Doft Load Board vs x12port Load Board

Doft Load Board connects shippers and carriers through a freight-matching platform. Its homepage advertises more than 200,000 loads daily. Carriers can filter loads by lane, deadhead radius, equipment and minimum rate per mile, then use load alerts and booking tools. The Premium carrier plan includes up to 20 parallel AI calls for negotiating, booking and check calls, but rate information is available for only 10–30% of loads. Shippers can post manually, in bulk, by CSV or through website imports; they can collect bids, message drivers, create a private board, book shipments and follow delivery on a live map. The driver app shares GPS location, posts delivery statuses and uploads proof of delivery. Doft says it checks carriers against FMCSA records before booking. The service is available on Android, iOS and web. Carrier Basic access is free, while Premium costs $19.99 a month and has a 0.99 USD booking fee. Shippers can use a free plan, with a 99 USD driver acceptance fee when accepting a driver.

x12port Load Board is a private freight marketplace where brokers, shippers, and 3PLs post loads for carriers in their own networks. Loads are visible only to carriers invited by the account holder, not on a public board, and there are no per-post fees. Carriers can connect at no cost. The EDI workflow sends 204 Motor Carrier Load Tenders, tracks acceptances and declines through 990 responses, and updates shipment status from 214 messages. Carriers can submit 210 freight invoices; the listed transaction sets also include 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading. The product is available on the web and through an API. Its plans include free options and paid plans from $199/mo; a 14-day trial provides full access without requiring a credit card. The Professional plan lists AS2, SFTP, and API connectivity. x12port advertises free AI support, with up to 30 messages per session. The About page describes the service as cloud-native and says it does not sell, share, or monetize customer data. Listed users also include small trucking companies and dispatchers.