Owner operators are often scared about their truck returning empty after being sent to carry load from one location to another. This often nightmarish scenario of trucks carrying empty load across a span of distance is termed as dead head miles. Since the trucker or the owner operator has absolutely more often than not, no clue as to whether the area he or she is sending his truck to deliver the load has some to carry back to base. To remedy this nightmare, people in this industry have come up with load boards to combat such situations.
With the advent of digital media, drivers are now able to locate loads in the surrounding areas of their destinations through online load boards. All they need to do is make sure to mark their trucks available for loading on apps that cater to online load boards. …