Comparison

Direct Freight Load Board vs 5thWheel Trips

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

5thWheel Trips

This app helps owner-operator and company truck drivers meticulously track income, mileage, and fuel expenses. It simplifies financial analysis by calculating key metrics like dollar per mile and miles per gallon, while also organizing important documents like rate confirmations and bills of lading.

Highlights
  • Track gross income, mileage, and fuel spending
  • Analyze dollar per mile ratio
  • Calculate miles per gallon usage
  • Organize receipts and trip documents
  • Generate annual reports
  • Create weekly driver reports for carriers
Features
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This App is great for owner operator truck drivers to track their gross income, total mileage and fuel spendings. It helps to analyze dollar per mile ratio and miles per gallon usage. The App collects all the receipts and trips with rate confirmations and bill of ladings. Keeping your trucking data in one place will help you to create an annual report for your office needs. It is also convenient tool for company truck drivers for sending driver's weekly report with all the mileage and fuel expenses to a carrier company.

Screenshots

Direct Freight Load Board4 screens
5thWheel Trips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 5thWheel Trips at 100% against Direct Freight Load Board's 43%. 5thWheel Trips also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 20). Direct Freight Load Board's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Direct Freight Load Board sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month. 5thWheel Trips asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

5thWheel Trips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Direct Freight Load Board has 48 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of 5thWheel Trips's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Direct Freight Load Board ships an update every 4 weeks, 5thWheel Trips every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Direct Freight Load Board versus 5thWheel Trips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirect Freight Load Board5thWheel Trips
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (48 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirect Freight Services5TH WHEEL LABS LLC

Customer experience

Direct Freight Load Board

All ratings48 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

5thWheel Trips

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Direct Freight Load Board

Subscriptions13
  • 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
None

5thWheel Trips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Direct Freight Load Board free?
Direct Freight Load Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5thWheel Trips free?
5thWheel Trips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Direct Freight Load Board or 5thWheel Trips?
5thWheel Trips is rated higher. Direct Freight Load Board averages 3.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while 5thWheel Trips averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Direct Freight Load Board or 5thWheel Trips have ads?
Neither Direct Freight Load Board nor 5thWheel Trips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Direct Freight Load Board or 5thWheel Trips?
Direct Freight Load Board ships an update every 4 weeks, and 5thWheel Trips every 7 months. Most recently, Direct Freight Load Board was updated on October 29, 2026 and 5thWheel Trips on October 2, 2026.

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