Category: Trucking Products

October 8, 2024 123Loadboard

The Benefits of Factoring for Owner-Operators

Owner-operators in the trucking industry often face financial challenges, especially when it comes to managing cash flow and that’s where factoring can help. With expenses such as fuel, maintenance, insurance, and payroll to cover, waiting 30, 60, or even 90 days for customer payments can create financial strain. For small businesses, this gap in cash flow can hinder daily operations and long-term growth. Factoring offers an effective solution, providing immediate funds in exchange for outstanding invoices.
October 8, 2024 123Loadboard

Digital Transformation and Technology Integration for Freight Brokers

The freight brokerage industry is undergoing a significant shift, driven by digital transformation and the integration of new technologies. Traditionally, freight brokers relied heavily on manual processes such as phone calls, emails, and paperwork to match loads with carriers and manage logistics.
April 30, 2024 123Loadboard

Choosing the Best Truck and Trailer to Maximize Trucking Profits

Having the best truck and trailer is the single most important factor in setting up your trucking business. Selecting the right equipment type not only ensures the efficiency and safety of your operations but also impacts your earning potential.
July 20, 2023 123Loadboard

The Art of Freight Negotiation for Carriers

Freight negotiation is an art, and you want to make sure you earn a good contract rate for moving truck freight. Load boards have freight pricing tools to inform you of current rates and pricing trends to help you secure the best freight…
April 20, 2023 123Loadboard

123Loadboard and Transport Pro Team Up to Provide Increased Freight for Owner Operators and Fleets

123Loadboard, a leading freight matching platform, and Transport Pro, a cloud-based transportation management solutions software, have recently integrated services to allow Transport Pro to post available loads on 123Loadboard’s digital platform and provide carriers with increased load options.
April 14, 2023 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Partners with Loadsmart to Expand Freight Opportunities for Carriers

123Loadboard, the leading freight matching platform, and Loadsmart, a leading freight technology company aiming to create a more efficient and sustainable supply chain, announced today that Loadsmart loads will now appear directly within the 123Loadboard system, providing greater freight hauling opportunities to carriers and owner-operators.
March 7, 2023 123Loadboard

123Loadboard and Cargo Chief Team up to Provide Advanced Freight Rates to Carriers

123Loadboard, the leading freight matching platform, and Cargo Chief, a leading freight technology company aiming to create a more efficient and sustainable supply chain, announced today that Cargo Chief’s lane rates will be displayed on loads for offer on 123Loadboard’s freight platform.
March 1, 2023 123Loadboard

Improve Your Chances of Booking Loads with Carrier Identity

As a professional truck driver, finding the best loads can be challenging – from weeding through loads that don’t pay well, to having to onboard with a new brokers to haul freight, etc. What if there was a solution? Carrier identity helps professional truck drivers book loads faster?
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.
December 23, 2021 123Loadboard

Our 2021 Year in review

While this year has had its obstacles, we’ve almost made it through. It’s almost time to put a wrap on 2021. As we look forward to a fresh start for 2022, let’s take a moment to celebrate some successes for the past year.
December 14, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard partners with aifleet, a tech-enabled, driver-centric carrier, to increase high-quality load availability to aifleet’s drivers

Freight matching platform 123Loadboard and tech-first carrier aifleet, announce they are providing an integration of services to significantly increase high-quality load availability to aifleet’s drivers. The partnership improves aifleet’s ability to perform automated load searches based on driver preferences, while ensuring on-time pick-up, delivery, and weekly hometime.
November 29, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Partners with ShipmentX to offer seamless Load Posting, Load Searching & Truck Posting while providing Shippers, Brokers and service providers with end-to-end visibility.

Freight matching platform 123Loadboard and Visibility management platform ShipmentX, announce they are providing an integration of services through ShipmentX to allow shippers, brokers and carriers to access 123Loadboard’s freight matching marketplace to make load searching and freight booking more efficient for their members.
May 11, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Partners with Parade to Provide Book Now and Bidding Capability to its Carrier Base and Increase Capacity for Parade’s Users

Freight Matching Marketplace 123Loadboard and Capacity Management platform Parade, announces they have joined forces to provide a deep integration of services to expand capacity for Parade’s customers and allow seamless, digital freight-booking and bidding for 123Loadboard’s carriers.
April 28, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Introduces Load Bidding To Give Carriers More Control

123Loadboard has added a new load bidding feature giving carriers the ability to bid on loads without needing to call in, negotiate, and book the load. Bidding on loads gives carriers more control and lets them name their price. The load bidding feature is available directly…
April 22, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Partners With AscendTMS for In-Depth Load Searching Integration

Transportation Management Software AscendTMS, and freight matching platform 123Loadboard announced they are providing an in-depth integration of services through AscendTMS to allow carriers, brokers, and shippers to access 123Loadboard’s freight matching marketplace with the intention of making the load searching and freight booking process more efficient for members.
April 19, 2021 123Loadboard

Truck Safety Technologies Save Lives

Truck safety technology is changing road safety. Although it does involve some investment upfront, the money saved from avoiding deadly truck accidents more than pays for the technology. When carriers install truck safety technology, they are taking steps that could save lives.
March 11, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Introduces Load Exporting with Integration Partner Cotasystem

123Loadboard announces that their company is integrating with cloud-based dispatch software platform Cotasystem with the intention of making the load exporting process more efficient for dispatchers.
January 26, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Adds Instant Messaging To Streamline Freight Booking

Have you ever called a load and weren’t able to get through to the dispatcher or were put on hold and ultimately lost the load you wanted to book? This can be annoying and frustrating as a professional truck driver. 123Loadboard’s new instant messaging can help streamline the process of booking freight.
January 8, 2021 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Adds Document Capturing and Storage with Full Cross-Platform and Device Synchronization

Are your day-to-day trucking operations taking a toll when it comes to managing all the paperwork involved? If so, 123Loadboard’s latest update is here to help you stay properly organized with the fully redesigned ‘My Documents’ tool.
November 19, 2020 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Online Store with Official Merchandise

123Loadboard has launched its online merchandise store, offering a full range of branded products directly to customers across North America. The new online store will provide customers with premium products to match their lifestyle delivered by a reliable network of expediting experts.
May 11, 2020 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Redesigns Their Load Posting Interface to Improve the Quality of Posted Loads

123Loadboard has redesigned the web posting interface to improve the quality of posted loads and provide quicker access to available truck capacity. Owner-operators and carriers will benefit from this update in that they will get more calls regarding their truck posts and loads will now have more…
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, …
November 20, 2019 123Loadboard

Why Every Truck Driver Should Have a Dash Cam

Dash cams are now an essential addition to the modern vehicle. Drivers across the country are finding that these small cameras can prevent several issues during their daily driving activities. With truck drivers clocking millions of miles per year on the road, it’s important to consider the value that this…
September 25, 2019 123Loadboard

123Loadboard launches profit calculator to help truckers determine load profitability

123Loadboard, a premier provider of freight matching technology, launched an easy-to-use profit calculator for truckers to determine load profitability within seconds. Determining profitability for trucking companies can be a complicated…
September 25, 2019 123Loadboard

Profit calculator helps truckers determine load profitability within seconds

Calculating your profit on a load should be easy. That’s why 123Loadboard built an easy-to-use profit calculator that helps users see if a load is profitable in seconds. Determining profitability for trucking companies can be a complicated process. As your company grows, it becomes crucial to…
September 18, 2019 123Loadboard

App tour of 123Loadboard’s next-generation load board app

This past August, we launched our newest load board app with loads of new features. Our latest app version includes: Load update in real-time, Document capturing and storage, Attach documents to any load…
September 17, 2019 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Adds Document Capturing and Load Status Updates to Its Digital Freight Matching Platform

To help improve truck drivers’ cash flow and reduce their costs, 123Loadboard digitizes its load booking and delivery process through an increased automation flow. 123Loadboard announces they have improved the synergy in their load board workflow by adding document scanning, capturing, and storage to seamlessly integrate its load booking and delivery process.
September 12, 2019 123Loadboard

123Loadboard adds document capturing, storage, and load status updates

To help improve truck drivers cash flow and reduce their costs, 123Loadboard digitizes its load booking and delivery process through an increased automation flow.
August 28, 2019 123Loadboard

Thank You All For Visiting Us at GATS 2019

As with previous years, it was such a pleasure exhibiting at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS 2019) in Dallas, TX with our partner Thunder Funding and meeting with our trucking community. Over $10,000 in prizes and swag were given away! Our prize wheel was in full swirl giving away over $10,000 in Swag…
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…
June 20, 2019 123Loadboard

Password security tips for truckers

The 21st century has been kind to professional truckers with many such great technological advancements, but it also poses new challenges, from mandatory e-logs to the topic of this post: Password security tips for truckers. We’ve all heard that it is important to have a strong password, but why?
April 8, 2019 123Loadboard

Thank You All For Visiting Us at MATS 2019

It was such a pleasure exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show 2019 in Louisville, KY with our partner Thunder Funding and meeting with our trucking community. Over $10,000 in prizes and swag given away! Our prize wheel was in full swirl giving away Swag, Yeti Coolers, I’ll Truck You Up™ T-Shirts, Free Load Board Subscription, and many more prizes.
July 24, 2018 123Loadboard

Buying a GPS for your truck? Here’s what to look for.

Long gone are the days of using paper maps or even printing pages of directions. If you’re a driver or manage a fleet of trucks, one of the most valuable tools of your trade is a GPS system. These devices are affixed to your dashboard and can guide you toward your next destination. As technology develops, GPS systems have become easier to manage and can do more for your business and driving experience than simply light the way.
March 8, 2018 123Loadboard

123Loadboard adds new intelligent app features to their Truck Driver App

123Loadboard has released enhancements to its Android and iOS app in response to users’ request for more features allowing them to search, sort and find loads more quickly. These changes mark one of the biggest single release of new functionality since the app was launched.
January 15, 2018 123Loadboard

123Loadboard introduces a fuel card program that rewards drivers with ongoing cents-per-gallon fuel savings

123Loadboard teams up with Thunder Funding to offer truck drivers a practical way to save money on fuel at over 14,000+ gas stations across the USA.  The program, available through Thunder Funding, rewards carriers with 10-22 cents per gallon savings for fueling up.
December 6, 2017 123Loadboard

Steps To Save Fuel For Truckers

In trucking, managing various expenses comes down to the efficiency of your freight transportation. The more you can save on your own operational expenses; the more money is left for you at the end of a haul. And there’s one never-ending expense that all truckers struggle to manage, and that is trying to save fuel. But we’ve got a few steps you can take to help shave some of that fuel consumption down and let those little savings add up to some bigger profits.
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.
September 18, 2017 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches GPS-Based Truck Locator

123Loadboard launches Truck Locator, a next-generation tool to locate real-time GPS verified trucks matching truck freight throughout North America.
September 18, 2017 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Real-Time GPS-Based Truck Locator

123Loadboard has announced the release of Truck Locator, a next-generation tool to locate real-time GPS verified trucks matching truck freight throughout North America.
February 6, 2017 123Loadboard

TMW Systems Integrates TMW.Suite, TruckMate Transportation Management Software with 123Loadboard

TMW Systems announced the integration of its comprehensive TMW.Suite® and TruckMate® transportation management software solutions with 123Loadboard, an industry leader in freight matching services for North America’s transportation industry.
January 18, 2017 123Loadboard

Uberization of Trucking – Pros and Cons

Uberization of Trucking Shows Promise With Challenges – After a night on the town, virtually anyone with a phone can request a vehicle to come pick them up at their exact location. The days of calling for a taxi have changed. The Uber effect on our society means with a touch of a button, a vehicle – one that customers can choose specifically – will be at your curbside in minutes.
December 28, 2016 123Loadboard

Load Board App Now Includes New Features For Truckers

Truck drivers are positively raving about the new features that have recently become available on 123Loadboard’s Mobile Load Board App…
December 14, 2016 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Redesigns Website

123Loadboard has launched a new redesigned version of its website’s front end. The new site focuses on the truck driver’s user experience so owner-operators can use the powerful search capability to find LTL, TL, hotshot loads and backhauls to increase their businesses.
December 13, 2016 123Loadboard

What Are The Best Truck Driver Job Sites For Truckers?

Whether you’re currently out of work or just exploring your options for a possible change, knowing where to find good truck driver jobs is a good idea. Fortunately, the trucking job market is a very driver-friendly one, with tens of thousands of available jobs…
September 2, 2016 123Loadboard

Diesel Fumes and The Effects On Truckers

The human body experiences both short-and long-term effects from exposure to diesel fumes. In the short-term, diesel exhaust can irritate a trucker’s eyes, nose, throat, and lungs
August 19, 2016 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Releases New Android Mobile App Interface

123Loadboard’s top-rated mobile app for load searching, recently released a 2.0 Android update that provides greater in-app searching as well as an improved interface display giving carriers more options to further filter their loads.
July 19, 2016 123Loadboard

123Loadboard and Thunder Funding Announce Partnership

123Loadboard and Thunder Funding have formed a partnership to streamline the process of making instant cash funding available to load board users who need capital to fund the delivery of their loads.
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.
August 16, 2015 123Loadboard

Integration with Aljex and 123Loadboard

123Loadboard announced today it has successfully integrated with Aljex.com. Loads and trucks posted via Aljex.com’s software will now also appear in Real-Time in 123Loadboard freight and truck database.
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.
July 30, 2013 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches New Freight Matching Technology Load Planner Tool

123Loadboard has launched their newest load planning technology to help professional truck drivers save time and maximize their profits by effectively planning ahead.
February 20, 2013 123Loadboard

123Loadboard Launches Powerful Rate Check Tool to Calculate Freight Rates and Maximize Trucking Profits

123Loadboard kicks down the door to the new year with the launch of their Rate Check tool, giving brokers, carriers, and shippers the ability to look up and measure the profitability of truck lanes.