carrier eyeballs on your company’s loads as possible. Of course, those carriers need to be insured, licensed and authorized to move your freight by both federal and state regulatory bodies. As a user of Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity software platform for freight brokers and logistics providers, you gain access to…
Last month, we launched the trucking industry’s first-of-its-kind Driver Loyalty Program that rewards truckers like you for using Trucker Tools’ free driver app. With our new Driver Loyalty Program, you earn free TruckerPoints for taking certain actions in the driver app. These can include booking loads, sending brokers digital rate quotes, tracking loads, uploading proof of delivery documents and more. The TruckerPoints that…
