Very simple quick question about load boards

most likely its because you havnt paid for your account on the board

 

which board were u lokkin at

 

Bout the same lol

no it'll have the alleged pickup and destination city, who the broker is, the mileage they are claiming on it, occasionally a rate, and a phone number, maybe a bit of detail as far as pu time/del time or if special handling/equipment is required.

 

Lately as soon as I put a search in on ITS the brokers are calling me. But to answer your question, yes, if it's during business hours they generally answer the phone. Once you get established you'll have your go to people for each area and will use the load boards less and less. I generally know who is going to have what I want in the areas I run and I mainly use the load boards to see what rates are posted and how much freight is available so I know how tight I can turn the screws when I'm negotiating and still get the load.

 

Email works great also you will have a copy of quotes and requirements prior to accepting the load. Most will answer quicker on email than getting them on the phone.

 

It's a real job trying to organize and get it all done, we have a dispatcher doing the load board business so far. Even with 2 of us in the truck, so far we haven't tried doing it all, but we are considering the possibility of taking on the whole job. Once we get a GPS for navigation and automate some of the logging we might be able to handle it. Even with that, trying to get by with just a smart phone is tough. I just got a laptop and printer to go with us. We're also swapping trucks, the old gas guzzler was too thirsty, switching to a diesel of some kind for awhile until I can get my own inventions developed.