When a shipper claimed my driver skipped a drop last week, Wialon's live playback showed him pull in and idle for 12 minutes - proof in two clicks. After 15 years hauling the Midwest in two rigs, switching from a ten-minute-refresh tracker to Wialon's near-instant positions is the one change that's actually saved me detention fees and headaches.
Elyssa Schulist
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89 reviews · average 4.3
My old routine was spreadsheets and a steady stream of carrier calls - Chain.io cut that down. After 15 years running two trucks out of the Midwest, the pre-built connectors that push tracking events straight into my TMS are the one thing that actually saved me hours every week; it still has a few quirks, but not having to transcribe status updates is worth four stars.
Had a hospital order that suddenly became VERY urgent. Sent the details over, got a call back, freight was moving that afternoon. I don't want to have that kind of day again lol but if I do I know who I'm calling.
Quick onboarding was the thing that sold me, account setup and carrier approval happened in under 48 hours. They even walked me through ELD pairing with a single rep on the line until my two-truck Midwest outfit (15 years on the road) was actually moving, which felt almost shockingly simple.
Bottom line: getting started with LAX Freight was easier than I expected. They pulled my carrier packet, insurance and customs docs into their TMS in under 48 hours. I run two trucks in the Midwest, and having live timestamps meant fewer midnight calls and one less cross-border headache.
Bottom line: Saddle Creek actually fixed the one headache that kept my trucks waiting - their real-time order visibility stopped the endless back-and-forth and got loads moving. After 15 years running two trucks in the Midwest and switching from a small regional 3PL, I went from calling three times per load to trusting their dashboard updates, which shaved idle hours and let me take an extra run each week.
Used Yusen for three years. Their live ETA updates - accurate to within minutes - cut my idle time at docks; I run two trucks in the Midwest and those timely portal pings saved me real money and a ton of unnecessary calls.
...that camera icon in the Priority1 app is gold - been running two trucks for 15 years in the Midwest and an instant POD photo upload saved me a stack of paperwork and a half-hour on the phone today.
Veteran owner-operator with two trucks and 15 years in the Midwest. Their PEAK live-tracking and real-time ETA updates literally saved a last-minute aerospace pickup for me - saw the reroute and adjusted on the fly, no missed delivery or headache.
Had a roadside snag last month - their dispatcher found a backhaul inside an hour and actually stayed on the line with the driver until we were hooked; I run two trucks and after 15 years you learn to appreciate that kind of follow-through. Only gripe was a billing mix-up that took a week to sort, but the customer support actually fixed it without drama.
Owner-operator with two trucks and 15 years on Midwest lanes - after dealing with flaky regional brokers for years, TFI finally gave me steady, predictable loads on the routes I run so I could book drivers’ weeks without scrambling. That consistency kept my trucks moving and my stress down.
The app loads fast and makes scanning paperwork painless, but its GPS and ETA updates are maddeningly inconsistent. I run two trucks in the Midwest with 15 years on the road - when tracking drops or a POD won’t attach I spend more time on the phone than driving; handy for quick check-ins, irritating for day-to-day runs.