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Truckstop Load Board

Score7.2 out of 10

14 Reviews and Ratings

What is Truckstop Load Board?

The Truckstop.com Load Board is software designed to simplify how users find and post loads.

With its load board, users get access to vetted users and unlimited truck/lane searching. It also includes that decision tools that gauge negotiation strength with truck-to-load ratio and activity by origin and destination so they can negotiate better rates.

The Book It Now–instant load booking with preferred partners is free to carriers who use the Truckstop.com Load Board and available to brokers with Load Board Pro or Premium.

Load board options include real-time load refresh and features like load alert notifications, accurate rate data by equipment type, plus rate trends and rate levels for more negotiating power. The product line-up aims to help users simplify aspects of the business, including back-office organization, and bookkeeping.

Categories & Use Cases

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a snapshot of key load details on the load summary, including rate information to support a quick decision.
the interface to perform unlimited searches and uncover hidden capacity.
the details screen, complete with decision tools to gauge negotiation strength.
a Pro feature that lets users compare multiple loads from different lanes and searches. Up to 10 loads can be compared at once.
Multi-state map search with load density
the dashboard that can be used to gauge negotiation strength, choose carriers based on ratings, and see accurate rates by equipment type, rate trends, and rate levels.

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Top loadboard for brokers

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Truckstop is one of the best Loadboards available today. <div>It only helps us find trucks for our loads but it’s also has many other goods functionalities such as Credit Check, carrier rating for CPR Verification, ITS Dispatch (CRM), Market rate trends and much more.

We have used it over the years to provide instant quotations to customers as well.</div>

Pros

  • It has an onboard Rate check tool for latest lane rates.
  • Shipper credit check can be done as well.
  • It has a vast carrier database for use.

Cons

  • The market trends fluctuate so fast, so the rates need to be updated according to seasons and availability. Due to this reason many users migrate to Power DAT.
  • Certain types of trucks such as Hopperbottom and Power Only are very difficult to find.

Most Important Features

  • CPR tool
  • Credit check
  • Its dispatch

Return on Investment

  • Truckstop is must have tool. But as mentioned earlier, certain types of equipment drivers cannot be found here at all.

Not Prefered Load Board

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use this load board to find loads to haul and to post our trucks availablity.

Pros

  • List available loads
  • List loads by category
  • List loads time last posted
  • List broker contact info

Cons

  • Too many windows open to check details of a load
  • old loads are not taken down for days
  • Screen is not as friendly as other load boards
  • Not easy on the eyes...too busy

Most Important Features

  • Freight type
  • weight of freight
  • date load is available
  • Broker info
  • Rate of load

Return on Investment

  • This load board is used only as a back up.
  • This load board is not used enough to have a positive impact on our business.
  • This load board is not user friendly

Other Software Used

Close, Motive (previously KeepTruckin), ApexChat