Truckers and haulage drivers have a tough choice sometimes. And while the sweet taste of a juicy breakfast may seem the perfect end to a job well done, a well planned backload from a freight exchange can create more paid work on completion of a job.
Let me explain.
In traditional haulage and freight transportation a trucker gets a delivery, and takes it from A to B (lets say Aldershot to Basingstoke). Trucker gets paid, company get their delivery everyones happy.
Except that the trucker has the trip back to their Aldershot to look forward to, and this time without any pay to cover the distance or dead mileage. It wastes time, it wastes money and it eats into profits whether the driver is an owner operator or works for a big haulage company.
And this is where freight exchanges come in.
Think of a freight exchange as a dating service for cargo. Freight forwarders post the loads they want to be delivered and the truckers sign up for loads they want to deliver. Then the two parties agree an appropriate fee and the delivery is made.
But how does this help our friend making the lonely journey back from Basingstoke? Simple if hes aware in...