How Brokers Can Find Better Capacity

OTR Solutions has a network of 20,000 active carriers, each vetted through a rigorous 150-point underwriting process designed to uphold strict security and risk standards. 

OTR reviews more than 1,500 carrier applicants every month, and approximately 45% of those are escalated for additional review – an intentional part of maintaining OTR’s highly selective carrier network.

Their selectivity is what powers OTR Select, the intelligence platform giving freight brokers access to OTR Solutions’ verified capacity and invoice-backed rate data in one place. And brokers aren’t the only ones taking notice. 

What Carriers Are Saying

The value shows up on both sides of the load.

Jr. Maxx LLC, an OTR Solutions carrier client, put it plainly: "This will make my life so much easier, it's so much less work when brokers just reach out to you first. This is a great idea, thank you."

That’s just the model. Qualified OTR Solutions carriers don’t have to chase freight because OTR Select delivers Request for Bid opportunities directly from approved brokers. No extra setup. No added cost. Just better freight relationships. 

The Network Behind the Platform

Trust in freight is breaking down ever faster, and the federal government is paying more attention than it ever has. In an environment like this, who you haul with is a crucial decision with rising financial and legal risks. 

In freight, relationships have always been critical, and today they are more important than ever as quality brokers look for trusted carriers to haul their freight. That's where OTR's foundation does the heavy lifting.

Every carrier in the OTR Network is vetted at entry and continuously monitored through identity, compliance, and fraud controls. This isn't a directory. It's an underwritten network.

The scale backs it up:

• $7B in annual factored freight
• 20,000+ active carriers in the network
• Millions of verified lane-level transactions

That transaction history is what separates OTR Select from every other capacity and rate tool on the market. 

Tool Deep Dive: Verified Capacity

Finding signal through the noise is the current capacity challenge. Most tools are based on self-reported capacity (posted trucks and purported preferences), leading to wasted reps in outreach. 

OTR Select’s Verified Capacity tool solves that with real-time visibility into carriers actually operating in your market. 

How it works: 

• Search by lane and equipment type to instantly generate a carrier list and live map showing carriers that are actively running your lanes
• Access current and historical lane activity, carrier patterns, equipment, performance metrics, and location 
• The Top Carriers presents OTR's top carriers as capacity options, with a detailed carrier profile and key operational highlights for review 
• A clean map view plots where OTR carriers are near the pickup location

What you get is a live picture of your sourcing market built entirely on OTR network activity. Plus, every carrier on the map has already passed OTR’s vetting bar. 

Tool Deep Dive: OTR Rates

Bad rate data costs brokers money. Quote too high, you lose the margin. Quote too low, and the load doesn’t move. 

OTR Rates gives you confidence in quoting that number you can actually stand behind, because it comes from actual invoices and payments, not posted rates or self-reported surveys. 

Here’s what you get: 

• Search by lane and equipment type and pull at-a-glance rate data instantly
• Access real-time rate data and trends, broken down by lane and equipment types 
• A built-in graph charts rate volatility over time, comparing averages to the upper quartile — so you can see whether a lane is stable or swinging
• Use it to quote smarter, protect margins, and win more freight

In a market where CDL revocations are tightening capacity in specific corridors, and rate volatility is following, knowing what lanes are actually doing is a real competitive edge.

Ready to Source Smarter? 

OTR Select is available now to OTR-approved freight brokers. If you’re ready to stop relying on posted data and start building from a verified network, request access to OTR Select today.