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How to search for freight the Parade way

Gabriela Pereira Matte avatar
Written by Gabriela Pereira Matte
Updated over a month ago

Searching for freight is the easiest way to view and compare all load options for a specific lane. Parade search functions in the following ways to give you the best results.

Search Criteria,

Equipment:

Pick your desired equipment type for this search

Possibilites are: Van, 48' Van, 53' Van, Van or Reefer, Van Team, Van Hazmat, Vented Van, Reefer, Reefer Team, Reefer Hazmat, 48' Reefer, 53' Reefer, Flatbed, Flatbed or Stepdeck, Stepdeck, Double-drop, RGN, Container, Sprinter, Straight, Power-only.

Origin:

You may select a specific city and state, a state only or even a region. For best results use a city and state, as this allows us to calculate your deadhead mileage

Desired Delivery

You must enter a desired delivery, as this helps Parade's predictive analysis determine which lanes your trucking company needs. You may enter any number of different delivery locations, including USA to show all loads.

Available Date

Select the date that this capacity will be available, keep in mind Parade will show you loads that are picking up the next day as well.

EXAMPLE: If your available date is 9/9/2025, you will also see loads available for pickup on 9/10/2025

Deliver Date

This field is optional, you might enter a delivery date to refine the search.

Advanced search criteria,

Besides the above fields, it is also possible to filter by,

Allow multi-stop

If toggled, the search will also return loads that include more than the source and destination stops.

Available Time

You can select a specific timeframe (in increments of 30 minutes) to provide more precise information about your availability.

Label

You can make this a driver name, truck number, or something to help you organize your searches

EXAMPLE: The following could be a desired delivery in your search:

Van from Dallas, Texas USA to USA (for all loads) starting on 01/01/2025,

Once you click on Search, this is a continuous search that will always show you the most recent available loads from brokerages in real time.

If you chance your mind, you can click the "Delete Search" to remove the current selected search and stop looking for shipments in this region.

Start your first load search today!

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