Detroit, MI
→ Chicago, IL
Auto industry just-in-time freight on tight delivery windows — missing the window costs the carrier the lane. Cross-border Detroit-Windsor adds CBSA brokerage time. Indiana toll road is a budgeting line item, not a surprise.
- Dry van
- Auto carrier
- →Auto parts JIT
- →Cross-border (Windsor)
- →Steel
How flat 5% lands on a Detroit–Chicago load
A 285-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $1,000 all-in — typically loses $180 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $820, the shipper paid the full $1,000, and the difference funds a call-center.
On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $1,000 — and the carrier sees $950 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $50 flat). Across a year of Detroit–Chicago 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 Sumsub before they can accept a load. The matching engine routes loads to whoever fits the Detroit pickup window first — no auction, no double-brokering.