If Shakespeare were a trucker, he would ask, “What’s in a load?” While I’m not as eloquent, I hope to answer this question from the standpoint of what a carrier should look for when booking spot market freight. Load bidding can be as much an operational art as a science. Below are a few key factors to consider when slumming it on the load boards looking to book some spot market freight.
(Disclaimer: Things I won’t cover include how to leverage dropped trailers to get extra revenue; how to wait...
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