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Want a first look at TruckersEdge’s new mobile site?
Nov 08, 2011
All owner-operator subscribers to the TruckersEdge.net load-board service from TransCore can look forward to a new smartphone-optimized mobile site to launch officially late this year or early next, says TransCore product manager Scott McCollister.
Online Service Tracks Motor Carrier Insurance, Certificates
Sep 30, 2011
Insurance agents and brokers frustrated with issuing certificates of insurance for transportation risks may have a friend in an Oregon company that specializes in monitoring insurance data on motor carriers for freight brokers. The company, TransCore
The High Cost of Cargo Fraud
Sep 01, 2011
TransCore Freight Solutions operates DAT 3sixty, arguably the largest, most active load board in North America. “It's our responsibility to provide a safe marketplace, to assure people are who they say they are,” explains David Schrader, TransCore
TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index reports upward trend in March
Apr 04, 2011
Following a three-month decline, truckload rates for refrigerated vans increased 2.2 percent on the spot market in March compared to February, according to TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index. Compared to March 2010, rates for the reefer segment increased significantly.
TransCore says truckload van rates stable; flatbed, reefer rates up
Mar 08, 2011
Nationwide van rates for truck freight moved on the spot market remained stable, according to TransCore Trendlines’ monthly rollup. Flatbed rates increased by 1.9 percent nationwide and reefer rates moved up by 1.6 percent compared to January.
TransCore CarrierWatch targets ‘chameleon’ carriers
Nov 23, 2010
TransCore on Tuesday, Nov. 23, announced it has enhanced the fraud protection features and incorporated new federal carrier safety guidelines into its CarrierWatch service, an online tool designed to help brokers and shippers validate the operating authority of carriers.
Highest August Freight Volume on Spot Market Since 2005
Sep 09, 2010
TransCore reports that August spot freight volume exceeded August 2009 levels by 81 percent and achieved the highest level for the month since 2005.
TransCore data shows strong spot market growth continuing
Jul 21, 2010
Even though various freight and economic-related indices have lost steam in recent weeks, one which continues to chug along is the TransCore North American Freight Index. TransCore reported in its index this week that spot market freight availability remains strong.
ICMI Announces the 2010 Global Call Center of the Year Awards Finalists
May 14, 2010
In the Small/Medium Call Center category, TransCore Freight Services (Beaverton, Oregon), a leading transportation solutions provider serving brokers, carriers, owner-operators and shippers in the U.S. and Canada – and the recipient of the ICMI Global Call Center of the Year award.