Rate guides
37 guides on load boards, freight rates and lanes, written from the dispatch desk. Every market figure in them names its source and date, and every made-up number is labeled EXAMPLE. Start with the decision in front of you.
POST 01 / READING THE BOARD
Load boards and postings
POST 02 / RATES
What freight pays
POST 03 / LANES AND MILES
Lanes, deadhead and backhauls
POST 04 / BIDDING AND PAPERWORK
Bidding, negotiating and paperwork
POST 05 / SCAMS AND NEW AUTHORITY
Staying safe and starting out
POST 06 / WORKING WITH A DISPATCHER
Dispatchers, fees and doing it yourself
Want the numbers worked out for you? Our free calculators run the same math, and the dispatch application puts a desk on your lanes.