DAT and Axele Announce Partnership to Expand Load Board and TMS Integration – SupplyChainBrain

DAT Freight &Analytics and Axele recently announced an agreement that expands theintegration between Axeles cloud-based TMS and DATs load boardnetwork. The two companies will expand the integration of their loadboard and TMS technologies, giving small and midsized truckload carriers access to automated freight-matching features that are typicallyavailable only to enterprise carriers. The companies will also bring newofferings to carriers to automate their day-to-day operations and reduce themanpower needed to run their businesses.

Axele will become DATs preferred TMS provider for truckload carriers,while DAT will become the preferred load board for Axeles TMS. Carrierscan connect to the their freight marketplace withoutleaving the Axele TMS, with Axele recommending loads that generate the best return based on driver availability, hoursof service, deadhead miles, driver pay and driver preferences. Axele also connects with electronic logging devices, maps, internal accounting systems and other databases.

With the combined power and intelligence of DAT and Axele, small andmidsized truckload fleets will now have a modern, connected TMS that canstreamline the freight-matching process and lead to better decisions andgreater profitability, said Claude Pumila, President and CEO of DAT.

With Axele and DAT, smaller truckload carriers can benefit from TMScapabilities enjoyed by only the largest trucking companies, said RaviAhuja, founder and CEO of Axele. This agreement creates a one-stop shopwhere carriers can run virtually every aspect of their business, and opensthe door for Axele to deliver the latest optimization technology to DATscustomers.

About DAT Freight & Analytics

DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplacein North America. Transportation brokers, motor carriers, newsorganizations and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends and datainsights based on 183 million freight matches and a database of $110 billionof global shipment annual market transaction data.

About Axele

Axele offers transportation management systemcloud software fortruckload carriers. Axeles parent company, Optym, launched Axele TMS in 2020 to bring itsproven automation and optimization technology to the trucking industry,leveraging decades of experience in optimization and automation solutionsfor the air, rail, and parcel delivery spaces. Axele is the industrys firstintelligent, connected solution, built specifically for small to midsizedtruckload carriers, and has accumulated more than 1,000 registered userssince becoming a paid subscription service in November.

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