Which Load Board To Use?

[Papa Rick]

Just wondering which one do you use, and if not one of these 3, then what do you use?

Getloaded
Membersedge
ITS.

What are the pros and cons of each one?

Thanks

[charged]

I use ITS and get loaded. Sometimes they have the same loads, but most are different. I don't use members edge because it is too much to keep track of and they really didn't have a lot of loads. Usually loads are posted at around 7-8 am for where my dad runs. They go pretty quickly sometimes so you've got to know where you want to run and how much your rate is.

[GMAN]

I primarily use Internettruckstop and getloaded. I am giving mymembersedge another chance. I never did much with them last time. I tried them shortly after OOIDA became involved with them. As to which is better, that is difficult to say. I think that I get more calls from getloaded. If I am looking for LTL's, I would say there is more for me to look at on internettruckstop, depending on where I am running. I wish that I could find a single load board that would do the job for me. It would save me a little money. There are also some free boards that the larger brokers have on their websites.

[rank]

DATconnect. $125/month.

I've had Direct Connect, Post Everywhere, GL & ITS. The last 2 were costing me ~$70 a month. DATconnect is only another $55. You'll make that back on one load.

Actually I thought Posteverywhere was a good deal. $25 a month and you get to post to several of the boards. I got alot of calls.

[charged]

Another reason to use ITS is because the guy who owns it lives in New Plymouth Idaho. I lived their briefly from 1981-1985. I was in 7th grade when our school burned down and we had to walk from stores to churches in the snow to take our classes.

[NotSteve]

I signed up for MembersEdge a few weeks ago and it's not bad. It does seem to have all the loads that DAT has at a fraction of the cost. I'm pretty sure the loads come off DAT? Why so cheap? Because we are OOIDA members?

[GMAN]

Transcore is supposed to have merged their various load board together so that all loads appear on all boards. The have several different boards under different names. The one that OOIDA has is called Mymembersedge. It isn't too expensive if you are a member of OOIDA.

[rank]

Hmm. We should compare DATConnect to this members edge. Might be able to save another nickel. That would be good.

[charged]

If you're not an OOIDA member you can tell them NotSteve told you to join and they'll give you the first years membership for $20.

[GMAN]

Hmm. We should compare DATConnect to this members edge. Might be able to save another nickel. That would be good.

It would be good to check loads from both boards at the same time coming from the same place.

[ragtopflat]

About MembersEdge
How does MembersEdge get so many loads?
MembersEdge is powered by DAT which has been the industry leader since 1982. MembersEdge has the loads that the biggest and best brokers and shippers in the business post to DAT powered products. MembersEdge has all the loads from the DAT load monitors in the truck stops plus thousands more.

[rank]

Gman & Steve, you guys have members edge right? Can you search for trucks or just loads? I'll post something on DATconnect and we'll see if it shows up on membersedge.

[NotSteve]

I can just search for loads. Post something and I'll check it out

[GMAN]

Gman & Steve, you guys have members edge right? Can you search for trucks or just loads? I'll post something on DATconnect and we'll see if it shows up on membersedge.

I can only post my trucks. In fact, I didn't see anything on it that would allow for load posting. They recently redesigned the mymembersedge website. I believe you could post loads on the old one if you had it set up. You needed broker authority to post loads. Most loadboards want you to have broker authority before allowing you to post loads. It would be interesting to randomly check a few loads on the different Transcore loadboards. If you can find a particular load and number I will be glad to check to see if it is on the mymembersedge board.