The open road, the hum of the engine, and vast landscapes stretching out before you – life on the road as a trucker carries a romantic allure that few professions can match. Behind this facade, truckers grapple with numerous challenges, testing their problem-solving skills daily. From route planning and fuel management to finding parking spots and vehicle maintenance, a trucker’s…
Freight brokers play a key role in the transportation industry, acting as the go-between for shippers who need to move their freight and the trucking companies with the commercial trucks to move these shipments. We’ll show you how to be a freight broker and the different paths you can follow. We’ll also outline what skills are required, how long it…
Load boards play an important role in the transportation industry. In simple terms, load boards function as online freight marketplaces through which freight brokers can search for and book truck capacity — and where carriers/owner operators can search for and book loads for their trucks. Load boards also facilitate communication between owner operators/carriers and freight brokers. In this blog, you’ll…
In our Employee Spotlight blog series, we’re helping you get to know the talented folks who work here at Trucker Tools. In this newest installment, we’re introducing you to Jason Smith who joined Trucker Tools a little over a month ago as a human resources generalist. Jason is an Arkansas native who previously worked for law firms in the greater…
This blog is dedicated to one of the major players in trucking and transportation: the freight broker. While there are lots of different roles and nuances within freight brokerage, freight brokers and freight brokerage companies specialize in one primary activity — and that is finding transportation for manufacturers and distributors who need to transport freight. Brokers play the essential role…
Source: Red Stag Fulfillment The concept of multi-carrier shipping strategy has grown increasingly important in the logistics sector for businesses of all sizes. The global market for multi-carrier parcel management solutions is projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2032, a testament to the growing reliance on e-commerce in various industries. Such a shift signifies a conscious move towards operation optimization.…
If you’re a regular reader of the Trucker Tools blog, you know we love talking to truckers from all over the country. We recently had the good fortune to speak with Bobby Coffey-Loy, CEO and founder of the LGBTQ+ Truck Driver Network, and Jess Orton, the group’s social media director. Both Bobby and Jess are company drivers based out of…
Throughout the month of June in celebration of Pride month, we’re highlighting LGBTQIA+ people who work in the transportation industry and their stories. In this blog, you’ll get to know Jermaine Moore, a lease operator who runs out of North Carolina. Jermaine is a former hair stylist who made a career change when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. We’re…
Trucker Tools is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Text to Track solution that allows freight brokers to track loads in real-time using SMS and WhatsApp text message technology. With Text to Track, all you need is the contact information for the driver delivering the load to achieve the start to finish, real-time visibility your customers need and…
The global freight brokerage market is expected to reach more than $86 billion by the year 2028, projected to grow more than five percent between now and then. The U.S. freight brokerage market alone is projected to reach nearly $14 billion by 2028, with a growth rate of more than 36 percent. As a result, the competition is fierce when…
