Just like every business decision, choosing loads has it’s positive and negative aspects.
#2 What are goods and bads of load boards?
Load boards are the fastest way to find loads, and that is their biggest advantage.
This may not seems like the most important thing in trucking business, but it’s far from being frivolous moment.
In fact, at the beginning, when you are struggling with a limited budget, working efficiently with low costs is among your top priorities.
Don’t forget that free boards are getting loads through a sharing service. What’s more, the same loads are often posted on different load boards.
It’s incredibly hard to make a profitable deal, due the competition.
I ran into a comment on Trucking info that reflected situation in the industry quite precisely:
Unlike the free options, paid boards do have exclusive loads, so you won’t face such hard competition like you will using free load boards.
However, don’t expect a gold mine either, because in the end, all load boards pay rock-bottom prices. After all, it’s trucking industry we are talking about. Better get used to it from the start.
