DALLAS, TEXAS (December 14, 2016) – haulme today announced availability of a digital freight matching (DFM) solution that enables shippers to find and transact with quality truckers with unrivaled ease, speed, efficiency and transparency. The company’s new offering disrupts the way shippers and truckers have traditionally connected and conducted business together and modernizes the process, representing a major innovation in supply chain management.
haulme provides an online transportation marketplace that is an on-demand alternative to slow, manual methods widely used by shippers to find and secure reliable carrier capacity. These methods include tapping brokers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and load boards.
Now, with haulme, truckers can use an iOS or Android app on their mobile devices to report capacity, routes and travel dates. (Approximately 400 truck drivers have already downloaded the app.) Shippers input their freight requirements via a user-friendly web portal. The system automatically matches shippers with the right truckers.
Unlike other DFM products, haulme uses a proprietary pricing algorithm that immediately gives both parties market-competitive rates up front and directly in the software without anyone having to make a single phone call. Also, haulme uniquely features a “name your freight rate” option, allowing shippers to request a rate, which truckers can accept or decline.
“The transportation and logistics market is rapidly embracing technology to create efficiencies and that includes reducing and even eliminating manual processes in truck transportation,” said Andrew Kelley, President, haulme. “Our state-of-the-art software is designed to transform the way the industry operates and make life vastly easier for busy logistics professionals.”
haulme is geared toward small to medium shippers and highly qualified, insured truck owner operators and small fleets, an underrepresented segment within the transportation and logistics industry. The company’s core transportation markets are full truckload (TL), partial truckload (PTL), and heavy less-than-truckload (LTL) freight capacity for dry van, flatbed, auto haul, refrigerated, and tanker loads. Currently, haulme’s vertical focus is on the manufacturing, retail and chemical industries.
Key haulme Features
With just a few mouse clicks, shippers using haulme benefit from:
-- Competitive and transparent freight pricing, which helps protect profit margins;
-- In-transit tracking for improved on-time delivery and supply chain visibility; and
-- Near real time proof of delivery confirmation for peace of mind.
From the convenience of their cell phones and tablets, truck drivers enjoy:
-- Transparent freight rates;
-- Know-before-you-go visibility so they know upfront whether there’s a load at the drop off, decreasing the odds of driving an empty truck back home; and
-- Fast payments and knowing exactly how much they will make for each load.
About haulme
Based in Dallas, Texas, haulme is an online transportation marketplace for connecting shippers and truck drivers on-demand. The company’s technology provides a better alternative to traditional load boards, brokers and 3PLs by allowing small and medium business shippers to directly find and use the capacity of highly qualified, insured owner operators and small fleets. haulme focuses on full truckload (TL), partial truckload (PTL), and heavy less-than-truckload (LTL) freight capacity for dry van, flatbed, auto haul, refrigerated, and tanker loads. Shippers benefit from competitive and transparent pricing, in-transit tracking for improved on-time delivery and supply chain visibility, and rapid proof of delivery confirmation Truck drivers benefit from transparent freight rates, know-before-you-go visibility, and fast payments so they know exactly how much they’ll make for each load booked through the app. For more information, please visit www.haulme.com.
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