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Load up on info about our products, our people, and our expert tips for truck drivers and owner-operators.
trucksmarter blog
Load up on info about our products, our people, and our expert tips for truck drivers and owner-operators.
trucksmarter blog
Load up on info about our products, our people, and our expert tips for truck drivers and owner-operators.
trucksmarter blog
Load up on info about our products, our people, and our expert tips for truck drivers and owner-operators.
trucksmarter blog
Load up on info about our products, our people, and our expert tips for truck drivers and owner-operators.
Product
Instant transfers: move your money in seconds
We’re always working to make it easier for you to run your trucking business the way you want—for everyday operations, unexpected cash emergencies, and everything in between. And we’ve been listening: our freight factoring customers want reliable, low-cost, instant transfers to keep cash flow positive, no matter the situation. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce instant transfers, so you have cash when you need it most.
Mar 1, 2024
Product
Instant transfers: move your money in seconds
We’re always working to make it easier for you to run your trucking business the way you want—for everyday operations, unexpected cash emergencies, and everything in between. And we’ve been listening: our freight factoring customers want reliable, low-cost, instant transfers to keep cash flow positive, no matter the situation. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce instant transfers, so you have cash when you need it most.
Mar 1, 2024
Insights
9 Tips to stay profitable
How to work smart and make a profit—that’s the theme of the chat we had with Jeanise, a TruckSmarter customer and owner-operator in the trucking business for over 10 years. There’s a lot of general advice out there, and we wanted to get down to the details from truck drivers who really know what it takes.
Jan 18, 2024
Insights
9 Tips to stay profitable
How to work smart and make a profit—that’s the theme of the chat we had with Jeanise, a TruckSmarter customer and owner-operator in the trucking business for over 10 years. There’s a lot of general advice out there, and we wanted to get down to the details from truck drivers who really know what it takes.
Jan 18, 2024
Insights
Driver to Driver: Money-Saving Tips for the Road
When Josh is on the road, he’s always prepped with his toolkit in case he needs to get himself, or a fellow truck driver, out of a jam. The owner-operator is into his third decade of driving and working in the industry, so he knows a thing or two about the problems that can get a truck driver stuck for hours and, worse, stuck with a huge bill.
Jan 2, 2024
Insights
Driver to Driver: Money-Saving Tips for the Road
When Josh is on the road, he’s always prepped with his toolkit in case he needs to get himself, or a fellow truck driver, out of a jam. The owner-operator is into his third decade of driving and working in the industry, so he knows a thing or two about the problems that can get a truck driver stuck for hours and, worse, stuck with a huge bill.
Jan 2, 2024
Product
Spending Insights: revenue & expense tracking for truck drivers
Meet the first expense tracking solution designed for trucking companies. Stay on top of your spend and save even smarter with regular spending breakdown reports, expense categories specific to the trucking industry such as “fuel” and “lumper fees,” and tools to monitor profit, revenue, and expenses.
Nov 28, 2023
Product
Spending Insights: revenue & expense tracking for truck drivers
Meet the first expense tracking solution designed for trucking companies. Stay on top of your spend and save even smarter with regular spending breakdown reports, expense categories specific to the trucking industry such as “fuel” and “lumper fees,” and tools to monitor profit, revenue, and expenses.
Nov 28, 2023
Product
Announcing TruckSmarter on your desktop (it’s 100% free)
OK drivers, you asked for it: Introducing the TruckSmarter Load Board on your desktop! Get the load board features you love, including the ability to search, bid and book loads, filter searches, and combine all your load boards in one place. Work seamlessly from your phone to your desktop or laptop computer to build, manage, and grow your trucking business.
Oct 16, 2023
Product
Announcing TruckSmarter on your desktop (it’s 100% free)
OK drivers, you asked for it: Introducing the TruckSmarter Load Board on your desktop! Get the load board features you love, including the ability to search, bid and book loads, filter searches, and combine all your load boards in one place. Work seamlessly from your phone to your desktop or laptop computer to build, manage, and grow your trucking business.
Oct 16, 2023
Insights
TruckSmarter’s Free Load Board vs. DAT: What’s the Difference?
TruckSmarter’s free load board lets you compare 120k+ high-quality truck loads per day, with powerful filtering to help you quickly spot the most relevant, profitable loads that you can bid and book directly. It’s all free, with no hidden fees.
Sep 24, 2023
Insights
TruckSmarter’s Free Load Board vs. DAT: What’s the Difference?
TruckSmarter’s free load board lets you compare 120k+ high-quality truck loads per day, with powerful filtering to help you quickly spot the most relevant, profitable loads that you can bid and book directly. It’s all free, with no hidden fees.
Sep 24, 2023
Video
TruckSmarter CEO Dan Kao Talks Trucking with FreightCaviar
TruckSmarter CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kao joins the Freight Caviar podcast with USA Transportation to discuss the importance and role of freight tech, what it means to be driver-first, and what’s next for TruckSmarter and the industry.
May 23, 2023
Video
TruckSmarter CEO Dan Kao Talks Trucking with FreightCaviar
TruckSmarter CEO and Co-Founder Dan Kao joins the Freight Caviar podcast with USA Transportation to discuss the importance and role of freight tech, what it means to be driver-first, and what’s next for TruckSmarter and the industry.
May 23, 2023
Culture
HackSmarter: Where the past, present, and future converge
At TruckSmarter, we’re focused on building great products for our country’s 3.5 million owner-operators and truck drivers. We spend a lot of our time working on the critical details that differentiate a good solution from the best solution. But sometimes to build the best, you need to take a step back.This quarter, we hosted our first annual hackathon, one week when we set aside our day-to-day tasks and explore new, out-of-the-box ways to continue empowering truck drivers’ lives.
Aug 10, 2023
Culture
HackSmarter: Where the past, present, and future converge
At TruckSmarter, we’re focused on building great products for our country’s 3.5 million owner-operators and truck drivers. We spend a lot of our time working on the critical details that differentiate a good solution from the best solution. But sometimes to build the best, you need to take a step back.This quarter, we hosted our first annual hackathon, one week when we set aside our day-to-day tasks and explore new, out-of-the-box ways to continue empowering truck drivers’ lives.
Aug 10, 2023
Release
Parade Integrates with TruckSmarter to Better Enable Freight Brokers
Parade, the leader in capacity management software for freight brokers, announces integration with TruckSmarter, the fastest-growing driver-first marketplace and free load board that empowers truck drivers to find and book work, and manage their businesses. Now, TruckSmarter drivers can gain real-time access to leading freight brokers, and those brokers can use the Parade platform to expand their carrier network and quickly book freight with drivers via TruckSmarter.
Oct 18, 2022
Release
Parade Integrates with TruckSmarter to Better Enable Freight Brokers
Parade, the leader in capacity management software for freight brokers, announces integration with TruckSmarter, the fastest-growing driver-first marketplace and free load board that empowers truck drivers to find and book work, and manage their businesses. Now, TruckSmarter drivers can gain real-time access to leading freight brokers, and those brokers can use the Parade platform to expand their carrier network and quickly book freight with drivers via TruckSmarter.
Oct 18, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter CEO Dan Kao featured on Freightwaves Drive Time
Aired on Sept 29, 2022 with Grace Sharkey "Today on FreightWaves Drive Time, @manaadiar is back to schooling us on recent global shipping news including falling rates and port operations during hurricanes& CEO tells us why owner ops trust TruckSmarter."
Sep 29, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter CEO Dan Kao featured on Freightwaves Drive Time
Aired on Sept 29, 2022 with Grace Sharkey "Today on FreightWaves Drive Time, @manaadiar is back to schooling us on recent global shipping news including falling rates and port operations during hurricanes& CEO tells us why owner ops trust TruckSmarter."
Sep 29, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter raises $25M to grow owner-operator ‘ecosystem’
Digital trucking platform TruckSmarter announced it has closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Bain Capital, FJ Labs, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Fin Capital to continue building on its dedicated platform for owner-operator functions.
Sep 27, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter raises $25M to grow owner-operator ‘ecosystem’
Digital trucking platform TruckSmarter announced it has closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Bain Capital, FJ Labs, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Fin Capital to continue building on its dedicated platform for owner-operator functions.
Sep 27, 2022
Media
Load Up the Truck: Announcing our Investment in TruckSmarter
Truck drivers form the backbone of the US supply chain. In fact, over 70% of all goods shipped in the US travel by truck. Yet there is a massive shortage of drivers — the American Trucking Association estimates a shortage of drivers to the tune of 80,000 today — that’s only set to get worse, setting up a ticking time bomb for the US economy as a whole. The vast majority of truckers in the US are owner-operators, and the job involves long hours behind the wheel, many days out of town, and challenges with making ends meet, given that drivers don’t have health care and have to pay for their own fuel and maintenance.
Sep 14, 2022
Media
Load Up the Truck: Announcing our Investment in TruckSmarter
Truck drivers form the backbone of the US supply chain. In fact, over 70% of all goods shipped in the US travel by truck. Yet there is a massive shortage of drivers — the American Trucking Association estimates a shortage of drivers to the tune of 80,000 today — that’s only set to get worse, setting up a ticking time bomb for the US economy as a whole. The vast majority of truckers in the US are owner-operators, and the job involves long hours behind the wheel, many days out of town, and challenges with making ends meet, given that drivers don’t have health care and have to pay for their own fuel and maintenance.
Sep 14, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter comes out of stealth with a free load board for truckers
TruckSmarter is coming out of stealth with $44 million in funding to date. The company recently closed a $25 million Series B, which was led by Thrive Capital, with participating investors like Founders Fund, a16z, Bain Capital Ventures and Fin Capital.
Sep 14, 2022
Media
TruckSmarter comes out of stealth with a free load board for truckers
TruckSmarter is coming out of stealth with $44 million in funding to date. The company recently closed a $25 million Series B, which was led by Thrive Capital, with participating investors like Founders Fund, a16z, Bain Capital Ventures and Fin Capital.
Sep 14, 2022
Insights
Questions you should ask your factoring company before you sign the contract
For a trucking company or owner-operator, choosing whether to factor and selecting a factoring company are big decisions. Make sure you ask these questions before you sign a contract with a factoring company.
Aug 15, 2023
Insights
Questions you should ask your factoring company before you sign the contract
For a trucking company or owner-operator, choosing whether to factor and selecting a factoring company are big decisions. Make sure you ask these questions before you sign a contract with a factoring company.
Aug 15, 2023
Resources
2024 TruckSmarter Inc.
*TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A, Member FDIC. Deposits are FDIC-insured through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc. Your funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.; Member FDIC.
**Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 3.27% is effective as of 11/01/2023. This is a variable rate and may change after the account is opened. Minimum opening deposit is $100 and you must maintain an average balance of $1,000 to earn the stated Annual Percentage Yield. Fees could affect earnings on the account. TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A or Thread Bank, Members FDIC. ; Member FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa® Debit Card is issued by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. and Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.
***The TruckSmarter Visa debit card is issued by Thread Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used anywhere Visa or Mastercard cards are accepted.
Resources
2024 TruckSmarter Inc.
*TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A, Member FDIC. Deposits are FDIC-insured through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc. Your funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.; Member FDIC.
**Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 3.27% is effective as of 11/01/2023. This is a variable rate and may change after the account is opened. Minimum opening deposit is $100 and you must maintain an average balance of $1,000 to earn the stated Annual Percentage Yield. Fees could affect earnings on the account. TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A or Thread Bank, Members FDIC. ; Member FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa® Debit Card is issued by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. and Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.
***The TruckSmarter Visa debit card is issued by Thread Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used anywhere Visa or Mastercard cards are accepted.
Resources
2024 TruckSmarter Inc.
*TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A, Member FDIC. Deposits are FDIC-insured through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc. Your funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.; Member FDIC.
**Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 3.27% is effective as of 11/01/2023. This is a variable rate and may change after the account is opened. Minimum opening deposit is $100 and you must maintain an average balance of $1,000 to earn the stated Annual Percentage Yield. Fees could affect earnings on the account. TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A or Thread Bank, Members FDIC. ; Member FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa® Debit Card is issued by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. and Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.
***The TruckSmarter Visa debit card is issued by Thread Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used anywhere Visa or Mastercard cards are accepted.
Resources
2024 TruckSmarter Inc.
*TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services are provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A, Member FDIC. Deposits are FDIC-insured through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa Debit Card is issued by Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc. Your funds are FDIC insured up to $250,000 through Thread Bank and Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.; Member FDIC.
**Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 3.27% is effective as of 11/01/2023. This is a variable rate and may change after the account is opened. Minimum opening deposit is $100 and you must maintain an average balance of $1,000 to earn the stated Annual Percentage Yield. Fees could affect earnings on the account. TruckSmarter is a financial technology company and is not a bank. Banking services provided by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A or Thread Bank, Members FDIC. ; Member FDIC. The TruckSmarter Visa® Debit Card is issued by Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. and Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.
***The TruckSmarter Visa debit card is issued by Thread Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and may be used anywhere Visa or Mastercard cards are accepted.