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Find new carriers before anyone else does
Buy the right leads, prepare the first conversation, and turn interested carriers into organized relationships.
Start here: from buying leads to onboarding
Before paying, use the carrier lead buying checklist, then choose between the Lead Pack and Growth.
Checking one carrier? Use the USDOT authority lookup — no signup required.
Playbooks
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Buying Carrier Leads: A Quality Checklist Before You Pay
Check authority status, contact coverage, exclusivity, and delivery terms before buying carrier leads. A practical checklist for freight dispatchers.
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Carrier Lead Pack vs Subscription: Which Should You Buy?
Compare the $29 Lead Pack with $19/mo Growth by buying intent, lead limits, workflow, and ongoing commitment—not hypothetical earnings.
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Your First 25 Carrier Leads: A Practical Call Workflow
A practical plan for qualifying and calling your first carrier leads, tracking outcomes, and following up without income promises or mass outreach.
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From First Carrier Call to Onboarding: The Next Steps
Move an interested carrier from a first conversation to documented terms, verified records, and organized onboarding without confusing interest with a sale.
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The First 21 Days: Why New MC Authorities Are Your Best Leads
New carriers pick their dispatcher or broker in the first three weeks. Here is how to reach them before anyone else does.
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Why We Went Email-First (And Not Mass SMS)
Cold-texting a scraped carrier list is a fast way to collect TCPA problems. Here is the compliant path that still converts.
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Three Cold Email Openers That Actually Book Carrier Calls
Specificity beats flattery. Three opening lines that get replies from brand-new motor carriers, plus why they work.
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Onboarding and compliance
All 25 guidesCarrier packets, insurance certificates, document storage, vetting, and expiration monitoring.
- Carrier onboarding packet checklist
- Carrier COI requirements
- Track carrier insurance expiration
- Onboard a carrier in 24 hours
- Dispatcher-carrier agreement
- Carrier document storage
- Carrier vetting checklist
- Carrier compliance monitoring
- Carrier onboarding portals
- Carrier W-9 and payment setup
- Texas carrier onboarding
- California carrier onboarding
Guides by role
All 6 guidesHow dispatchers, brokers, factors, and vendors each find and win new carriers.
Cold email templates
All 6 guidesCopy-and-send scripts for every stage of a new-carrier sequence.
Answers and how-tos
All 11 guidesDirect answers on FMCSA data, MC lookups, email lists, and getting carrier leads.
Leads by equipment type
All 9 guidesReefer, flatbed, hotshot, box truck and more — how to filter and pitch each equipment type.
New carrier leads by state
All 50 guidesWhere fresh MC authorities come from each week, state by state, and how to work them.
- Alabama carrier leads
- Alaska carrier leads
- Arizona carrier leads
- Arkansas carrier leads
- California carrier leads
- Colorado carrier leads
- Connecticut carrier leads
- Delaware carrier leads
- Florida carrier leads
- Georgia carrier leads
- Hawaii carrier leads
- Idaho carrier leads
Carrier leads by metro
All 24 guidesMetro-level new-authority guides for the freight markets that produce the most carriers.
- Houston carrier leads
- Dallas–Fort Worth carrier leads
- Laredo carrier leads
- Chicago carrier leads
- Atlanta carrier leads
- Los Angeles carrier leads
- Ontario and the Inland Empire carrier leads
- Miami carrier leads
- Jacksonville carrier leads
- Newark carrier leads
- Philadelphia carrier leads
- Allentown carrier leads
Leads by role and state
All 48 guidesRole-by-state and equipment-by-state lead guides for the highest-volume freight markets.
- Freight Dispatcher leads in TX
- Freight Broker leads in TX
- Factoring Company leads in TX
- Reefer leads in TX
- Flatbed leads in TX
- Hotshot leads in TX
- Freight Dispatcher leads in CA
- Freight Broker leads in CA
- Factoring Company leads in CA
- Reefer leads in CA
- Flatbed leads in CA
- Hotshot leads in CA
Carrier lookup tools
All 5 guidesMC number lookups, authority age checks, rate confirmations, and carrier packets.
Software and tooling
All 7 guidesCarrier onboarding, carrier sales CRM, and authority monitoring — what each category actually does.
Starting out
All 4 guidesHow to start dispatching or brokering, what training is worth paying for, and what the money looks like.
Comparisons
All 13 guidesHow CarrierLeads stacks up against lists, databases, and generic sales tools.
- vs Buying an MC authority list
- vs Scraping FMCSA / SAFER yourself
- vs ZoomInfo and Apollo
- vs Load board prospecting
- vs Hiring cold-calling VAs
- MyCarrierPackets alternative
- Highway alternative
- Carrier Assure alternative
- DAT One alternative
- Truckstop alternative
- RMIS alternative
- Apollo.io alternative
Guías en otros idiomas
All 9 guidesCarrier lead guides in Spanish, Russian, and Punjabi for owner-operators and dispatchers.
Find and choose carrier leads
Inspect the authority feed, evaluate lead quality, and compare buying options before paying.
Read the practical guideCheck a carrier before the conversation
Use the federal record to check authority, insurance, and safety; then prepare a relevant first call.
Read the practical guideMove the relationship into onboarding
Track follow-ups, collect carrier paperwork, and keep documents organized after an interested reply.
Read the practical guideGet 25 carrier leads — $29 once
Phone numbers included. Assignments locked to you for 30 days within CarrierLeads. Your preferred state first, then nationwide if needed.
Get the Lead Pack — $29Pay before creating an account. Applicable tax shown at checkout. Leads are prospects, not guaranteed customers.
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