Originally published at: There Are 292,000 Shippers in America and 97% of Carriers Have 10 Trucks or Less — The Match Has Been Right in Front of You the Whole Time - FreightWaves
Most small carriers operate their entire business through a load board. The freight comes through a broker, the rate gets negotiated down, the carrier moves the load, gets paid on net-30 or net-45 (or quick pay/factoring), and then goes back to the board looking for the next one. That cycle is familiar. It is also…