Secrest Direct Inc. is an independent Landstar agent (DUV/RKY).

Load Board & Freight Planning

Choose Loads With an Owner-Operator Load Board

The Load Board is one of the tools Landstar business capacity owners use to evaluate available freight and decide what fits their businesses.

Review where freight picks up, where it delivers, the equipment required, mileage, timing and current load information before deciding what fits your operation.

This page brings Load Board search, filters, Load Alerts, mobile access and freight-planning tools together in one place.

Freight availability, rates, lanes, load details and technology features change. Owner-operators remain responsible for evaluating whether available freight fits their equipment, operating costs, schedule and business plan.

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Load Board — existing interface reference

Demo

Landstar Load Board Dashboard
START WITH THE TOOL YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND

What Do You Want to See?

Understand the Tool First

What Is the Landstar Load Board?

For an owner-operator leased to Landstar, the Load Board is a secured freight-search and planning tool. It allows eligible users to review available Landstar freight and narrow what they see according to criteria relevant to their operation.

Non-forced dispatch does not mean every available load is automatically a good load for your business. The owner-operator still evaluates pickup, destination, loaded and deadhead miles, equipment, timing, rate information and where the truck may be positioned next.

The Load Board provides information. The owner-operator makes the business decision.
Landstar Load Board Inside Panel Example

Example LandstarOnline dashboard shown for general context. Current tools, available freight data and account access may vary.

The Load Board Supports the Business Model

Freight Choice Starts With Knowing What Is Available

Under a non-forced-dispatch model, the owner-operator evaluates available freight rather than simply receiving an assigned load. More choice also means more business decisions.

Revenue

Does the current load information make sense for the complete trip?

Destination

Where does the load leave the truck and what market comes next?

Deadhead

How far must the truck move before or after the loaded miles?

Equipment

Does the freight fit the tractor, trailer and operating setup?

Timing

Do pickup, delivery and handling requirements fit the plan?
The goal is not simply to find a load. It is to evaluate available freight in the context of your business.
NARROW THE FREIGHT YOU REVIEW

Search Filters Turn a
Large Load Board Into a
Working Freight List

A useful freight search reduces the amount of irrelevant information an owner-operator has to review. Current interfaces can change, but the core business questions stay similar.

Use rate information as one input—not the entire decision. The complete trip still includes deadhead, timing, equipment requirements, operating cost and destination.

Origin

Where is the truck available?

Radius

How far will you reposition for pickup?

Destination

Where do you want the truck to finish?

Pickup & Delivery

Do the dates and windows fit?

Loaded Miles

What trip length fits the plan?

Stops

Are there additional pickup or delivery points?

Equipment

What trailer or equipment is required?

Weight & Dimensions

Does the freight fit equipment limits?

Rate Information

What does the current load record show?

Search With the Next Move in Mind

A Better Load Search Looks Beyond Pickup and Delivery

Use the Load Board as part of a repeatable decision process rather than treating every search result as a stand-alone opportunity.
1

Establish Your Starting Position

Know where the truck will actually be available—not simply the city associated with the last delivery.
2

Set the Freight Criteria

Choose destination, radius, equipment, mileage and timing criteria that matter for this search.
3

Review the Results

Compare the freight that currently matches those criteria.
4

Open the Load Details

A search result is only a starting point. Review the full available information before making a decision.
5

Consider the Next Market

Think about where the load ends and what that destination may mean for the next freight search.
6

Confirm Before Committing

Current requirements, timing, rates and load details should be verified through the appropriate process.
Search → Compare → Verify → Decide → Reposition → Search Again
Available Load Details

Existing load-detail reference from the current site. Verify current public-use imagery before launch.

OPEN THE LOAD BEFORE YOU EVALUATE IT

What Information Should
You Review on a Load?

Origin & Destination

Where freight begins and where the truck finishes.

Pickup & Delivery

Dates, times and scheduling requirements.

Miles

Loaded mileage or other mileage information shown.

Rate Information

Current compensation-related information associated with the freight.

Equipment

Trailer, dimensions, weight or other operating requirements.

Stops

Additional pickup, delivery or handling locations.

Agency Contact

Information for the Landstar agency associated with the freight when provided.

Load-Specific Notes

Other requirements that may affect whether the load fits.

A search result can look very different after you account for deadhead, timing, equipment, operating costs and the next market.

Existing Landstar available load search results screenshot from NonForcedDispatch.com

Search-results visual reused as a staging reference.

LET SAVED CRITERIA KEEP WORKING

Load Alerts Can Support the
Next Freight Search

Repeatedly rebuilding the same search is not always the most efficient way to monitor freight. Load Alerts can help surface freight matching selected criteria when opportunities appear.

1

Define the Search

Start with criteria that reflect what you’re actually willing and equipped to haul.

2

Save the Criteria

Create a reusable starting point for freight you review regularly.

3

Set Notification Preferences

Use the current notification options available to eligible users.

4

Review the Match

An alert is a reason to review the freight—not an automatic reason to accept it.

5

Reevaluate as the Truck Moves

Useful criteria can change with markets, equipment and operating priorities.

A saved search or Load Alert does not guarantee that matching freight will become available.

ONE SEARCH DOESN'T HAVE TO FIT EVERY SITUATION

Build Searches Around Different Business Decisions

Each saved-search pattern should answer a different planning question instead of trying to cover every possibility at once.

SCENARIO 01

Preferred Market Search

Freight that fits the lanes or destinations you normally evaluate.

SCENARIO 02

Return-Market Search

Freight that may help position the truck toward an area you want to return to.

SCENARIO 03

Equipment-Specific Search

Freight that fits the trailer or specialized equipment currently being operated.

SCENARIO 04

Alternative-Market Search

A broader option when a preferred market is not producing an acceptable opportunity.

Landstar Mobile App Image
FREIGHT INFORMATION AWAY FROM THE DESKTOP

Use LandstarOne for
Mobile Load Search and
Business Tools

Current Landstar mobile information identifies LandstarOne® as a one-stop business app for eligible capacity providers. Mobile access matters because freight decisions do not always happen while you are sitting in front of a computer.

Load Search

Review available freight and search criteria from a mobile device.

Load Details

Open more information before deciding what to pursue.

Load Alerts

Manage current notification preferences associated with freight searches.

Business Tools

Bring other Landstar business resources into the mobile environment.

What about Landstar Maximizer®?

Older NonForcedDispatch.com pages focused heavily on Maximizer. This hub preserves the related multi-leg planning intent while consolidating app content in one authoritative location. Confirm current terminology and interface assets before launch.

ONE LOAD CAN AFFECT THE NEXT

Think Beyond a Single Load

Freight planning becomes more useful when each movement is considered as part of a sequence instead of an isolated rate.

LOAD A

Start With the Current Move

Where to begin, what does the trip require, and where does the truck finish?

LOAD B

Look at What Could Follow

What freight can fit the truck after delivery? Where can I pick up the next load?

REPOSITIONING

Account for the Empty Miles

How much non-revenue movement may exist between the next pick up?

BUSINESS RESULT

Check Timing and Cost

Do the sequence, schedule, maintainance, and operating costs make sense together?

SEE THE INFORMATION IN CONTEXT

A Look at Load Search, Results and Details

The current site already contains several useful Load Board visuals. These are carried into the mockup as staging references and should be updated if newer approved interface images are available.

Landstar Load Board Dashboard

Load Board Dashboard

Search and navigation starting point.

Flatbed Load Board

Available Load Results

Review freight matching the selected criteria.

Available Load Details

Available Load Details

Move from a result row into the full load record.

Load Board Mileage Lookup

Mileage Lookup

Use mileage information as part of trip planning.

THE RESULT IS MORE THAN A RATE

Don't Evaluate Freight From One Number

Rate-per-mile information can help compare freight. It still does not tell the entire story.

Load A — Higher Headline Rate

  • More deadhead to pickup
  • Destination may require repositioning
  • Additional trip requirements
  • Higher operating cost can change the result

Load B — Different Trip Economics

  • Closer pickup
  • Destination aligns better with next market
  • Lower estimated trip expense
  • May fit the operating plan more effectively
The Load Board helps you find freight. Your business numbers help you decide whether the freight fits.
SEE WHAT TO LOOK FOR BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Ask Secrest Direct
About a Load Board
Walkthrough

Reading about freight-search tools is useful. Seeing how the information is organized can make the business model easier to understand.

A demonstration is educational. It is not a promise about how much freight will be available in a future market or what any individual owner-operator will earn.

Freight Search

How searches begin and criteria narrow the results.

Filters

How location, mileage, equipment and timing affect what appears.

Load Details

Where to look before committing the truck.

Load Alerts

How saved criteria and notifications support planning.

Mobile Access

How current mobile tools support freight search away from a desktop.

Multi-Load Planning

How technology may help evaluate more than one movement at a time.

Better Questions for Freight Planning

Owner-Operator Load Board FAQs

These questions are intentionally different from the old Load Board FAQ archive and focus on decision-making rather than repeating definitions already answered above.

The NonForcedDispatch.com archive contains references to several generations of Landstar mobile technology. The rebuilt hub uses LandstarOne terminology for current mobile access while preserving relevant multi-leg planning information associated with related tools such as Landstar Maximizer.

Start with the truck’s actual location, pickup radius and destination, then evaluate mileage and equipment requirements. The search criteria can help you evaluate deadhead before making a decision, but no filter can eliminate it.

Open the available load details and review more than the headline rate. Look at pickup and delivery requirements, mileage, equipment, stops, timing, destination and other load-specific information, then compare the trip against your operating costs and business plan.

No. A Load Alert monitors for freight matching selected criteria when opportunities are available. It does not guarantee a particular load, lane, rate, freight volume, mileage or business result.

Ask to see how freight searches are built, which filters are available, how results lead into full load details, how saved searches and Load Alerts work, how mobile access is handled and how the available information can support the next business decision.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP

Learn the Freight Tools Before You Make the Business Decision

Review the freight-planning tools, equipment options, compensation model and current requirements, then move forward at the pace that fits you.

Still Evaluating?

Compare the business model and current qualification requirements before deciding whether the opportunity fits.

Ready to Continue?

Review the formal application process and begin when you have the required information and documents ready.