Freight Transport Management System

Level up with a freight transport management system

Keep track of carriers, get back office support, and simplify much more with the DAT Broker TMS freight management system.

Brokers play a critical role in the freight industry, helping customers get loads placed and delivered at every destination in their supply chain. Brokers manage finances and a team of partners who help them meet customers’ needs every day. A quality freight transport management system, like DAT Broker TMS, makes doing that much easier.

• Get dependable freight management solutions on a single platform
• Unlock greater logistics capabilities with a TMS freight system
• Keep track of carriers with a freight forwarder management system

Get dependable freight management solutions on a single platform

Bring together a freight transport management system and other essential tools in one platform with DAT.

With a freight transport management system, you can easily switch back and forth between the many daily duties that come with being a freight broker, including everything from managing back office paperwork and negotiating rates to tracking carriers and freight.

Using DAT Broker TMS, you can not only manage accounting and operations in a single location, you can also integrate other essential broker tools, like your load board, into the TMS platform. That means you can avoid the hassle of learning and keeping up with multiple software solutions for brokers and instead get everything you need to run your business in a centralized freight transport management system.

Unlock greater logistics capabilities with a freight transport management system

Freight transport management system software automates basic tasks, freeing you up for priority projects.

As a freight broker, you know that performing your job often feels like a juggling act as you try to manage carriers, shipments, negotiations, and more. The last thing you want is to get bogged down by back office tasks that, while important, can feel like they’re pulling you away from more pressing opportunities. With a freight transport management system like DAT Broker TMS, you can automate many of those back office tasks, regaining time you can spend searching for more great business opportunities.

Keep track of carriers with a freight forwarder management system

Stay on top of all your carriers and loads without making a single phone call with a TMS freight system.

A big part of working as a freight broker is ensuring that loads are delivered in a timely manner. Of course, things happen on the road and sometimes carriers get delayed, whether due to inclement weather or vehicle issues. Without a broker or freight forwarder TMS, keeping track of loads requires frequent phone calls to carriers and then to shippers if there are any updates needed. With a freight transport management system like DAT Broker TMS you can keep track of carrier statuses from a single dashboard, gaining insights at a glance without wasting time making endless calls.

What is a freight transport management system?

TMS stands for transportation management system. The best freight transport management system software provides a convenient way for brokers to perform their day-to-day work. With a quality broker TMS, you can easily keep track of carriers and freight, automate back-office tasks, simplify invoicing, and much more. Top freight management solutions will even let you integrate other tools into your TMS, offering a new level of convenience and efficiency. DAT Broker TMS, for example, lets you integrate a variety of popular freight broker tools including the industry-leading DAT load board right into your freight transport management system.

How can a TMS freight system benefit brokers?

There are several benefits of a TMS freight system, also known as freight management system software or freight transport management system. One benefit is the ability to bring day-to-day operations tasks and logistics tools into a single screen that’s easy to navigate on a laptop or desktop computer. That makes it easier to keep track of your freight, invoicing, carrier statuses, and much more.

A quality freight forwarder management system can also help brokers make better, data-driven business decisions when it comes to partners and negotiations thanks to the availability of market insights and built-in mile, price, and margin calculators. Better business decisions lead to higher earnings.

What is the difference between a WMS and TMS?

A WMS, or warehouse management system, generally helps brokers’ customers, or shippers, manage their inventory whether it’s appliances, vehicles, or produce. By contrast, a TMS is designed for brokers who partner with carriers to make sure those goods get delivered to their final destination.

The two systems are similar in that they provide a holistic view of goods, their location, and the associated people, numbers, and processes – but they are far from interchangeable, with each serving an important purpose within a specific segment of the freight industry. Simply put, a freight transport management system can give brokers’ customers confidence that goods tracked in a WMS will get delivered to those paying for them on the other end of a lane.

Why should I use DAT Broker TMS?

Beyond the many benefits offered by any TMS, DAT Broker TMS has a few added perks that helps it stand above the competition.

One of the top benefits of DAT Broker TMS is that this freight management system saves brokers time. As a product within the DAT network, it allows you to access better and more accurate data – data based on billions of dollars in real transactions – than any other tool, empowering more quality, data-driven business decisions. The DAT freight transport management system software also provides flexibility, letting you select from built-in modules and letting you integrate other broker tools, including the DAT load board and DAT CarrierWatch, right into your TMS. That way you can find carriers, research their credentials, track loads, manage invoices, and so much more all in one place.

What information does a freight TMS provide?

A TMS freight system serves as a one-stop shop for brokers who want to be the best in the business. While not all freight transport management systems are the same, the best ones include analytics solutions that offer insights into average market rates, market trends, historical averages, and much more. They can even let you calculate miles and understand prices and margins for specific loads before you enter into negotiations.

A quality freight transport management system, DAT Broker TMS, will also make it easy to track carriers and loads while they’re on the road so you can communicate any delays directly to shippers as soon as they occur. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Learn more about all that a quality TMS system can offer here.

"Any technology that streamlines the steps of the business transaction is beneficial to us, the carriers we use, and our customers."

- Bruce Parsons, President, United Transportation Services

"DAT Broker TMS helped us double our revenue with half the staff. It's worth its weight in gold."

- Sue Spero, President of Carrier Services of Tennessee

Access the most dependable freight transport management system for brokers!

The best tool in any broker’s arsenal is a quality freight transport management system. Whether you’re looking to track freight and carriers with ease, get help with back-office tasks and invoicing, or gain a better understanding of going rates, DAT Broker TMS has everything you need to help your business succeed. Take your logistics to the next level with DAT Broker TMS today!

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