Detroit, MI
→ Toledo, OH
Auto industry just-in-time on the Detroit-Toledo backbone. Two-hour drive enables same-day round trips. Toledo glass plants (Pilkington, Owens-Illinois) anchor backhaul.
- Dry van
- Auto carrier
- →Auto JIT
- →Glass (Toledo)
- →Steel
How flat 5% lands on a Detroit–Toledo load
A 60-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $400 all-in — typically loses $72 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $328, the shipper paid the full $400, and the difference funds a call-center.
On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $400 — and the carrier sees $380 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $20 flat). Across a year of Detroit–Toledo 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.