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Overdrive
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THE OTR DIGITAL TOOLKIT
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GetLoaded,
getloaded.com,
Android, iOS
This long-established
online-only load board
service links carriers with
freight via a website and
the associated iGetLoaded
app. Other services include
a partnered factoring
company, online forums
and business software
(see TruckingOffice). A
version of the load board
is available via Rand
McNally's IntelliRoute
TND device. Membership
packages start at $29.99
monthly after a 10-day
free trial.
Go By Truck offers drivers
referral bonuses for
new signups following
recommendations.
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Go By Truck,
gobytruck.com
Billing itself as "automated
freight brokering," this
online platform takes 10
percent of every shipper-
carrier load transaction.
It functions similarly to
Freightopolis (see listing)
without restrictions
on carrier size. It
also holds social and
business functionality for
networking via an active
social platform and other
online tools.
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Google Maps, maps.
google.com, most
smartphones
Map your current or future
location with your phone's
GPS or via input address
for satellite views of a
shipper's or receiver's
location to determine your
best access point and
parking possibilities.
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HopLoads,
HopLoads.com
This online load matching
service is primarily for
hopper-bottom and other
agricultural freight,
starting at $50 monthly.
Company reps report
they're working on apps.
Texting "@?" to an Android
phone enabled with Otter's
Whereu@? app (Whereu-at.com)
returns a link to the phone's
mapped location, an alternative
to live GPS tracking available
via i360 and other services.
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i360 app,
Android, iOS
The i360 app has proven
to be a boon to more
than one small-fleet
owner-operator looking
for round-the-clock GPS
tracking of power units
to serve customer/fleet
management purposes,
such as with more
accurate arrival times.
Also, driver spouses
have found it useful in
emergencies.
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Internet Truckstop,
truckstop.com; ITS
Trucker for Android, iOS
The "first load board on
the Internet," ITS also
offers access to partner
freight factors integrated
into their service, as well
as broker credit ratings,
business software and
more. Some brokers have
used the company to build
custom apps exclusive to
their carrier networks.
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J.J. Keller's
Encompass,
jjkellerservices.com,
Android, iOS
The basic version of this
software, combined with
an in-truck module and
cloud-based storage, turns
Apple iPhones/iPads and
many Android smartphones
and tablets into electronic
onboard recorders for hours
of service compliance. Three
subscription levels include
increasing levels of back-
office functionality.
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KeepTruckin,
KeepTruckin.com,
Android, iOS
The 2013 introduction of
this app and attendant
dispatching tools, both
free, marks Google
Ventures' entrance into the
computer-assisted logging
game by investing in the
startup that launched the
software. Like BigRoad
(see listing), KeepTruckin
is a computer-assisted log,
not an electronic logging
device conforming to
federal definitions.
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Livestock
Network,
LivestockNetwork.com
Sister load board to
BulkLoadsNow, the
Livestock Network hosts
load postings for livestock
haulers. Membership starts
at $35 monthly.
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MyGauges,
mygauges.com
Owner-operator
accounting and business
management software
designed by trucking
radio host and longtime
small-fleet owner Kevin
Rutherford. FuelGauges
offer free Web-based
mileage, maintenance
and other tools, while
ProfitGauges ($19 monthly)
enables more involved
accounting tools.
Visit OverdriveOnline.com,
search "OneMorePallet.com," to
check out the 2013 video that
introduced the service.
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One More Pallet,
OneMorePallet.com
This online partial load-
matching service markets
itself to small shippers
and less-than-truckload
carriers looking to fill
space on the trailer.
Using a Priceline-
style pricing model,
shippers post loads
and what they'd like to
pay. Carriers then can
negotiate online or via
more direct contact.
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Partners in
Business,
OverdriveOnline.com/PIB
The
Overdrive /
ATBS coproduction
Partners in Business
is a comprehensive
manual written for
prospective and existing
owner-operators and
independents. At the
website, you'll find free
sample chapters and
videos of live seminars
featuring trucking radio
host Kevin Rutherford.
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35%
14%
6%
2%
38%
DO YOU USE ANY OF THESE ONLINE
SOCIAL NETWORKING RESOURCES?
Facebook
Youtube
Linkedln
Twitter
MySpace/Other
None of the above
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2014
Connectivity
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