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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 23

📊 Trucking Spot Market Update

🔥 What’s Happening This Week?

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

#TruckingSpotMarket #FreightRates #DryVan #ReeferRates #FlatbedUpdates #MarketTrends

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 20

📊 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 19

💡 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 18

📉 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 12

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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 11

📦 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 10

🚨 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 9

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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 8

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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 7

📋 Standardization = Risk Protection

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 6

📊 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 5

💰 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 4

💡 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚛 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 2

📈 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Jan 1

🚛 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 25

🧠 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 22

📊 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 21

🤝 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 16

📊 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 8

💰 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 7

💰 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 6

🚛 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

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Adam Spannbauer | Fleet Management Expert @adamspannbauer.bsky.social · Dec 5

💰 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

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