Local freight, posted and hauled nearby.
LocalHaul is a marketplace for local loads: trailer and box truck, CDL-A, CDL-B and non-CDL.
- Drivers Find local loads for your license and truck. See the price and payment terms before you book.
- Shippers, brokers and carriers Post a load in minutes, review offers, and choose the driver yourself.
How it works
Three steps, from posting to paperwork.
Post or find a load
The posting company sets the stops, vehicle, price and payment terms. Drivers see the loads their class and truck can run.
Book or make an offer
A driver takes a fixed price or makes an offer. The posting company accepts, counters or declines, and chooses who runs it.
Run it and close it out
The driver records each arrival and the signed BOL. The posting company pays the driver directly, on the terms shown on the load.
Paperwork, from the driver's phone
Every delivered load ends with a complete record, without chasing paper.
Signed BOL photos
At delivery the driver photographs the signed bill of lading, up to four pages.
Receiver's signature
No paper at the dock? The receiver signs on the driver's screen.
Load packet PDF
After every delivery: stop times, arrival records, proof photos and amounts owed, in one PDF for the posting company and the driver.
Rate confirmations Coming soon
A rate confirmation for each booked load, signed in the app by both sides.
The ground rules
How LocalHaul works today, in plain facts.
- You choose your driver LocalHaul never assigns, ranks or recommends a driver. The posting company decides who runs each load.
- Every load has a carrier of record The posting carrier, or on shipper and broker loads the driver's own carrier. It's recorded at booking and shown on the load.
- Driver documents are checked by LocalHaul staff License, DOT medical card, auto liability and cargo insurance, before a driver can make an offer or book.
- One location reading per arrival The driver app reads the phone's location once, when the driver taps "I arrived". Never in between.
- Posting companies pay drivers directly LocalHaul handles no money. It records what each load owes, and both sides confirm when it's paid.
Questions
For drivers
What do I need to sign up?
A phone number, your driver class (CDL-A, CDL-B or non-CDL), and your license, DOT medical card, auto liability and cargo insurance certificates. Without a CDL, add your box truck's registration. LocalHaul staff review each document before you can make offers or book.
Which loads will I see?
CDL-A drivers see trailer and box truck loads. CDL-B drivers see box truck loads of any size. Without a CDL you see box truck loads, and can't book a truck rated 26,001 lb or more. Loads where you bring the trailer show only when you have that trailer type.
Why do some loads need a carrier?
Loads posted by shippers and brokers run under the driver's carrier: your own authority, or a carrier you're leased on to or drive for, verified by LocalHaul staff and active with FMCSA. Loads posted by carriers run under the posting carrier.
How do I get paid?
The posting company pays you directly. You see its payment terms (Quick pay, Net 15 or Net 30) before you book. When it marks the load paid, you confirm the money arrived, or dispute it.
What about waiting at the dock?
Each stop has two free hours. After that, detention: see the Marketplace Rules. It's owed to you by the posting company. Marketplace Rules
Is there an app to download?
No app store needed. Open driver.localhaul.app on your phone and add it to your home screen.
For posting companies
Who can post loads?
Shippers, brokers and carriers. Broker and Carrier posting opens once LocalHaul staff check your USDOT and MC numbers with FMCSA. A Shipper is reviewed from business documents, and may have up to 3 active loads while that review is pending.
How do I price a load?
Three ways: a fixed price, a fixed price that also takes offers, or open to offers with an optional suggested price. You can counter any offer.
How is the driver chosen?
By you. On a fixed price, the first eligible driver to accept books it. On offers, you accept the one you want. LocalHaul shows you the offers and facts about each driver, never a recommendation.
Who is the carrier of record?
Posted as Carrier, it's your company. Posted as Shipper or Broker, it's the driver's carrier, and only drivers with a verified carrier can book the load. It's shown on the load once booked.
How do I pay the driver?
Directly, by the method you and the driver use, on the terms you chose when posting. The app shows what each load owes, and you mark it paid. LocalHaul doesn't collect bank or card details.
What if I need to cancel?
Once a driver has booked, the Marketplace Rules set any cancellation fee by how close to pickup you cancel. The fee is owed to the driver. Marketplace Rules
Get started
Create an account and see the app for yourself.