Internet Truckstop News

More enhancements  have officially become a part of ITS2 this week!

If you haven’t already, you should definitely check out  Carrier Performance Reporting! It has a new revamped look and feel with the same great function for your business! Carrier Performance Reporting  ( CPR) allows you to see the credibility of a  business, before you do business with them. A rating from A-F will tell you the risk it would put you in, to deal with this company. As all of our customers know, we do not allow everyone to have an Internet Truckstop account, which makes running your business safer & easier. CPR helps continue to let our customers know exactly who you are dealing with, before having to find out the wrong way! To check out the new CPR click here!

For more information on CPR please call 800-203-2540 ext. 110

It’s that time of year again, GATS is almost here! On August 26th – 28th the Dallas Convention Center will house the nation’s second largest trucking trade show, & you wouldn’t think that Internet Truckstop would miss that, would you? We are proud to be attending GATS & will be at booth # 13155. Come stop by! Internet Truckstop representatives will be standing by to give you demo’s, advice & tips & tricks about the loadboard. With the switch over to ITS2, you may have some questions about where something is located, or what really are the improvements on ITS2. We will be there to answer any questions you have!

If you are new to the trucking industry, you may want to stop in our booth & talk to us about the benefits that being an Internet Truckstop customer can bring to your business. If you are looking to find freight fast,  on the largest load board in the nation, with the most bang for your buck, take ten minutes to come talk to us! If you are a veteran to the industry, you may want to look into our other services and products that can help you stay a step ahead of the game.  Maybe you just want to talk to some friendly people, we can guarantee you will find them at booth #13155!

The ITS Roadshow 2010 will also be in the Dallas Convention Center on August 26th. Here is your opportunity to network with people in the industry as well as learn how to increase revenue, the ITS Roadshow 2010 is the place for you.  Our Corporate Trainer, Pat Dickard, who has 20 + years experience in the industry, will talk to you about Internet Truckstop! Pat talks with experience about our company & load board. He will also be able to relate to your business and provide you with information that will help you save time & money. If you are interested in attending, register at www.truckstop.com/ITSRoadshow. There is no obligation or fee.   

Hope to see you there! For any questions please call 800-203-2540 ext. 110

Yesterday our Tech Team was once again, hard at work deploying new enhancements and features to ITS2! Here are the enhancements we launched!

There are now Handle Names on Hot Prospects so that you can easily identify specific people, and not just a company.

Now, if you would like to go somewhere else on ITS2 a new browser will pop up. This allows you to stay on truckstop.com as well as browse other great products and services we have.

We hope you like them!

New Features & Enhancements!

 Has it really been 2 weeks since our last deployment? It’s that time again!  Yesterday our Tech Team was busy deploying new updates & enhancements to ITS2!

• An exciting addition to ITS2 is VisiLoad!  Now, when you search for a load a V is located next to “PW”! Click the “V” to see the new & improved VisiLoad! (picture to the left)

• You will also notice that a Handle Name is now associated with each posting! This will ensure that you are contacting the correct person in correspondence to their posting! 

• RateMate & GetRate are now compatible for F,V,R & S equipment types!

Enjoy the new updates! If you are curious about the status of your suggestion or would like to submit a suggestion , please contact ITS2@truckstop.com

All questions regarding this blog can be directed to Hanna at hannas@truckstop.com

Maybe you have been personally invited to come have lunch with Internet Truckstop, or just driven past that New Plymouth exit on I-84 and wondered, ” Hmmm, I wonder where Internet Truckstop is in that town?!” Maybe you have lived in the local area for years and are just curious as to what the heck we do at Internet Truckstop! Whether it be your loyalty as a customer or the curiosity of a neighbor, you are cordially invited to attend the Internet Truckstop 15th Anniversary Celebration and Open House on July 24th, from 10-2! We are located in New Plymouth, Idaho, smack dab in the middle of the world’s largest horseshoe.  Our doors will be open to everyone, so bring friends, bring family & come celebrate our 15th Anniversary!

Yesterday, as many of you logged in to truckstop.com, you saw a bright yellow box saying something like “Internet Truckstop is currently pushing updates and feature enhancements to truckstop.com. You may experience minor interruptions.”  Every two weeks Internet Truckstop pushes new features and enhancements to ITS2, where the suggestions that we have been taking in are being applied! While you may have encountered a few glitches while we were deploying but after we were done, probably found some great changes!

• This week we have changed the dropdowns for city & state, and have been replaced by a spell check button! This will ensure less confusion & make sure that your loads/trucks are posted & searched for accurately.

• You can now have a TEAM option in ITS2 so that you can specify which TOE you are hauling as a team!

• Some were experiencing  a difference in results when searching. Some of the posts would be all CAPS and others lowercase depending on how they were submitted! Now they are all CAPS that provide easy readability to the load board!

• The dots in the password box now do not take up the entire box!

• Check out the new look of RateMate!  It has been ITS2′ed!

If any of  you are interested, we also are taking suggestions and feedback on a few of our products. We are looking to revamp them & would like your opinion!

Take the :

Visiload survey : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P7TB6DK

Load bids survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P7BR3BR

ShipperMate survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PVR6JP6

We are also always taking suggestions on how to improve ITS2! If you have an idea for something to add to ITS2 to make it the best load board for you, submit it here: ITS2@truckstop.com

Remember to be specific and add details so that we can best evaluate & understand your submission!

The ITS Roadshow is still on the road, but from now on there will be a new presenter to lead this workshop.  The founder of Internet Truckstop, Scott Moscrip, will be presenting this seminar,  and you can’t get better than that! If you want the best use out of your time to learn about Internet Truckstop, ITS2, get tips & tricks about the industry and network, why not do it with the founder of truckstop.com?

For those that don’t know, the ITS Roadshow was created so that Internet Truckstop could come to a city near you and give you the information you need to improve your knowledge of the trucking industry, as well as get a leg up on your business!

If you are in the Ontario, CA area, we will be at the Red Roof Inn on June 16th! For future Roadshow venues & dates visit:

 www.truckstop.com/ITSRoadshow

You can also register there, but don’t worry, the Roadshow is free to all and there is no obligation. Come learn about the largest load board in the nation with the man who made it happen!

For more information or questions about the Roadshow please call 800-203-2540! You can also post your comments at www.facebook.com/internettruckstop or @internettruckst

 Internet Truckstop is on the road again, and this time we are headed to Seattle, WA. If you are a customer or want to know what Internet Truckstop is all about, the ITS Roadshow 2010 is something you should attend. This user conference is filled with valuable training on truckstop.com, networking opportunities, as well tips & tricks of the business. Pat Dickard, corporate trainer , and Victoria Canning, Roadshow coordinator, will be there to give you training and answer any questions you might have about the trucking industry.

Both Pat and Victoria have been involved in the trucking industry for a very long time and their knowledge is invaluable for training. Whether you are a newbie in trucking and aren’t quite sure which direction to take, or a veteran that can help share wisdom as well as learn new tricks of the trade, the ITS Roadshow 2010 is a great opportunity.

Look at what attendees have said about the Roadshow:

“The best and most helpful part of the Roadshow was spending 2 hours with Pat. He gave me information and knowledge that was priceless!!!”

“I’m so glad I came. You guys did a great job of presenting. The one thing is, you need to work harder at getting people to come, I don’t understand why the room wasn’t just packed. I’m glad I came. The most valuable portion of the day was the round table discussions.”

“There should be more road shows likes these through ITS . For example networking was amazing. Overall [I got out of the Roadshow  ] new and exciting ways of improving your business with a helping hand like ITS2.”

Now what’s the catch, right? Actually, there isn’t one. The Roadshow is FREE, and there is no obligation, no signing up for additional tools, no trying to sell you something. The Roadshow was created to give our users the training that they need on our loadboard, as well as an opportunity to connect with others in the industry, and that’s what you get. All you have to do is register at truckstop.com/ITSRoadshow, there you can also see more details about the conference as well as check future dates & places to see where we will be headed next!

The Seattle ITS Roadshow 2010 is May 26th, from 1-4 at the Marriot Courtyard Hotel! We would love to see you there, but if you can’t make it & don’t see us heading your way, let us know & we will try and get a conference headed your way!

You can also call 800-203-2540 to find out more about the Roadshow!

As we all know, the classic truckstop.com has received a little facelift in the past few weeks, and some of you are wondering what the heck we did this for. Just like a facelift, we are still the same on the inside!  Many of you may be wondering what is new with ITS2, and some of you are wondering where the ITS Classic is in ITS2! Although there is a new look, and everything is in a new place, the same ITS Classic that we all love is in ITS2, we just have to get used to the new placement!

Great ITS2 features:

• Automatic refreshing every 60 seconds, which includes a pause button, or your ability to make the duration of your auto refresh  longer

• Color coordinate your searches into categories like: ” First Call”,”Don’t Call”, “Don’t Show Again”

• You now have your own work space, so your searches are specified to you

• Everything is a click away

• Multiple Rollover

• Mutli-State search as well as search by multiple areas

•You can enter multiple equipment types  and trailer types

• Posting multiple loads/trucks with the same origin or destination is simplify

• PastWatch or Hot Prospects and BB are now right on your results bar

•CPR rating is at a glance

AND MORE- as well as more coming your way! 

The Internet Truckstop Tech Development team  is working hard to get some of our great features of Classic back on ITS2! We have also been compiling your feedback and suggestions to continue revising our board. We want to thank everyone involved in this process for sticking with it and giving us your opinions. We are molding ITS2 based on your suggestions & although you haven’t seen immediate changes, we are working on them!  Many of you are still frustrated, so here’s your chance! Vent! Vent! Vent!

  Comment us on the blog and let us know how you feel. Get it all out! I can guarantee  you that you are being heard!

Share your stories! A life in the trucking industry is hard work, and everyone depends on YOU for everyday needs! We are interested in hearing your story, whether you are an Agent, Dispatcher, Broker, Carrier, or just tag along in the passenger seat! Every week we will showcase someone’s trucking experience. Whether it be a funny story, great interaction with strangers or traveling a treacherous pass, we want to hear about you! You can submit your stories & pictures at hannas@truckstop.com! You don’t need to add personal information if you aren’t comfortable, and we are excited for  the opportunity to share those amazing experiences and spread the appreciation for what you do! Internet Truckstop wants to say THANK YOU to all of you in the industry, for bringing everything that we need, everywhere. YOU ARE APPRECIATED!