MercuryGate TMS Extends Freight Brokerage Functionality
Providing everything you need to cover loads quickly and easily!
CARY, NC – October 30, 2008 – MercuryGate, the industry leading TMS software vendor for Logistics Service Providers (LSP), continues to improve enterprise brokerage functionality by enhancing the ability to find carriers. In the brokerage world it's all about quickly finding the right truck for the move and MercuryGate continues to improve freight broker effectiveness. MercuryGate has added more depth in the ability to search external boards for available trucks within a specified mileage range and equipment type as well as post loads for coverage. Users may now search and post seamlessly both internal private boards as well as external public best-in-class load board providers such as TransCore, GPSNet and PostEverywhere.
"Success in brokerage and expedite business models are directly correlated to the ability to quickly align customer demands with available capacity that can be easily identified and quickly aligned to our customer requirements," said Corey Bonner, U.S. Xpress, Inc., Vice President, Xpress Network Solutions. "The integration of GPSNet and TransCore capabilities into MercuryGate's TMS, provides XNS access to these best in class networks. This is in addition to the visibility and control we have already achieved by using the MercuryGate TMS for our freight management needs."
"This is the next step of continued investment into MercuryGate's TMS. Our customers of all sizes are able to grow their offerings in different areas and achieve profitability even in today's challenging economy said, Monica Wooden, MercuryGate's CEO. They can now simplify, modernize, and standardize their IT systems to support brokerage and freight management with the same technology."
About MercuryGate International
MercuryGate delivers solutions that allow shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and third party logistics providers to plan their transportation, execute their freight movements, and analyze the performance of all involved. Customers optimize loads, rate and route loads, spot quote through both private and public bid boards, tender freight, track movements, audit carrier freight invoices, and send customer invoices. Through a customizable workflow engine, MercuryGate customers are able to move the straightforward parcel, LTL (less than truckload), and truckload shipments as well as the more demanding multi-leg ocean, air, and rail movements. Customers may then analyze the information gathered as they move freight to provide key performance indicators on their internal business as well as on carriers, suppliers, and all parties in the supply chain. For more information,
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