Initial McLeod Users Already Live with project44’s Next Generation Offerings
BIRMINGHAM, AL January 23, 2017 – project44,
a Chicago-based enterprise cloud company providing a modern
connectivity replacement to legacy systems such as EDI and rate bureaus,
and McLeod Software today announce the launch of a robust integration
solution delivering McLeod PowerBroker users access to project44’s Less-than-Truckload (LTL) API-based transportation solutions.
This partnership supplies PowerBroker users instant and normalized
carrier data directly from the capacity providers connected into the
project44 network. Ultimately, the new connectivity offering reduces
McLeod’s LTL customers’ administrative costs while increasing their
productivity and improving their strategic relationships with both their
customers and capacity providers.
The API-based transactions available within the PowerBroker interface now include:
- Automatically secure accurate carrier quotes, including base
rates and accessorial charges, with limited manual intervention. This
incorporates any customer specific pricing that a customer might
receive.
- Access live lane-by-lane transit time calculations, including
weekend and holiday days, to increase carrier selection confidence and
better meet customer expectations.
- Tender loads to and retrieve real-time shipment status updates
from the connected LTL carriers, accelerating visibility during
transportation execution while improving internal efficiency.
“The new capabilities that project44 is bringing to the market will
clearly offer a competitive advantage to logistics companies who are
managing LTL freight for their customers,” said McLeod Software Founder
and CEO, Tom McLeod. “We are very happy that we have been able to work
with project44 in bringing this integration solution between our
products to market so quickly, to make that competitive edge available
to McLeod PowerBroker user.”
One such client already leveraging project44’s solutions within the
PowerBroker Interface is England Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R.
England. “project44’s partnership with McLeod allows us to embrace
modern technological capabilities without having to devote significant
internal development resources,” says Michelle Potter, Senior Director,
Strategic Development at England Logistics. “It has been clear from the
start that the Rating, Dispatch and Tracking services are going to save
us a lot of money, while also delivering more accurate shipment data
than our previous legacy systems provided.”
The project44 service offering is available in McLeod Software’s PowerBroker Version 16.2 and above.
About project44
project44’s enterprise SaaS integration platform is powering the
dynamic supply chain of the future through global, on-demand
connectivity and visibility. With project44, retailers, ecommerce,
suppliers, 3PLs, brokers and trucking companies (LTL, TL, final mile)
are able to communicate critical data with the rest of their supply
chain in a synchronous, real-time manner. Learn more at
http://www.p-44.com.
Media Contact: Ally Lynch, Marketing Director, (781) 801-4380, ally@p-44.com
Source: McLeod Software