BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 2021 a
Year of Record Growth
McLeod Software's sales grew by 32% in 2021, a new record for the
company. Sales growth happened in every segment the company serves,
including Truckload Carriers, LTL Carriers, Brokers, 3PLs, and
LSPs.
New Capabilities for LoadMaster and PowerBroker
MPact Now Part of LoadMaster and PowerBroker
Each day, customer service reps, brokers, and pricing analysts
bounce back and forth between different systems and sources of rate
information to price freight. But now, in a new window on the same
screens where users handle their daily pricing activities, they can
access MPact, McLeod's private pricing index. MPact is also
available on the Rate Index tab to provide users access to current
pricing trends.
MPact collects data from over 1,000 participating McLeod
customers as contributors and is only available to McLeod customers
using LoadMaster or PowerBroker. The data is genuine because it
only includes loads that actually moved in a lane.
DataFusion Enhancements
The IntercompanyFusion module allows McLeod's DataFusion EDI
solution to provide visibility, two-way communication, and data
sharing to manage the freight exchange between internal companies
without the need for double entry of the order. This feature vastly
reduces the effort associated with moving a load between two
internal companies under the corporate structure.
Security Enhancements
With the release of Version 22.1, McLeod Software continues to
focus on a layered security approach to protect from external cyber
threats. Security updates add precautionary layers protect the
gateways from those outside your trusted network. These measures
include removing sensitive data from authorized and unauthorized
API calls, and successful and unsuccessful login attempts, and a
configurable system to ban select IP addresses. McLeod uses
security measures in layers to decrease the likelihood that an
attack can reach the sensitive data and systems that run a
customers' business.
New Capabilities for LoadMaster
Major Enhancements to Trailer Sharing
Trailer Sharing for LoadMaster, a tool designed specifically for
transportation corporations composed of multiple entities, allows
trailers to be shared between internal companies. This can be
especially helpful when demand is heavy, and capacity is tight.
Behind-the-scenes enhancements optimize the dispatch approval
process and keep track of shared trailers, regardless of which
company in the organization owns the trailer.
Transfer of Trailer Ownership
Should trailer ownership need to transfer between companies, it now
becomes a simple task, such as after an extended borrowing period,
damage caused while the trailer is on loan, or even a trailer sale.
Instead of the manual task of adding and deleting the trailer, an
automated process can now complete this task of transferring
ownership permanently with just a couple of keystrokes.
Trip Management and Better ETAs
Enhancements have been made to handle the most critical information
first in a trip lifecycle. As LoadMaster monitors an unfinished
trip leg, Trip Management will now prioritize the stop and movement
information ahead of the position information to provide the most
accurate ETA.
Anywhere Driver App
Changes in LoadMaster now trigger push notifications in the McLeod
Anywhere Driver App to alert drivers of details and changes that
affect their day. Drivers can receive alerts on new load
assignments, changes to tractor and trailer numbers, and pending
assignments. There are date-driven notifications to alert drivers
of approaching driver's license, physical, or MVR expiration dates.
Drivers can even receive birthday and anniversary messages
automatically.
Symphony Mobile Communications
Driver Snapshot
A new Driver Snapshot screen provides a snapshot view of the
driver's Hours of Service. This view details the arrival and
departure times on the stops and displays the driver's duty status.
The Driver Snapshot screen allows quick access to Mobile Comm
Messages, Driver master file, and Driver Logs.
New and Enhanced Integrations
McLeod Software welcomes new mobile communications partners as we
continue to expand our integration solutions and give our customers
more choices. LB Technology and GPS Insight offer GPS position
reporting for real-time location monitoring of your tractor and
trailer positions. McLeod Software has expanded its relationship
with KeepTruckin to now offer trailer tracking and position
reporting in LoadMaster.
New Capabilities for PowerBroker
Electronic Offers
The process of electronically offering orders and negotiating just
got easier in PowerBroker Version 22.1. Whether McLeod customers
utilize the Offer Order tool to deliver offers in a blast format or
Waterfall Tendering to deliver them individually, they can rest
assured that the carrier matches are integrated with Private
Notification Network (PNN) Lanes, Routing Guides, and Carrier Rates
to present the best fit.
PowerBroker also now provides additional enhancements for
tracking counteroffers. These features include additional carrier
offer statuses, a new brokerage status that is visible in planning,
as well as the ability to respond electronically to counteroffers
via the portal.
Continuous Moves
One way to build solid carrier relationships is to offer loads that
fit their interest. Now the broker can offer carriers back-to-back
loads or continuous moves and include those on the carrier's
current offer. The Offer Order or Waterfall Tendering electronic
offer sent to a carrier can include additional loads information
with a weblink to request more details. The Send Me Details button
on the offer generates an email to the contact on that offered next
load requesting additional information and kickstarting the
negotiation process.
Digital Freight Matching
When capacity is tight, McLeod's Digital Freight Matching (DFM) API
and off-the-shelf integration gives users a variety of freight and
capacity matching solution partners with access to more capacity.
Continued development of PowerBroker's open and published API
integrations gives McLeod's DFM partners the tools to exchange the
right information in a seamless, automated process.
PowerBroker now has a DFM web service integration with Descartes
MacroPoint, a single way to source new carriers, view overall
market capacity, and automatically match loads to open capacity.
The addition of Descartes MacroPoint brings the total number of DFM
API partners LoadMaster currently supports to seven different
suppliers.
About McLeod Software
The companies who run McLeod Software are the transportation
industry's innovators. They consistently improve their customer
service and operating ratios, attract and retain the best drivers,
and automate their crucial business processes. Visit us at
http://www.McLeodSoftware.com
Media Contact
Kristan Hill, McLeod Software,
205-406-1044, Kristan.Hill@McLeodSoftware.com
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