Our ELD team here at Trucker Tools has been working hard over the last year or so to bring many new ELD providers into the Trucker Tools network. To date, 90+ of the most popular ELDs used in transportation integrate with Trucker Tools’ technology platform, offering time and cost-savings to freight brokers, drivers and carriers. Our newest ELD integration partnership is with Samsara, a…
In October, we added a powerful new integration to our Smart Capacity digital freight matching software platform. Thanks to an integration partnership with FreightWaves SONAR, you can view the average, high and low rates for specific lanes and types of freight for loads you’ve added to Smart Capacity. All that you need to take advantage of this impactful feature is a FreightWaves SONAR…
It’s been a volatile few years in supply chain and logistics. Unpredictable consumer demand, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, staff shortages and inflation all have made the usual ups and downs in freight markets more pronounced. As you look ahead to 2023, keep in mind that supply chain uncertainty can present opportunities. When operating in a down or unpredictable market, you want…
Happy Wednesday and welcome to a new edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free trucking forecast for owner operators and carriers. In every edition of our free trucking forecast, you’ll discover where demand for specific types of freight will be high and low over the next five to seven days. Looking ahead to the coming week, Jonesboro, Ark., is expected to remain a…
In this ongoing blog series, we’re introducing you to members of the Trucker Tools team, from the folks answering your support calls to those working behind the scenes creating our software platforms. This newest Employee Spotlight is all about Byron Garcia. Byron joined the Trucker Tools team 16 months ago. He is a software engineer who works primarily on the front end…
We’re excited to announce that third-party logistics provider FreightSaver has just signed onto Trucker Tools’ new Driver Loyalty Program. As a participating 3PL, FreightSaver is now offering TruckerPoint rewards to drivers who track loads and book Book It Now® loads with the company through the Trucker Tools driver app. Once points have accrued, drivers can redeem the TruckerPoints they earn with FreightSaver and other…
This ongoing Broker Tip blog series is dedicated to freight brokers like you who are working behind the scenes to keep America moving. These educational blogs are designed to help you work with greater efficiency and potentially increase your commissions with timesaving, real-time technology. This newest blog in the series is a quick guide for using FreightWaves SONAR rate data in our…
In our personal lives, real-time freight tracking is something that we rely upon virtually every day. Whether it’s that once-a-month order to stock up on household essentials or an anxiously awaited gift arriving in the mail, we expect to be able to track our orders in real-time and know exactly when they’ll arrive. Until relatively recently, providing that same level of freight visibility…
Welcome to your Friday edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for drivers and fleets. In every edition of our free freight forecast, you’ll discover where demand and rates for freight are projected to high, low, increasing and decreasing across the United States and Canada over the coming week. In today’s forecast, you’ll notice that two markets (Jonesboro, Ark.,…
Real-time, digital visibility: everyone wants it, but getting it is often the tricky part, especially all or even most of the time. No longer an optional or negotiable service offering, real-time visibility is a must-have if you want to have any chance of winning lucrative shipping contracts. At Trucker Tools’ we understand that carrier and driver participation in load tracking often…