What can you tell me about the load sites, like Getloaded.com?
Are they all pretty much the same?
Do they all have different freight (i.e. the load you're looking for might be on a different board than the one you're subscribed to)?
Which one is the best?
Are certain boards better than others for certain parts of the country?
Are they pretty straight forward to get set up on and use?

That's all I can think to ask right now but feel free to add any other useful info.
Thanks

 

Once you've got your load and destination worked out how do you figure out a backhaul?

 

internettruckstop.com was the first and i think they're bigger than getloaded. they have 'demo searches' on their website so you can check how much freight they have in your state. you need to have an authority to join. i'm not a member yet but they're in my sights. before accepting the load you like, you can check the broker credit rating and 'days to pay' right on the site, plus check if there's a factoring company ready to advance you the money on the bill of lading from this broker.

another good one - i think - is truckersedge.net they have booklets at most truck stops and operate pretty much on the same model as internettruckstop.com they are geared towards a small operator - people with one or a couple of trucks.

 

so the equipment listed on these sites, is that the equipment you're hooking up to or the equipment you need to take the load?

 

I think it means the equipment you need to take the load.

If they want you too hook up to their equipment i think it says power only . But i dont know for sure

 

Most loadboards have the capability to search by area or type of freight. Most also have a credit service that can be purchased at additional cost. You may find some loads on some boards and not on others. You should find many of the same loads on most boards. And you may find more posted in one region on one board and the opposite on a different board. There are also brokers who have their own loadboards. If you are a member of OOIDA, you can subscribe to their load board www.mymembersedge.com at a reduced rate. It is a DAT board and is supposed to have the same loads posted as the DAT board you find in most truck stops. You can post your truck or search for loads. There are loadboards that are more specialized, such as for carhaulers. Most other boards do require that you have your authority or have permission from your carrier to subscribe.

 

How do you work out a backhaul?

 

There is no such thing as a backhaul. If you are looking for a reload to get you somewhere, you need to post your truck on some of the loadboards or start calling brokers. When you post your truck you should start to get calls. When things are slow you may not receive calls. In that case, you may need to relocate your equipment to an area where you can get a decent paying load. I typically stay out of the bad freight areas unless I receive enough going in to deadhead out. With time you should begin to develop relationships with some brokers. That can make it easier when it comes to getting better paying loads. If you are attempting to get back to a certain area it may be necessary to go to a different area and work your way back unless you want to do a lot of deadheading.

 

OKay, I guess what I am wondering is about a reload to get me back to where I started (relatively speaking)? On the load board I can put in where I am at , and it will show all of the freight within a given radius. What I don't see is a way to put in a destination radius and find all freight going there.

Does that make sense?

 

Super 8,

I know what you are saying, are you looking for a starting point? Meaning, you want to know before you go to Place A, that there is freight coming out of there going back to Place A, right? If so, wouldn't you just put in the destination city first?

Example, say you are based out of Kansas City, and you find freight going to Las Vegas, what you are asking is a way to find freight around Las Vegas, going back to Kansas City, before you take the load to Las Vegas in the first place?

If that's the case, I would just run a search with Las Vegas as the origin and put within, 50 miles or whatever you are comfortable with, and see what comes out, you might not get KC specifically, but you might get something going to Wichita, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albquerque, and if you do, run another search with one of those, looking to get to KC etc,

Seems that would be the way to do it.