AscendTMS

AscendTMS embeds DAT’s RateView into TMS

Users of InMotion Global’s AscendTMS transportation management system can now access DAT’s RateView pricing tools within the TMS. RateView’s pricing tools will be available for any individual load or lane within the free TMS platform.

“Industry professionals simply cannot afford to leave money on the table when negotiating either spot rates or contract rates,” said Tim Higham, president and CEO of AscendTMS. “DAT’s powerful RateView pricing tools are proven, accurate and instill immense...

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The Daily Dash: FMCSA eases CDL restrictions; Schneider boosts pay

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, federal regulators have issued a final rule to ease restrictions for drivers seeking to obtain a commercial driver’s license. Plus, Schneider has boosted driver pay again and Navistar reports lower sales and earnings in what is likely its final earnings report as an independent company.

FMCSA issues rule to ease requirements to obtain a CDL

Federal regulators issued a final rule Thursday to make it...

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AscendTMS customers now can search for Convoy loads within platform

AscendTMS integrates with Convoy

Carriers that utilize InMotion Global’s AscendTMS and search for and book loads on Convoy’s digital freight platform now will benefit from an integration between the platforms.

It is the latest benefit InMotion Global has added to the AscendTMS transportation management system to make the task of managing fleets easier. The free AscendTMS platform now allows carriers to easily manage their back offices, reserve parking for drivers and even book shipment-based cargo insurance. The cloud-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ascendtms-customers-now-can-search-for-convoy-loads-within-platform

UPS Capital offering shipment-based insurance through AscendTMS

AscendTMS and UPS Capital offer freight insurance product

Customers of AscendTMS and UPS Capital can now easily acquire shipment-specific insurance through the transportation management system (TMS) with just a few keystrokes.

UPS Capital, a subsidiary of UPS (NYSE: UPS), is now offering the option for AscendTMS users to help them fill gaps in coverage.

“We are offering a better option — a true insurance solution to cover the full value of goods,” Mark Robinson, president of UPS Capital, said in a statement. “Our goal in working with AscendTMS is to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-capital-offering-shipment-based-insurance-through-ascendtms

Transflo to offer AscendTMS free for limited time

Transflo customers can receive a free AscendTMS premium subscription for a limited time under a partnership agreement between Transflo and InMotion Global, makers of the transportation management software (TMS). Transflo customers eligible for the free subscription include carriers, brokers, third-party logistics providers and shippers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

“As AscendTMS is already the most widely used TMS software in North America, this deep Transflo integration allows us to...

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UPS Capital pays claims in 4 days or less

Cargo containers at a shipping port

Freight claims have always been a pain point for businesses. The arduous process to submit documents, and the hoping and waiting for them to get approved and then finally paid has created significant dissatisfaction among shippers. But UPS Capital has been making inroads to turn the experience on its ear, supplying an online portal for submission, with payment of most claims in four days or less.

With the pandemic, the ability to manage business activity digitally became a priority. UPS Capital...

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The Daily Dash: Border skirmish, drone delivery and is it time to say goodbye to diesel?

Mexican truck crossed the U.S. border

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the U.S. International Trade Commission has been asked to investigate whether Mexico-based cross-border trucking operations are hurting U.S. long-haul truckers. Plus, Workhorse Group continues to advance drone delivery technology, Canadian truckers are being scammed and Anheuser-Busch makes a big shift to natural gas.

Trouble south of the border?

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-border-skirmish-drone-delivery-and-is-it-time-to-say-goodbye-to-diesel

Love’s offers AscendTMS free to its factoring customers

Love’s Family of Companies has signed a co-marketing agreement with InMotion Global to make available to all its factoring customers the AscendTMS transportation management system software at no cost.

The agreement will give all Love’s Financial customers access to a full premium subscription of the AscendTMS for free. This includes carriers, freight brokers and third-party logistics providers, the companies said in a joint release.

“AscendTMS is already the most widely used TMS software in North...

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