Box Trucks Loadboard is built to help carriers find fresh freight quickly, evaluate opportunities, and contact brokers with a prepared offer. The process is simple, but the freight market moves quickly, so knowing what happens at each stage can help you act with confidence.
The Box Trucks Loadboard Journey
A typical load moves through three broad phases: finding the right opportunity, pursuing the load with the broker, and completing the transaction directly with the broker.
1
Find the Freight
Use Box Trucks Loadboard to discover and evaluate fresh opportunities.
01
Check the Loadboard
Start with the Box Trucks Loadboard. Loads are displayed newest first, so recently posted freight appears toward the top of the results.
02
Narrow Your Search
Use the available filters to narrow the results by vehicle type, pickup state, and delivery state. Desktop users can switch between Table and Card views, while mobile uses the Card view.
03
Open the Load
When you find an opportunity that looks suitable, select View to open the full Load Information page and review the details before deciding whether to pursue it.
2
Make the Offer
Turn a promising load into a direct conversation with the broker.
01
Review the Complete Load
Check the pickup and delivery locations, times, weight, distance, vehicle requirements, rate information, and other available details. Look at the complete trip rather than judging the load from one number alone.
02
Prepare Your Offer
If the load fits your operation, select Prepare Offer. Enter your proposed price, distance, dimensions, and transit time. Your MC number, email, and phone are populated from your profile but can be edited before preparing the email.
03
Prepare and Send the Email
Select Prepare Email and Box Trucks Loadboard prepares the offer using the information you entered. Your email client then opens with the message ready for you to review and send to the broker.
04
Talk Directly With the Broker
After the offer is sent, the broker may contact you if they are interested. Any questions, negotiation, availability checks, and final agreement happen directly between you and the broker.
3
Complete the Load
Once you and the broker agree, the remaining transaction takes place outside Box Trucks Loadboard.
01
Confirm the Agreement
The exact process varies by broker. A broker may require a carrier packet, broker-carrier agreement, insurance or authority information, or other documents. Once the rate and terms are agreed, the broker commonly provides a rate confirmation or similar written confirmation before pickup.
02
Pick Up and Deliver
After the load is confirmed, follow the broker's pickup and delivery instructions and keep the required shipment documentation.
03
Submit Your Documents
After delivery, the broker may require documents such as a signed proof of delivery or bill of lading, along with an invoice and any other documents specified in your agreement.
04
Receive Payment
Box Trucks Loadboard does not collect or distribute payment for loads. The broker pays the carrier according to the payment terms agreed between them. Payment timing and accelerated-payment options can vary, so confirm the broker's terms before committing to the load.
What Happens Inside Box Trucks Loadboard vs. Outside
Inside Box Trucks Loadboard
- Discover available freight
- Search and filter loads
- Review load information
- Prepare an offer
- Prepare an email to the broker
Between You and the Broker
- Offer discussion and negotiation
- Carrier onboarding and required documents
- Final rate and load confirmation
- Pickup and delivery
- Invoicing and payment
Preparing an Offer Does Not Book the Load
Preparing an offer starts the conversation with the broker. It does not mean the load has been booked or awarded to you. The load is only something you should treat as confirmed after you and the broker have agreed on the applicable terms and completed whatever confirmation process the broker requires.
Freight Moves Fast
Box Trucks Loadboard is designed around fresh freight. Loads are available on the Loadboard for up to two hours and are removed after that window. In practice, many loads may be booked within the first 15-30 minutes, although this is not a guarantee and some loads may remain available longer.
Freshness matters
Box Trucks Loadboard keeps the Loadboard focused on fresh freight. A load that looks attractive now may already be unavailable shortly afterward.
Check regularly
Freight moves quickly, so check the Loadboard periodically when you are looking for your next opportunity. New searches can reveal loads that were posted recently.
Load volume changes
Available freight can change significantly throughout the day. Depending on market activity, you may see thousands of loads at one time and only a few hundred at another.
Newest first
Loads are displayed with the newest postings first. This makes it easier to spot fresh opportunities before older loads further down the list.
A Simple Operating Loop
Once you understand the process, your daily workflow becomes a repeatable loop:
- Check the Loadboard for fresh freight.
- Filter the results to match your vehicle and preferred markets.
- Open promising loads and evaluate the complete trip.
- Prepare and send an offer when the opportunity makes sense.
- Communicate directly with the broker.
- Confirm the agreed terms before pickup.
- Complete the load and submit the required documents.
- Receive payment according to your agreement with the broker.
- Return to Box Trucks Loadboard and look for your next opportunity.