I've got a question about search criteria and filters in load boards specifically for truckstop.com. I've been leased on with a LS for many years and recently got my own numbers. After setting up an account with truckstop.com, I found that there was no way to filter out (exclude) things like hazmat, team required, tarp required loads, but there is a way to only include all of these tags.
I was racking my brain, clicking on every button and dropdown menu to figure out how to exclude team and hazmat loads, so I sent their support an email. They responded quickly, but said there is not a way to exclude these tags from searches.
Isn't this backwards? How many truckers are only looking to a load if it is hazmat or requires a team? I've never found myself looking for loads and thinking to myself "if the next load to come across the board isn't a big ugly tarp load, I'm not touching it". Same for team only loads, hazmat, etc. I signed up with truckstop instead of DAT because I pull a step deck, but was wondering if DAT is setup the same way or if they allow you to exclude things.
Maybe it's just one of those things you just got to deal with and move on. Just frustrating to be paying $160/month for a load board that doesn't offer what seems like a very basic functionality that carriers would use to search for loads more efficiently. What are your experiences with this? Is it not really a big deal, or do you end up calling on a lot of loads just to find out that it requires a team or is a hazmat load that you can't haul?
Truckstop load board filters search criteria
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by TBlank72, Aug 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM.