The load board waiting game begins the moment a broker posts a load. Brokers wait for carriers to see their load and call. A Broker’s first activity when trying to cover a load is to identify a carrier who may have hauled a load for them previously. If a carrier cannot be identified, the Broker then begins calling carriers identified on a Load Board.
Carriers sort through thousands of other brokers loads to find yours. During this waiting period, you pay brokers to make multiple telephone calls to posted trucks trying to find someone who is in the right place at the right time to take your freight.
When brokers post their loads on Load Boards, they wait for carriers to see their load and call. Carriers sort through thousands of other brokers loads to find a broker’s load. During the time brokers wait for carriers to see their post and call, they pay brokers to call posted trucks seeking available capacity to book.