The service provides a place where Shippers can post detailed information about the loads that they wish to have hauled and Carriers can find loads to haul that match their business needs. The Service is very flexible permitting the advertising of many different kinds of requiring various types of trucks. As little as 1 load or as many as 10,000 can be economically listed. Every pertinent fact can be noted for each job.
Carriers can view each load listing.
Carriers can then optimize the routing of their trucks to most efficiently utilize them. The listing can be for 1,000 tons of coal ash or it can be 3 loads of frozen poultry products. Freight rates can be arranged 4 different ways. Public bidding, as its name implies, means that all bids are open to the public. Anyone with access to Online Procurement, can view bids for loads with Public bidding.