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Tag: Internet Truckstop
Business
Rates mostly flat in June as van retains negotiating leverage and flatbed inches up
Paid rates on the spot market were stable in June compared to the month prior, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com, with dry van and flatbed rates creeping up and reefer rates inching down.
July 15, 2015
Business
On-demand load matching: Where it’s on the way
Tech startups aimed at long-haul TL need critical mass of freight, carrier capacity and more to compete with systems entrenched in the freight market, themselves adopting some Uber-like functionality.
April 3, 2015
Business
Internet Truckstop launches re-branding effort at MATS
Internet Truckstop has a new look. The brand and online freight-matching service, operational for two decades, has become Truckstop.com. Chat negotiation features, also, is rolling out to board subscribers.
March 26, 2015
Business
Spot market rates: Seasonal downswing continues as rates stay high
Per-mile rates on the spot market fell for the fourth straight month in October, mostly in line with seasonal trends, but they remained strong and much higher than Octobers in recent years, according to data released Nov. 3 by Internet Truckstop.
November 3, 2014
Business
Getting the best rates: Two approaches
Owner-operators Rico Muhammad and Chad Boblett share Tortoise-and-Hare approaches to using data toward commanding better rates.
October 3, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Taking control of load-matching
What has emerged through the years is the ability for owner-operators to quickly and accurately pinpoint the markets where they’re in high demand, even before arriving.
October 2, 2014
Business
Riding the spot market boom
Higher than typical volumes on the spot market coupled with tight trucking capacity are improving the rate landscape. Independents: Identify high-demand freight situations and negotiate for top dollar.
October 1, 2014
Business
When rates drive capacity: Growth in new-carrier registrations follows spot-market rate boom
Owner-operators with their eyes on real-time demand data are well-positioned to capitalize on a large volume of freight — and attendant good rates — available from brokers in the spot market.
September 19, 2014
Business
FTR, Internet Truckstop to forecast spot market activity
FTR and Internet Truckstop announced a new strategic industry partnership to offer market analysis and specificity for both contract and spot freight segments by region and by trailer type.
September 10, 2014
Business
Rates fall, but still riding boom from earlier this year
Per-mile rates on the spot market fell in August for the second straight month, as rates come down from the 5-month boom seen between February and June. Internet Truckstop released its monthly rate data Sept. 2.
September 2, 2014
Channel 19
More ‘loads 2.0’
Tech company Kaazing is building an online-communications enhancement to brokerage Allen Lund Co.’s management software to streamline/enhance shipper-broker-carrier communications and load negotiation/selection.
May 13, 2013
Business
Load by phone: An automated future for online load selection?
New online marketplace-based load-booking engines, some say, portend a streamlined future for load selection and payment.
April 17, 2013
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