Truckload brokerage matches a shipper's load with a carrier's truck, so the freight moves without the shipper calling around for a truck. FullTruckload.com books dedicated trucks, from Sprinter vans to 53 ft dry vans and flatbeds, with one point of contact.
The right truck, arranged
A broker matches your load with a carrier's truck.
Truckload brokerage is a way of arranging freight in which a broker books a carrier's truck for a shipper's load. The broker does not own the truck; it finds one that fits the freight and the lane, confirms the booking and stays in touch until the load is delivered. This page is for shippers moving freight; carriers looking for loads will find them on load boards.
A broker load is simply a load that a carrier hauls through a broker rather than directly for the shipper. For the shipper, the freight still moves on a dedicated truck, loaded once and driven to the receiver.
The value is in the matching. Instead of calling carrier after carrier, the shipper shares the load once and a truck is found. FullTruckload.com works this way, booking dedicated trucks for each load.
Who owns, who arranges
Carriers own trucks; brokers arrange them.
A carrier is a trucking company that owns trucks and hauls freight, whether it has one truck or thousands. An asset-based carrier is a term for a company that owns its own fleet, and some asset-based carriers also broker loads to other carriers when their own trucks are full. A broker arranges trucks for shippers without owning them, working with many carriers.
Each has a role. A carrier with trucks on a shipper's regular lane can be a good fit for steady freight. A broker can reach more trucks, more truck types and more lanes, which helps when the freight or the lane changes.
The key question for a shipper is not who owns the truck, but whether the right truck shows up on time and the freight is delivered as planned. FullTruckload.com focuses on that match for each load.
Trucks and trailers
Hot shot truck5 / 6
Construction, oilfield and farm equipment, machinery
About hot shot trucks
A hot shot pairs a heavy-duty pickup with a gooseneck flatbed trailer. It is the fast choice for equipment and machinery that need an open deck but not a full semi. Ramps at the back let rolling equipment drive straight on.
Price a hot shot truck
Send the pickup, delivery and weight, and we'll match the truck to your load.
More trucks, one contact
Access, range and simplicity.
Shippers use truckload brokerage for a few practical reasons. The first is access: a broker can reach many carriers, so it can find a truck on lanes a shipper's regular carriers do not run, or when those carriers are full. The second is range: one load might need a flatbed, the next a straight truck with a liftgate and the next a Sprinter van, and a broker can book each one.
The third is simplicity. Instead of keeping a long list of carriers and calling around for each load, the shipper has one contact for every truck. That matters most when freight changes from week to week or arrives at short notice.
FullTruckload.com books trucks for shippers in exactly these situations, from regular lanes to one-off urgent loads.
Surges and one-offs
Brokerage helps when freight does not follow a pattern.
Manufacturers use brokerage for inbound parts and outbound goods, especially when volumes change or a plant needs an extra truck at short notice. Retailers lean on brokerage during seasonal peaks, when store and warehouse shipments rise faster than regular carriers can cover.
Construction companies book flatbeds and hot shots for materials and equipment going to job sites that change from project to project. Food and beverage companies move packaged goods in dry vans across many lanes. E-commerce sellers move inventory between fulfillment centers, and trade show teams book trucks to and from venues on fixed dates.
The common thread is freight that does not fit one steady pattern: surges, one-offs, new lanes or loads that need a different truck. That is where brokerage helps most. FullTruckload.com books trucks for these surges and one-offs as they come up.
Details book the right truck
Share the load once, get the right truck.
Booking a brokered load is quick when the details are ready. Share what the freight is, the total weight, the number of pallets or pieces and the dimensions of the largest item. Add the pickup and delivery addresses and dates, whether each site has a loading dock or needs a liftgate, any appointments and the contacts at each end.
Those details decide the truck: a Sprinter van or box truck for small loads, a straight truck for several pallets and liftgate deliveries, a hot shot for heavy urgent freight, and a 53 ft dry van or flatbed for full loads.
FullTruckload.com uses them to book a dedicated truck and keeps the shipper updated until proof of delivery. Brokerage works best when the shipper shares the load once and gets the right truck back.
A load goes right when one person owns it, the option fits and the updates are honest.
“I had a single point of contact assigned to our shipment that was fantastic on keeping me updated every step of the way.”
Pamela · TrustpilotWhen you call FullTruckload.com, you reach a real person right away, and that same person owns your load from the first call to final delivery. You never have to explain it twice.
Your coordinator books it, follows it the whole way and is the person you call next time.
“I called up at 7:30 pm... one that was secured cancelled at the end of the day. Todd quoted three shipments on the spot... The last shipment was picked up at Midnight.”
Susan · TrustpilotEvery load is different, and the right solution is the one that actually fits. We book Sprinter vans, box trucks, straight trucks, hot shots, 53 ft dry vans and flatbeds that run direct.
We match the load to the option it needs, so you never pay for capacity or speed you do not use.
“True to word. They did exactly what they said they would do.”
Dan · TrustpilotUrgent freight is stressful enough without wondering whether you have the full story. We give you the price before you commit, the timeline as it actually stands, and if something goes wrong, you hear it from us first.
That includes telling you when another truck fits your load better.
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