The planners have an automatic fuel optimization program that looks at our entire route and the current fuel pricing all along the route. It then picks the cheapest fuel locations based on rebates and discounts at the major truckstop brands and tells us how many gallons to get at each place. There are times where that doesn’t the best so if needed, we can always ask for “emergency fuel” at anytime needed.

The shipper and receiver all decide if we are a live load or drop and hook at their location. Some customers are only drop and hook while others are only live loading/unloading. Sometimes the load is scheduled as a drop and hook at either location, but turns out to be live.