Stop running empty.
DeadHeader is the reverse load board for auto transport. Carriers post the trips they are already running with a price on each spot; brokers browse available carriers and book the space - with FMCSA vetting built in.
Free to start on both sides - 30 days on the full platform, no card.
Sign up with your company's FMCSA email and you're verified instantly.
A load board, turned around
The whole model is backwards from what the industry trained you to expect - and that is the point.
The traditional load board
Brokers post freight to a board. Carriers refresh it for hours hunting a backhaul, then race to call first. The empty leg home stays empty.
DeadHeader
Carriers post their trips with a price on each spot. Brokers browse the carriers already heading their way and book the spot. The empty miles get sold.
For carriers
Fill the empty miles you are already driving
Post the routes you run, price each spot, and let brokers come to you. No board to chase.
Post the routes you already run
List your real trips with ship dates and a price per spot. Brokers running your route find you - you are not hunting a board for a backhaul.
Set your own price per spot
You decide what each spot is worth. A broker can send an offer; you accept it, counter it, or pass.
Get found on your route
The moment a broker browses available carriers on a route you run, your open spots are right there.
For brokers
Vetted capacity and your due-diligence file, in one place
Find carriers already running your route, negotiate on your terms, and carry the vetting record with you.
Browse available carriers
Filter by route and see real posted trips with open spots. Book a spot in a few clicks.
Negotiate with a broker offer
Book at the listed price or send a broker offer below it. The carrier accepts the offer or counters it.
Vetting built in
Every carrier carries live FMCSA authority, insurance, and safety data, with continuous lapse and out-of-service monitoring.
A due-diligence report per hire
Each confirmed hire generates an immutable, time-stamped carrier due-diligence report - your negligent-hiring paper trail, created automatically.
How it works
From posted trip to booked spot in four steps.
Carrier posts a trip
A route, ship dates, and a set of priced spots on a trailer.
Broker sends an order request
The broker picks a spot, adds the shipper, and optionally sends a broker offer.
Carrier accepts or counters
The carrier accepts the request, counters the price, or passes.
Confirm and dispatch
The broker confirms to lock it in; the carrier dispatches and runs the trip.
Built so you know who you are dealing with
It starts at signup - we confirm the other side is the real company - then the FMCSA watch runs the whole time you work together.
Verified at the door
Every carrier and broker is verified before they can post or book - by signing up with the email their company has on file with the FMCSA, or through a manual review. The other side of your deal is who they say they are.
Real FMCSA data
Authority, insurance, and safety records pulled straight from FMCSA and shown verbatim - never reinterpreted.
Continuous monitoring
Insurance lapses and out-of-service orders surface as alerts - not a single check that goes stale.
Watchlists
Track any carrier or broker by DOT number and get notified when their FMCSA status changes.
Court-ready paperwork
Every confirmed hire produces an immutable due-diligence report, an online BOL, and inspection capture.
One flat fee. No per-deal cut.
Free to start on both sides - 30 days on the full platform, no card. After that, founder pricing: $49/mo for carriers and $199/mo for brokers - one subscription that replaces a load board and a separate carrier-vetting tool.
Questions
What is a reverse load board?
Who can join DeadHeader?
Is there a free trial?
Is carrier vetting included?
Does DeadHeader handle the payment?
Ready to stop running empty?
Free to start on both sides - 30 days on the full platform, no card to begin.