Todd Waldron on Advocating for Carriers and Spot Market Insights

In this 10 Minute Takes episode, FTR’s Avery Vise sat down with Todd Waldron, Vice President of Carrier Experience at Truckstop.com, to talk about carrier advocacy, technology innovations, and the latest upgrade to the Spot Market Insights platform.

Todd joined Truckstop in early 2025, bringing nearly two decades of experience in brokerage and trucking. His focus now is clear: advocate for carriers and deepen broker-carrier relationships through transparency and innovation.

Key Takeaways from the Conversation:

• New Spot Market Insights Dashboard: In partnership with FTR, Truckstop launched an interactive dashboard that makes rate data more visual, regionalized, and actionable. Users can now filter by mode and region, track rates over time, and access insights across truckload, partial, and LTL freight. 👉 Explore the dashboard and reports by starting here: spot.ftrintel.com/current

• Innovating for carriers: Truckstop has rolled out features like authority-age filters, load popularity metrics, deep links to brokerage TMS systems, and private loads—helping carriers cut through noise, improve safety, and reduce fraud risks.

• Managing uncertainty: Waldron emphasized that uncertainty trickles down the supply chain, often intensifying as it moves from shippers to brokers to carriers. His role is to clarify, advocate, and provide tools so carriers can navigate this murky environment with confidence.

• Listening to carriers: Truckstop is launching a Carrier Advisory Group to give carriers a stronger voice in product development and industry conversations.

Todd closed by stressing the importance of balancing people and technology—making sure the industry doesn’t just move freight, but also builds trust and connection.

💡 Watch the full conversation to hear Todd’s insights on carrier advocacy, broker-carrier dynamics, and the upgraded Spot Market Insights dashboard.

Thanks for watching! We’ve really enjoyed these conversations with industry leaders and attendees throughout the conference. To catch all of the 10 Minute Takes podcasts from the event, visit www.ftrintel.com/connection.