Direct Freight Load Board vs LandstarOne®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Direct Freight Load Board
This app helps truck drivers find daily freight loads from brokers and shippers. It offers unlimited searches with real-time updates and advanced filtering options based on preferences like origin, destination, and trailer type. Drivers can also post their trucks and review broker information.
- Search 300K+ daily loads
- Unlimited searches
- Real-time load updates
- Filter by origin, destination, date, size, trailer type
- Sort results by pay, dead head, trip length
- Post truck and view broker credit scores
- Direct calling to brokers
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The Direct Freight app lets truck drivers search more than 300K loads daily from reputable brokers & shippers on the Direct Freight network. Users sign in with a current Direct Freight Services username and password to start searching for loads. Enjoy unlimited searches with the Direct Freight Driver app. Loads are updated in real time. Search for loads by your favorite preferences: Origin, radiuas of origin, destination, ship date, size: full or partial, trailer type (dry van, flatbed, reefer, step deck /single drop, double drop, van + vented, curtain van). Sort your results by: Age (newest), pay rate (highest), dead head (shortest), trip length (longest), origin city (A - Z), origin state (A - Z), destination city (A - Z), destination state (A - Z), trailer type, load size, weight, ship date, credit report, and company name. Easily post your truck, review broker and shipper credit scores, days to pay and reviews and call them directly from the app. Direct Freight is a valuable resource for owner-operators and carriers to find and move freight. Use of the Direct Freight Drive app constitutes your acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Please do not use this mobile application while operating your vehicle. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($34.99) • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy: https://www.directfreight.com/policies/directfreight_privacy.html • Terms and conditions: https://www.directfreight.com/policies/directfreight_terms.html Copyright © 2018 Direct Freight Services. All Rights Reserved. All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners.
LandstarOne®
This app provides owner-operators and carriers with a centralized platform to find available loads, manage fuel expenses, and access essential services. It offers advanced search and filtering for loads, detailed load information, and fuel discount opportunities.
- Load search and filtering
- Detailed load information
- Fuel station search and discounts
- Booked loads tracking
- Trip advance and card balance
- Agent and inspection site search
- SmartHook™ technology integration
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LandstarOne® is the one-stop mobile app for Landstar owner-operators and third-party carriers to access Landstar's available loads, fuel savings, card balances, inspection stations and more. Haul more with Load Search Quickly find the best loads for your business with our advanced load search and filtering options. Stay in the know with Load Details See important details for a load, including revenue, rate per mile, load dates and times, weight, miles, load age, load comments and more. Keep hauling with Fuel Search Find and save your favorite fuel stations, see Landstar fuel discounts, calculate your net fuel cost and more. Keep track of it with Booked Loads See current, upcoming, and past loads in one place. Additional features for Landstar BCOs: Do more with Trip Advance & Card Balance Request a Trip Advance and see your balance right in the app. Connect with Agent Search Quickly find and contact agents to ask questions, book loads and more. Locate Inspection Sites Find Landstar-approved inspection sites, view open hours and contact directly. SmartHook™ provides users and their mobile devices and personal computer devices support in tracking and managing of truck and trailer equipment and transportation logistics within the downloadable LandstarOne® App. Disclaimers: To become a BCO and join the Landstar network, visit leasetolandstar.com. To onboard as a qualified carrier visit https://onboard.dat.com/landstar. Please remember to be safe. Do not use the application while operating your vehicle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LandstarOne® at 4.7 against Direct Freight Load Board's 3.5. LandstarOne® also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and ratings volume (9.1K vs 48). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Direct Freight Load Board sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month. LandstarOne® asks for nothing beyond the download.
LandstarOne® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LandstarOne® has 9.1K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Direct Freight Load Board's written reviews are positive against 59% of LandstarOne®'s.
Direct Freight Load Board ships an update every 4 weeks, LandstarOne® monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Direct Freight Load Board | LandstarOne® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) | 4.7 (9.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 9.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Direct Freight Services | Landstar System Holdings, Inc |
Customer experience
Direct Freight Load Board
LandstarOne®
Bugs and requests
Direct Freight Load Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LandstarOne®
Reported bugs
2 issues- Saved load searches crash the app
- Load alert needs to be louder
Requested features
6 requests- Should be able to mute certain loads
- Deadhead calculation needs to be more accurate
- Need to be able to track cheapest fuel along route
- Add more integration with Landstar website
- Built-in bill scanner
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- Marry app to map product to plan routes easier
In-app purchases
Direct Freight Load Board
- Basic7 Days trial$39.001 Month
- Enhanced7 Days trial$49.001 Month
- Premium (legacy)5 variants$65.001 Month
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- Professional7 Days trial$69.001 Month
- Premium (legacy)$119.991 Year
- Premium (legacy)$149.001 Year
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$239.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$249.001 Year
- Basic7 Days trial$390.001 Year
- Enhanced7 Days trial$490.001 Year
- Premium (legacy)4 variants$649.001 Year
- Professional7 Days trial$690.001 Year
LandstarOne®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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