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Carriers

Two owner-operators reviewing load data on a laptop in a truck yard, semi-trucks parked in the background

Carriers

What's a Good Rate Per Mile for Owner Operators?

What's a Good Rate Per Mile for Owner Operators?

TruckSmarter Free Load Board showing an Uber Freight load with rate details, SONAR market insights, backhaul options, and buttons to bid or book the load.

Carriers

Insights

TruckSmarter Free Load Board showing an Uber Freight load with rate details, SONAR market insights, backhaul options, and buttons to bid or book the load.

Carriers

Insights

How to Find Backhauls Using a Free Load Board

How to Find Backhauls Using a Free Load Board

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Carriers

Semi-truck with a reefer trailer parked in an empty lot at dusk, with desert hills in the background.

Carriers

How to Find and Book Loads Without a Dispatcher

How to Find and Book Loads Without a Dispatcher

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Insights

Overhead view of a freight warehouse with multiple semi-trucks staged at loading docks and parking bays.

Insights

Who’s Using AI in Trucking?

Who’s Using AI in Trucking?

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Insights

Image of a freight truck driving away from a farm in the midwest.

Insights

Summer Freight 2026: Where the Money Is (and How to Find It Today)

Summer Freight 2026: Where the Money Is (and How to Find It Today)

Aerial view of a red Peterbilt semi-truck with a white trailer parked alone at an empty warehouse loading dock, representing a truck driver about to accept a load — the moment to verify a broker before booking. More on freight fraud at trucksmarter.com

Carriers

Aerial view of a red Peterbilt semi-truck with a white trailer parked alone at an empty warehouse loading dock, representing a truck driver about to accept a load — the moment to verify a broker before booking. More on freight fraud at trucksmarter.com

Carriers

How to Spot a Fake Load Posting Before Booking

How to Spot a Fake Load Posting Before Booking

TruckSmarter vs DAT Comparison

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TruckSmarter vs DAT Comparison

Product features

TruckSmarter vs DAT: Free vs Paid Load Boards Compared

TruckSmarter vs DAT: Free vs Paid Load Boards Compared

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Insights

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Insights

Product features

Insights

Product features

Getting started with AI Dispatching

Getting started with AI Dispatching

A truck driver in a bucket hat and glasses stands smiling at his phone in a truck yard, with a red and a brown semi-truck parked behind him, using the free load board app to search for loads.

Carriers

A truck driver in a bucket hat and glasses stands smiling at his phone in a truck yard, with a red and a brown semi-truck parked behind him, using the free load board app to search for loads.

Carriers

What Is AI Dispatching in Trucking? A Guide for Owner Operators

What Is AI Dispatching in Trucking? A Guide for Owner Operators

Owner-operator browsing load board listings on the TruckSmarter app, showing freight rates from San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA

Carriers

Owner-operator browsing load board listings on the TruckSmarter app, showing freight rates from San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA

Carriers

What Is a Free Load Board and How Does It Work?

What Is a Free Load Board and How Does It Work?

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Announcements

Front-facing truck backed into a loading dock with a headline announcing that Dispatch is now free and designed to help owner-operators make more money.

Announcements

Dispatch Is Now Free: Find Loads, Estimate Profitability, and Track Costs

Dispatch Is Now Free: Find Loads, Estimate Profitability, and Track Costs

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Carriers

An enforcement officer wearing a high-visibility yellow safety vest directs a large black Volvo semi-truck at a roadside inspection checkpoint. A California Highway Patrol vehicle is visible on the left, and additional officers in safety vests stand in the background. Traffic cones mark the checkpoint area.

Carriers

What Is an FMCSA Safety Rating and Why Does It Matter Now?

What Is an FMCSA Safety Rating and Why Does It Matter Now?

Owner operator reviewing trucking paperwork beside a semi truck at a truck stop as brokers increase carrier vetting and compliance standards after the Montgomery ruling.

Carriers

Insights

Owner operator reviewing trucking paperwork beside a semi truck at a truck stop as brokers increase carrier vetting and compliance standards after the Montgomery ruling.

Carriers

Insights

Montgomery v. Caribe: A Supreme Court Decision That Just Changed How Freight Moves in America

Montgomery v. Caribe: A Supreme Court Decision That Just Changed How Freight Moves in America

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Carriers

Carriers

Carriers

Carrier Packet Essentials: A Guide for New Authorities in the Industry

Carrier Packet Essentials: A Guide for New Authorities in the Industry

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Announcements

The TruckSmarter x TCS Fuel Card — a yellow card co-branded with TruckSmarter and TCS logos, shown against an open highway background.

Announcements

TruckSmarter Partners with TCS to Bring Real-Time Fuel Savings to Every Carrier

TruckSmarter Partners with TCS to Bring Real-Time Fuel Savings to Every Carrier

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Case study

Case study

Case study

How Spot Grew Carrier Bids by 400% With TruckSmarter

How Spot Grew Carrier Bids by 400% With TruckSmarter

Case Study for Brokers: Armstrong Transport Group

Case study

Case Study for Brokers: Armstrong Transport Group

Case study

How Armstrong Transport Group Covered Loads 18% Faster With TruckSmarter

How Armstrong Transport Group Covered Loads 18% Faster With TruckSmarter

A male truck driver wearing sunglasses and a black cap inspects the engine bay of a blue semi-truck at a commercial trucking yard while he prepares for DOT Week. Shot from a low angle inside the engine compartment, the photo captures fluid reservoirs, wiring, and mechanical components in the foreground, with a row of white trailer units visible in the background. Ideal for content related to truck maintenance, fleet management, pre-trip inspections, and commercial trucking operations.

Insights

Carriers

A male truck driver wearing sunglasses and a black cap inspects the engine bay of a blue semi-truck at a commercial trucking yard while he prepares for DOT Week. Shot from a low angle inside the engine compartment, the photo captures fluid reservoirs, wiring, and mechanical components in the foreground, with a row of white trailer units visible in the background. Ideal for content related to truck maintenance, fleet management, pre-trip inspections, and commercial trucking operations.

Insights

Carriers

DOT Week 2026: What Drivers Should Expect (and How to Prepare)

DOT Week 2026: What Drivers Should Expect (and How to Prepare)

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Announcements

Announcements

Announcements

TruckSmarter Partners with SONAR to Deliver TRAC Spot Rates for Motor Carriers

TruckSmarter Partners with SONAR to Deliver TRAC Spot Rates for Motor Carriers

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Real-Time Freight Rate Data Is Now in Dispatch, Powered by SONAR

Real-Time Freight Rate Data Is Now in Dispatch, Powered by SONAR

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Product features

Announcements

Product features

Announcements

Product features

Announcements

Meet The New Dispatch: A Chat-Based Interface For Owner Operators

Meet The New Dispatch: A Chat-Based Interface For Owner Operators

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Insights

Two semi-trucks fueling at an unbranded truck stop diesel station with a green canopy, set against a clear blue sky in an open highway landscape.

Insights

7 Ways Drivers Protect Margins When Fuel Costs Spike

7 Ways Drivers Protect Margins When Fuel Costs Spike

A white semi-truck travels a vast American highway at golden hour, flanked by lush green fields stretching to the horizon — a symbol of the nation's freight and logistics backbone.

Insights

A white semi-truck travels a vast American highway at golden hour, flanked by lush green fields stretching to the horizon — a symbol of the nation's freight and logistics backbone.

Insights

Spring Freight 2026: What Drivers Should Watch

Spring Freight 2026: What Drivers Should Watch

Two owner-operators reviewing load data on a laptop in a truck yard, semi-trucks parked in the background

Insights

Insights

Insights

FMCSA Fraud Crackdown: What Owner Operators Should Know

FMCSA Fraud Crackdown: What Owner Operators Should Know

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Insights

Aerial view of a two-lane highway cutting through dense green forest. Three semi-trucks with white trailers travel in the same direction on the road, spaced out along the highway. Power lines run parallel to the road on the right side. The surrounding forest is lush with deciduous trees in full foliage.

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Where AI Fits Into Trucking And What It Means for Drivers

Where AI Fits Into Trucking And What It Means for Drivers

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Product features

Product features

Product features

Email Assistant: See Broker Load Emails Inside TruckSmarter’s Load Board

Email Assistant: See Broker Load Emails Inside TruckSmarter’s Load Board

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Insights

Image of several trucks parked at a truck stop with one truck driving away

Insights

Trucking in 2026: How Owner Operators Can Stay Profitable

Trucking in 2026: How Owner Operators Can Stay Profitable

Two owner-operators reviewing load data on a laptop in a truck yard, semi-trucks parked in the background

Product features

Product features

Product features

Dispatch Load Preferences: Your AI Assistant for Finding the Right Loads

Dispatch Load Preferences: Your AI Assistant for Finding the Right Loads

Two owner-operators reviewing load data on a laptop in a truck yard, semi-trucks parked in the background

Insights

Insights

Insights

Seasonal Freight Patterns: Insights For Owner Operators

Seasonal Freight Patterns: Insights For Owner Operators

Two owner-operators reviewing load data on a laptop in a truck yard, semi-trucks parked in the background

Announcements

Announcements

Announcements

TruckSmarter has big news! We’ve partnered with OTR Solutions

TruckSmarter has big news! We’ve partnered with OTR Solutions

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No middleman and no subscription fees for drivers means more carriers see your freight.

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For brokers

Post loads, get bids, and book carriers directly.

No middleman and no subscription fees for drivers means more carriers see your freight.

Get the app

Share your mobile number with us, and we'll text you a link to download the free app.

By providing my phone number above, I acknowledge TruckSmarter’s Privacy Policy and agree to the Terms of Service, including the arbitration provision linked here, consent to receive calls and SMS from TruckSmarter for feedback collection and marketing purposes (including through the use of an autodialer and prerecorded and artificial voice), and consent to the recording of such call for quality assurance purposes. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Text STOP to cancel or HELP for help.

For brokers

Post loads, get bids, and book carriers directly.

No middleman and no subscription fees for drivers means more carriers see your freight.