Technology

Transport Exchange Group is launching a messaging solution to improve business communication through its leading freight trading platforms. Freight Messenger will initially be available to all members of Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange, providing a highly-effective chat tool for both internal teams and trading partners that has been designed to reduce administration and streamline operational processes. Freight Messenger will enable member-to-member communication with key internal and external contacts to simplify the booking and management of…

  Paragon has teamed up with St Gemma’s Hospice to help collect and recycle more than 1,400 unwanted Christmas trees in and around the city of Leeds. The Dorking-based company supported the annual disposal service by coordinating a team of 11 volunteer drivers, using its leading routing and scheduling software. As a result, the Hospice has raised over £14,000, which will be used to provide vital care for terminally ill people in West Yorkshire. With…

  Transport Exchange Group experienced a record year following a 25 per cent rise in the number of loads handled through its leading freight trading platforms. Both Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange saw significant growth during 2015 as road transport businesses sought to meet demand for added capacity and tackle some of the operational challenges they face within the supply chain sector. Over 800,000 jobs were posted on the freight trading platforms in the past…

Integration with NetDespatch saved a month of development time for ecommerce and shipping software company NetDespatch, the leading parcel data management platform for postal and parcel carriers, is delighted to announce that it has partnered with Mad Capsule Media, an independent software company specialising in ecommerce and shipping integration for e-tailers. The partnership has allowed Mad Capsule Media to rapidly offer their customers a broader portfolio of UK and international carriers, without any significant investment…

An increasing number of road transport operators are using live vehicle data to get more from the Transport Exchange Group’s freight trading platforms. Over 1,000 vehicles using Teletrac Navman telematics have now been integrated, allowing tracked Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange members to advertise their available capacity and increased visibility throughout the supply chain. In fact, these members have been able to typically reduce their empty running from an industry average of around 30 per…

Leading dash-cam brand, RoadHawk, have supplied a further 550 DC-2 cameras to one of the UK’s major business-to-business delivery companies, TNT UK. The new deal is part of an ongoing contract between the two companies after RoadHawk supplied TNT with 500 cameras in March last year. TNT originally installed the cameras after trialling them in vehicles operating from its Rotherham Depot for nine months in 2014. Following the trial, TNT found that 56% of drivers…

NetDespatch, the leading SaaS parcel data management platform for postal and parcel carriers, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with software solutions provider Waer Systems. This partnership enables customers using the NetSuite/WAERlinx warehouse management system to seamlessly integrate with their carriers. At no cost to the customer, this automates the shipping process, providing Waer customers with fast, reliable barcode label generation, printing the correct carrier labels for the service and destination. Established in…