Volvo Trucks North America has launched Load Finder, a free load board that aggregates freight from over 40 sources to help carriers minimize deadhead miles. Integrated with Volvo Connect, it’s the first such offering from an original equipment manufacturer.
TruckSmarter funding boosts AI tech with a $16M investment, transforming trucking load boards for drivers.
Flexport is selling the Convy tech stack to DAT, less than two years after it bought it from the defunct digital brokerage.
OOIDA and load board operator have teamed up in a deal that will give OOIDA members a discount.
HaulerHub’s Sam Agyemang and Sagar Sudhir unveiled strategies to streamline operations and enhance security in U.S. trucking.
DAT advises users who suspect they have received a phishing email impersonating the load board to promptly contact the customer service department.
Load board fraud is gaining attention after The Wall Street Journal reported Truckstop, a leading load board provider, found reports of fraud increased 400% from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022, the highest level since 2004, when it began tracking the data. This article prompted Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of FreightWaves, to write an article on Tuesday arguing for massive load board providers to take greater responsibility for instances of fraud that take place on their platforms.
Ditat’s load planning board lets carriers view and manage all their load planning necessities in one place. It’s also a powerful recruiting tool.
Trucker Path bridges the gap between brokers and carriers, connecting over 1,000 brokers with over 1 million app users.
FreightWaves FreightCasts Special Report: The TruckStop.com and SaferWatch outage plus the rise and fall of FedEx. With TruckStop.com and SaferWatch down for days before the holidays, both carriers and brokers are in the dark. Plus, is FedEx on borrowed time? After “horrific” earnings and Amazon’s ascendance, pundits speculate that the parcel powerhouse may be acquired. […]
