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◉ Lane · 150 mi · I-20

Birmingham, AL
Atlanta, GA

Alabama Mercedes plant and the Birmingham steel district feed Atlanta's southeastern distribution hub. I-20 east is consistent and fast.

Distance
150 mi
Via I-20
Typical spot rate
$400650
Per load, broker-billed (industry estimate)
Common equipment
  • Dry van
  • Reefer
Volume drivers
  • Auto (Mercedes Tuscaloosa)
  • Steel
  • Distribution

How flat 5% lands on a BirminghamAtlanta load

A 150-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $650 all-in — typically loses $117 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $533, the shipper paid the full $650, and the difference funds a call-center.

On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $650 — and the carrier sees $618 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $33 flat). Across a year of BirminghamAtlanta volume, the gap is real money. See your annual savings →

Carriers running this lane are FMCSA-verified (active authority + insurance on file) and identity-cleared through our in-house identity KYC before they can be paid. The matching engine ranks them on how close they are to Birmingham, their rating and their delivery record, then offers the load to one carrier at a time with an hour to accept — no auction, no double-brokering.