Tag: Find Loads

October 29, 2025 123Loadboard

Why Every Trucker Needs Roadside Asssitance

Finding loads is only half the battle. Breakdowns, accidents, and unexpected shutdowns are part of trucking life. Get 24/7 roadside assistance coverage—comprehensive safety net including towing, tire service, battery help, fuel delivery, and more. 123Loadboard members get exclusive $400/year pricing.

October 13, 2025 123Loadboard

Why Small Carriers Need More Than Basic Coverage: The Hidden Costs of Cargo Claims in 2025

Rising theft, damage claims, and inflation are hitting small carriers hard. Basic cargo coverage won’t cut it in 2025. Discover why instant, per-load coverage is the competitive edge you need and how to get $2M in protection in just 90 seconds.

November 7, 2023 123Loadboard

TrueTMS and 123Loadboard Join Forces to Provide Their Network of Carriers With Expanded Load Availability Through Increased Freight

TrueTMS, a modern SaaS-based transportation management system designed for small fleet owners, and freight matching platform 123Loadboard announce a partnership that allows TrueTMS users to access 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace to find and book more loads to strengthen their operations. TrueTMS carrier members can search, place bids, experience seamless book-now loads for their equipment, and benefit from real-time visibility of current lane rates using 123Loadboard’s multiple automated pricing tools. Carrier members can also access the profit calculator to help with broker negotiations and forecast load income. They can also view truck mileage, routing, credit ratings, and other services like document management within the freight platform. “By giving our carriers the ability to access more loads along with easy-to-use platform transaction tools, we are honoring our commitment to provide ways for our small fleet members to manage their businesses more efficiently and […]

December 7, 2022 123Loadboard

Advantages of Book Now Technology on Load Boards

Technological advancements in the logistics industry have been slow when compared to what other sectors have accomplished. However, many load boards have introduced Book Now – a way for both brokers and carriers to improve efficiency and productivity allowing them to enhance their profitability.

April 21, 2022 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Partners with CloudTrucks to Provide Seamless load searching that enables drivers to book loads that monetize their trucks

Freight matching platform 123Loadboard and trucking intelligence platform CloudTrucks, announce they are providing an integration of services to allow carriers to access 123loadboard’s freight matching marketplace through CloudTruck’s interface. This integration will allow members to search, place bids, and book loads for their equipment…

July 28, 2021 123Loadboard

Traits of Good Truck Drivers. Do You Have the Skills to Succeed?

Being a professional truck driver is a big responsibility. You transport goods to people and businesses across North America, and sometimes the world. While driving may not seem like a difficult job, there are certain truck driver traits that are needed by professional drivers to…

October 18, 2020 123Loadboard

Search 123Loadboard Like a Pro Using Search Filters

Have you ever tried to locate a load but ended up needing to scroll through hundreds or even thousands of loads to find one that works? Or have you tried looking for a load but the loads just didn’t work for you? Well, there’s a better way.

June 26, 2020 123Loadboard

Introducing List View When Searching For Truck Loads

The 123Loadboard Team is continuously adding new updates to our load board platform. With each new release, we continue to grow the platform and remain the leading choice for load and truck matching. Our latest launch includes List View on desktop.

May 4, 2020 123Loadboard

123Loadboard adds Real-Time Load Alerts, Historical Freight Rates, and more.

123Loadboard releases new tools, feature redesigns, and over 100 behind the scenes improvements that are all geared for making life easier on the road. The updated website has 4 new tools and additional features that drivers have come to enjoy and love, but with a redesigned interface that focuses on ease of use, security, …

August 20, 2019 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Redesigns Load Board Mobile App Using React Native for Advanced Performance and Stability

123Loadboard, a premier provider of freight matching technology, launched its next-generation adaptation of the trucking industry’s highest-rated load board mobile app. The next-gen app was developed using the latest advancements for React Native, the interface targeting mobile platforms used by numerous business giants. The next-gen app was developed using the latest advancements…

March 28, 2019 123Loadboard

What is a Weigh Station?

You will then be guided to the scales to have your truck weighed. Some stations have rolling scales that allow the truck to drive over them and be weighed. Once your truck is verified to weigh under 80,000lbs, it will…

January 10, 2019 123Loadboard

Bad driving habits: Truck drivers should be careful on the road

Truck drivers can display bad driving habits, and it might be worthwhile trying to recognize if you do as well. It can only make life on the road safer for everybody.

November 7, 2017 123Loadboard

Load Alerts Direct To Your Phone

123Loadboard has a new way to help truckers find more loads – without any more searching. Using Big Data and GPS based technology, they identify available loads near the carrier’s truck that match their equipment type and allow the driver to receive a Load Alert notification on their smartphone sent directly from the broker or shipper with the relevant load details.

August 8, 2017 123Loadboard

Wrong Freight Weight? How is the Trucker Affected?

LTL carriers (that is, “less than truckload” shipment carriers who move relatively small freight) are facing an array of pressures in the current industry landscape with regard to freight weight. Naturally, customers always want lower rates and the price competition is an ever more powerful force in contract business negotiations in today’s marketplace.

April 9, 2017 123Loadboard

Top 5 Best and Worst States For Trucking

Not all states are created equal when it comes to truckers and trucking companies. There are numerous elements that go into doing business in the trucking industry. What works well for truckers in one state can be very challenging in a neighboring state. Regardless of the differences in states across the country, there are some 500,000 for-hire fleets traveling the roads today generating more than $800 billion in 2016.

September 20, 2016 123Loadboard

Backhaul Loads and The Importance To Truckers

Backhauls are loads that are taken on return trips. The return route generally takes the driver more or less back to their home base, and provides them with some compensation for the trip. Rather than waiting an indeterminate amount of time thousands of miles from home or making an unpaid drive back to home base,

September 20, 2016 123Loadboard

Hot Shot Loads And Where To Find Them

Hot Shot Loads. Even the name sounds exciting. Stemming from the wild days of the Texas oil boom, hotshot loads are still dynamic and lucrative. The term hotshot loads now refers mostly to rush and LTL (less-than-truckload) jobs.

June 14, 2016 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Updated iOS Mobile App With Enhancements

123Loadboard’s popular app for load searching, launched a 2.0 iOS mobile app update that introduces the fastest ever in-app searching as well as a new interface to allow carriers more options for filtering their loads. The mobile app has reached a milestone with over 100,000 mobile app user downloads.

November 17, 2015 123Loadboard

Get The Most Out Of Your Freight Load Board

The trucking industry has dozens of load boards to choose from and the average owner-operator subscribes to 3 or 4 in order to maximize on available loads and trucking tools. Here is a guide to the most popular tools that seem to work for owner operators.

December 18, 2014 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Free Android App To Help Professional Truck Drivers Find Loads

123Loadboard has launched a free mobile app for Android devices. The user-friendly mobile trucker app is designed to help professional truck drivers increase their loaded miles by locating truck loads to haul throughout the United States and Canada.

March 14, 2014 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Free iPhone/iPad App To Help Professional Truck Drivers Find Loads

123Loadboard, one of the largest freight matching services in North America, has launched a free mobile application for iPhone, iPad® and iPod.