Load boards are one of the most misunderstood tools in trucking. Too many carriers treat them like their main source of business instead of what they really are—a tactical tool to bridge the gap ...

This gives carriers a centralized load board of private and public loads.

While a necessary part of business for many, load boards and brokers have challenges. Industry executives offer advice on how to stand out from the competition.

Truckstop is enhancing its load-matching experience for motor carriers, news that comes as the company goes through a leadership transition.

It isn’t a load board. Trimble’s Jonah McIntire wants to make that clear. The new Freight Marketplace offering from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) resides in the same space as a load board; they both match ...

Instead of juggling multiple load boards or making numerous calls to brokers, dispatchers can now find, bid, and negotiate loads directly within an all-in-one platform.

The startup firm, which quietly launched its load board on April 1, publicly announced the product on Sept. 23 with more than 50 logistics customers actively using the platform.

DAT is the largest load board, but its broker customers have made it clear that they want DAT to be the "largest, safest and most efficient" load board.

In the devastating aftermath of the storm, truckers simply aren't seeing FEMA load postings. There's a reason for that.