load board

Getloaded releases free Android app

Overdrive Staff | May 08, 2012

Getloaded introduced a new Android mobile app to give members easier access to its load board. Getloaded's app provides an easy-to-use interface that allows users to quickly browse available loads and trucks in ...

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Speakout

Overdrive Staff | April 01, 2012

Safety should be priority in scheduling deliveries Freight should move based on safety, not shippers’ priorities for just-in-time and not on unnatural hours of service rules. I’m not sure if carriers are forcing as many loads ...

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Internet Truckstop designates women-owned firms

Overdrive Staff | March 19, 2012

Internet Truckstop, with help from the Women In Trucking Association, announced launch of a program to designate woman-owned businesses on the truckstop.com load board, allowing users to identify women-owned businesses within the trucking industry more ...

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Load board targets small carriers, independents

Overdrive Staff | June 16, 2011

No Broker Freight, a new freight matching service at www.nobrokerfreight.com, launched recently with a promotional rate of $39.99 monthly for owner-operators and small fleets of 50 trucks or less. Independent owner-operators and fleets can use promotional code ...

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Getloaded reports higher traffic

Overdrive Staff | April 25, 2011

Amid industry reports that freight loads are increasing, traffic to the new Getloaded – which the company says has upgrades and features that streamline freight matching – was up 42 percent from February to March. The ...

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Internet Truckstop launches new site with training videos

Overdrive Staff | March 15, 2011

Internet-based load board site Internet Truckstop has updated its website to make navigation easier and to include more features for carriers and freight brokers. The site has added features that allow users to find approved ...

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Trucking-specific iPhone app

Overdrive Staff | April 19, 2010

iLoadFinder reads the iPhone’s GPS location and retrieves available loads within a certain radius of the iPhone. Drivers can specify the radius to search and the distance they want the load to travel. The app ...

CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!

FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.