Freight glossary / Financial and settlement

What is Load count in freight?

Load count is the number of shipments a brokerage moved in a period, and it is the volume measure that does not move when rates move. Revenue can rise on a falling load count in a hot market and fall on a rising one in a soft market, so counting loads separates real growth from price. It is the denominator for most productivity measures.

Also called: loads under management, volume.

Related terms

• Net revenue
• Margin
• Lane