Shippers and carriers are meeting on electronic loadboards and exchanges, which act as Web-based bulletin boards for the transportation industry. Shippers, carriers, brokers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers use loadboards to communicate opportunities, whether it's freight to be shipped or a truck to be filled. "Shippers with product to move have a list of carriers they use regularly," says David Schrader, senior vice president, operations, for Beaverton, Ore.-based DAT TransCore; the company's Network is among the industry's largest loadboards.
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