Comparison

LandstarOne® vs Pilot Car Load Board

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pilot Car Load Board

Features
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Find pilot car loads and post oversize load escort jobs for free with Pilot Car Load Board. Pilot Car Load Board connects pilot car drivers, escort vehicle operators, heavy-haul carriers, trucking companies and dispatchers across the United States. Whether you need a lead car, chase car, high-pole escort, route survey or other oversize load support, you can quickly post a load and connect directly with pilot car companies. FIND PILOT CAR LOADS Browse active pilot car loads and escort vehicle jobs by: • Origin and destination • State • Movement date • Escort service needed • Lead, chase or high-pole position View the load information and contact the poster directly by phone or text. POST PILOT CAR LOADS FREE Carriers and dispatchers can create a free account and post pilot car loads in minutes. Include: • Pickup location • Destination • Movement date • Number of pilot cars needed • Lead or chase position • High-pole requirements • Pay information • Additional load details Posters can edit their loads, mark jobs as filled, renew listings or remove completed loads. BUILT FOR THE OVERSIZE LOAD INDUSTRY Pilot Car Load Board is designed for: • Pilot car drivers • Escort vehicle operators • Oversize load carriers • Heavy-haul trucking companies • Freight dispatchers • Logistics companies • Lead car operators • Chase car operators • High-pole operators • Route survey providers SIMPLE AND FREE Pilot car drivers can browse pilot car loads without creating an account. Only companies and dispatchers posting loads need to register. There are no complicated profiles or unnecessary steps. ONE PLACE FOR PILOT CAR WORK Use Pilot Car Load Board to: • Find pilot car jobs • Find escort vehicle jobs • Search oversize load work • Post heavy-haul escort loads • Locate lead and chase vehicles • Contact pilot car companies • Fill urgent escort positions • Manage active load postings Download Pilot Car Load Board and start finding or posting pilot car loads today. Free nationwide pilot car loads. Simple posting. Direct contact.

Screenshots

LandstarOne®4 screens
Pilot Car Load Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

LandstarOne® and Pilot Car Load Board are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LandstarOne® versus Pilot Car Load Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLandstarOne®Pilot Car Load Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandstar System Holdings, IncOversize Connect

Bugs and 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

Pilot Car Load Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LandstarOne®

No in-app purchases

None

Pilot Car Load Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LandstarOne® free?
LandstarOne® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pilot Car Load Board free?
Pilot Car Load Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LandstarOne® or Pilot Car Load Board have ads?
Neither LandstarOne® nor Pilot Car Load Board shows ads.

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