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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert
@adamspannbauer.bsky.social
🚛 Helping Fleet Owners, Companies & Drivers
💰 Optimize, Scale, Audit, Improve Safety & Retain Drivers
💼 I work with fleet sizes of 10-1000+ trucks 📈
📊 Trucking Spot Market Update

🔥 What’s Happening This Week?

- 🚛 Available Loads: Down 4%
- 🛻 Available Trucks: Up 10%

#TruckingSpotMarket #FreightRates #DryVan #ReeferRates #FlatbedUpdates #MarketTrends
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
📊 Trucking Spot Market Update

🔥 Big Updates This Week
- Available Loads: Up 78%
- Available Trucks: Up 50%
- Rates: Increased 2-2.5 cents across all types

✨ Coming Wednesday!
Spot Market Updates six days ahead!

#TruckingMarket #FreightTrends #SpotMarketUpdate #DryVan #FlatbedRates #StayInformed
January 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💡 Planning ahead = More wins
- Think 2-3 days ahead
- Look for return trips early
- Call and ask: “Can this load be picked up earlier?”

✨ Worst case? You hear “no.”

✨ Best case? You secure the load!

👉 What’s your best load board tip? Share below, I’d love to hear!

#LoadBoardStrategy #CarrierWins
January 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
📉 1,800 Trucking Companies Are Gone

💡 Why This Happened
- High operating costs
- Declining freight volumes
- Margins squeezed out weaker competitors.

🚛 What to Do Now
1️⃣ Focus on profitability
2️⃣ Diversify your customer base
3️⃣ Plan for long-term risk mitigation

#FreightStrategies #TruckingEconomy
January 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Load Board Shuffle

💡 Brokers rarely post the best loads ahead of time, they’re waiting for cheaper options

🔥 How to Beat It
1️⃣ Build strong broker relationships for early access to loads

2️⃣ Work directly with shippers to avoid the board entirely

#LoadBoardTips #FreightStrategy #BrokerRelationships
January 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📦 Understanding the Freight Chain:

1️⃣ Shipper: Sends freight to a broker.
2️⃣ Broker: Works with a dispatcher.
3️⃣ Dispatcher: Coordinates with carriers to move loads.

🔥 Key Insight:
Find brokers and dispatchers who respect your time and care about the human on the other end.

#Freight #Dispatcher
January 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨 FMCSA Warning Letter? What to Do

1️⃣ Read it carefully. It’s tied to your SMS metrics and outlines specific compliance issues

2️⃣ Focus on improvements. You don’t need to respond, but you must act

3️⃣ Take it seriously. Noncompliance can lead to fines, suspensions, or investigations

#FMCSACompliance
January 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Vetting a Dispatch Company?

Follow These 5 Steps:

1️⃣ Stick to U.S.-based companies for reliability.
2️⃣ Check references and validate them.
3️⃣ Ask for a driver’s license for legitimacy.
4️⃣ Schedule a Zoom call to verify identity.
5️⃣ Use invoicing software like QuickBooks, not Cash App.
#TruckingInsights
January 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Want Direct Shippers? Do This!

💡 Cold call and say you’re asset-based.

Shippers are tired of brokers who just search load boards.

If you have trucks, they’ll want to talk.

👉 Have you landed direct shippers before?

#DirectShippers #SmallCarrier #FreightStrategy #AssetBased #ColdCallingSuccess
January 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
📋 Standardization = Risk Protection
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📊 Week 52 Spot Market Update

🚛 Loads down 50%, trucks down 40%—but rates are climbing:
- Dry Van: $2.17/mile (+4¢)
- Flatbed: $2.24/mile (flat)
- Reefer: $2.58/mile (+17¢)

💡 2025 is shaping up to be a carrier’s market.

#SpotMarketUpdate #Freight #MarketInsights #FreightPlanning #TruckingBusiness
January 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
💰 Cut Your Insurance Costs with These Tips

1️⃣ Reduced Radius = Lower Rates:
If you’ve gone regional (<500 miles), update your provider.

2️⃣ Reclassify Spare Units: Let your provider know if some trucks aren’t in daily use.

#InsuranceSavings #CostCuttingTips #BusinessOptimization #FinancialTips
January 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
💡 Revenue Is Important—But Cost Control Is Key.

🔥 Review last month’s expenses:

- What’s one cost you can cut to improve margins?

👉 Share your wins below—let’s celebrate and learn together!

#CostControl #FinancialHealth #MarginMatters #MindsetShift #ExpenseManagement #WinTogether
January 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚛 What Makes a Great Independent Dispatcher?

💡 Owner-Operators & Small Carriers:

- What should you feel from a dispatcher on Day 1?

- What makes a dispatcher relationship successful?

#FreightDispatch #IndependentDispatchers #CarrierInsights #OwnerOperatorTips #CommunityWisdom #FreightSuccess
January 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📈 Carriers: 2025 is Here - Are You Ready?

🚛 Steps to Stabilize:
1️⃣ Focus on profitable customers, not just rates.
2️⃣ Set RPM benchmarks for your strategy.
3️⃣ Partner with brokers & shippers to revamp routing and cut costs.

#FreightPlanning #TruckingStrategies #2025Goals #CarriersTips #FreightSuccess
January 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚛 Carriers: Are You Ready for 2025?

💡 If shippers are testing new providers, here’s your move

1️⃣ Watch for new players on heavy lanes.

2️⃣ Ask shippers
- Are new providers meeting expectations?
- Do volume commitments need adjusting?

#FreightWins #FreightStrategy #CarrierInsights #TruckingCommunity
January 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🧠 Have You Taken a DISC Assessment?

💡 It’s a personality tool that reveals how you communicate and collaborate.

4 types:
- D: Dominance
- I: Influence
- S: Steadiness
- C: Conscientiousness

👉 What’s your type?

#PersonalityInsights #LeadershipTools #TeamworkTips #SelfAwareness
December 25, 2024 at 2:09 AM
📊 Real-Time Heatmaps: Your Secret Freight Tool

🚛 For <$100/month, access heatmaps to find:
- Freight hotspots.
- Under- and oversaturated areas.
- The best lanes for your strategy.

🔥 Brokers use this, so should you!

#FreightHeatmaps #LoadBoardTips #TruckingInsights #FreightStrategy #FreightData
December 22, 2024 at 7:05 PM
🤝 Transparency Over Sides

🚛 This industry relies on balance:
- Carriers need fair rates.
- Brokers need margins.
- Shippers need reliable transport.

💡 I’m here to share data, not drama.

❓ Do we focus too much on one side or is the system balanced?
#FreightIndustry #CarrierBrokerShipper
December 21, 2024 at 5:10 PM
📊 Week 49 Spot Market Update

Loads & Trucks: +106% rebound.

Rates:
- Dry Van: +5¢ 📈
- Flatbed: +2¢ 📈
- Reefer: +8¢ 📈

💡 Stronger load-to-truck ratios signal momentum heading into Week 50.

👉 What’s happening in your lanes?

#FreightTrends #SpotMarketUpdate #TruckingTips #CarrierInsights #Freight
December 16, 2024 at 2:36 PM
💰 Should Broker Margins Stay Uncapped?

🚛 The Broker’s Argument:
- Margins cover risk, overhead, and staff.
- Brokers absorb losses when undercharging shippers or overpaying carriers.
- High margins = Maintaining quality service.

#BrokerDebate #FreightMargins #LogisticsRisk #TruckingDiscussion
December 8, 2024 at 3:52 PM
💰 Should Broker Margins Be Capped?

Scenario:
- Shipper pays $4,000.
- Carrier gets $1,500.
- Broker keeps $2,500.

❓ Would capping margins improve the industry or hurt brokers’ ability to succeed?

#BrokerTransparency #FreightMargins #TruckingDebate #CarrierInsights #LogisticsDiscussion
December 7, 2024 at 6:36 PM
🚛 Broker Transparency: Does It Help Carriers?

💡 It doesn’t change rates, just what you know.

Refusing a load won’t stop someone else from taking it.

The real issue?

Supply and demand.

Let’s discuss below!

#FreightTransparency #BrokerDebate #CarrierInsights #TruckingDiscussion #FreightCommunity
December 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
💰 Brokers Keeping 50%+ of Freight Rates, Fair or Not?

Example:
-Shipper pays $3,000.
-Carrier gets $1,200.
-Broker keeps $1,800.

🚛 Should brokers have margin caps? Drop your take below!

#FreightMargins #TruckingDebate #BrokerTransparency #OwnerOperatorInsights #FreightRates
December 5, 2024 at 6:11 PM