Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Truck Loads Free Load Board is it any good ?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Trucker186, Sep 7, 2019.

  1. Sep 7, 2019 #1
    Trucker186

    Trucker186 Medium Load Member

    447
    366
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    Yes,I know it's free but I would like to here what people with experience with it think of it,are most loads just fake and switch and bait loads or are they really true loads ?
     
    Trucker186, Sep 7, 2019
    Trucker186, Sep 7, 2019
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Sep 7, 2019 #2
    Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

    4,663
    8,812
    Jan 27, 2013
    Phoenix, AZ
    0
    You get what you pay for
     
    Bakerman, Sep 7, 2019
    Bakerman, Sep 7, 2019
    #2
    86scotty, D.Tibbitt, stayinback and 1 other person Thank this.
  4. Sep 7, 2019 #3
    PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    3,412
    3,788
    Jul 12, 2017
    Texas (trucking since 02/2013)
    0
    I have never used a free load board, but if there is any fraud going on in the freight market, it could very well be happening in free load boards where they may not be thoroughly screening brokerage companies and motor carriers.

    Imagine booking a load and delivering it to only be told by the supposed brokerage company that they were not involved in that transaction. Now you’ll have to waste your time in court trying to get paid.
     
    PE_T, Sep 7, 2019
    PE_T, Sep 7, 2019
    #3
    D.Tibbitt and Bakerman Thank this.
  5. Sep 7, 2019 #4
    Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

    5,871
    21,124
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    Wannabe owner op buddy of mine sometimes sends me screenshots of loads that he sees in free boards. Funny though, if I search the lane on DAT it’s not even close. I’d say free load boards have caused many to buy trucks.
     
    Midwest Trucker, Sep 7, 2019
    Midwest Trucker, Sep 7, 2019
    #4
    Echo5kilo, Dino soar, Dave_in_AZ and 2 others Thank this.
  7. Sep 8, 2019 #5
    TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

    7,490
    16,271
    Apr 12, 2016
    Chicagoland
    0
    Those free loadboards must be made for the poorest truckers...literally.

    $30-$50 buys you a workable load board such as cheaper versions of DAT or 123 loadboard.
    Many major brokerages have their own loadboards too and those are completely free.
     
    TallJoe, Sep 8, 2019
    TallJoe, Sep 8, 2019
    #5
    Echo5kilo, Dino soar, Dave_in_AZ and 1 other person Thank this.
  8. Sep 8, 2019 #6
    Echo5kilo

    Echo5kilo Bobtail Member

    46
    47
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    I see guys on YouTube championing those load boards. Then tell how they maintain a $1.25 a mile buisness.
     
    Echo5kilo, Sep 8, 2019
    Echo5kilo, Sep 8, 2019
    #6
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.