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Getting Started

Kickstart your Hey Bubba! experience: Learn how to set up your account, turn on automated load booking, and connect to load boards and brokers hassle-free.

Visit our Get Started page, enter your FMCSA-registered email address, verify your USDOT number, and follow the prompts to create your account.

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How to create your Hey Bubba! carrier account

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You need to sign up with your FMCSA-registered email address, verify your USDOT number, and we will be able to fetch most of your business details. Once the free beta ends, you will be asked to provide additional payment details.
Hey Bubba! is free for beta users until general availability. At general availability, your first five booked loads are free, then Bubba charges 2.99% of the negotiated rate on each load it books, with no subscription, no seat fees and no minimum. Back-office automation is priced separately (contact us), and enterprise fleets get a custom plan and a free pilot. During beta you get unlimited access to AI-powered load searching, rate negotiation, and booking tools.
After creating your account, you will be prompted to enable your microphone via Settings. Once general microphone settings are enabled, all you need to do is push the microphone button and talk to Hey Bubba!
Yes, simply download the Hey Bubba! app for your Android or iOS device. This way, we can send you notifications and keep you up-to-date on new loads and load updates.
Yes! Hey Bubba! seamlessly integrates with popular load boards and freight platforms, allowing you to search and book using your existing accounts. This means you can keep your current partnerships while letting Bubba handle the heavy lifting.
On the bottom menu bar, tap on the Λ icon. In the menu, go to Connected Load Boards, select the load boards you use, and enter your credentials to sync your accounts.
Yes! If you have an active DAT subscription, you can connect it directly to the Hey Bubba! app. This integration lets you search DAT loads, post your truck, view RateView data, and manage everything—right from your phone. To get started, just log into the app, go to the App Menu, then select Connected Load Boards > DAT, and follow the prompts to connect your account.
Yes! If you have an active Truckstop.com subscription, you can connect it to the Hey Bubba! app. Go to the App Menu, select Connected Load Boards > Truckstop.com, and follow the prompts to connect your account. Once connected, you can search Truckstop loads and manage them through Hey Bubba!.
Hey Bubba! will support Motive, TruckX, and Samsara ELDs. In the future, we may add support for more popular telematics providers. To see the full list of supported integrations, visit our Connected Tools page.
Absolutely! If you're using Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) for your ELD and telematics, you can connect it to Hey Bubba! for live load tracking. Once connected, Bubba can automatically update brokers with real-time location info and handle check calls for you—no more answering the same “Where’s your truck?” calls all day. Just head to the App Menu and select Telematics Integrations > Motive in the app to get started.
Yes, during beta. Hey Bubba! is free for beta users until general availability. At general availability, your first five booked loads are free, then Bubba charges 2.99% of the negotiated rate on each load it books, with no subscription, no seat fees and no minimum. Back-office automation is priced separately (contact us), and enterprise fleets get a custom plan and a free pilot. During beta you get unlimited access to AI-powered load searching, rate negotiation, and booking tools.
The Hey Bubba! app interface currently supports English, with more languages like Spanish, Punjabi, Russian and Mandarin coming soon. However, the in-app Hey Bubba voice interaction supports all major languages and can be triggered by simply providing a voice input in the desired language.
While Hey Bubba! currently only supports single account users, we are currently working to support the ability to add driver and carrier-team members as well as customizable access permissions.
Yes, you can set preferences for load types, trailer type and lanes. On the bottom menu bar, tap on the Λ icon. In the menu, go to Bubba Configuration, and change the respective settings. Load search-specific settings are listed on the top of the load results screen and can be changed by verbally prompting Bubba.
Yes! Bubba’s smart routing and load optimization features help you find reloads and backhauls, reducing empty miles and increasing your profitability. Bubba continuously searches for nearby loads to keep your truck moving and earning.
This not only helps with carrier verification and account security, but it also allows Hey Bubba! to manage loads for you.

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