• Aljex Capacity Hub software tool enables proactive truck searches

    Aljex Software has debuted Capacity Hub, a new software tool to help brokers flourish during the current shortage of truck capacity.
    Feb. 17, 2015
    2 min read
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    Aljex Software has debuted Capacity Hub, a new software tool to help brokers flourish during the current shortage of truck capacity. Aljex provides Internet-based transportation management software for brokers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers. Capacity Hub allows brokers to proactively search for trucks as well as gauge spot availability in today’s tight markets. By directly seeking out capacity rather than simply posting loads and waiting for a response, brokers get a jump on needed equipment.
    Using Capacity Hub in Aljex, a broker can access data provided by carriers for available or soon-to-be available trucks. On the Capacity Hub page, the broker simply enters the origin point of a load. Capacity Hub then quickly displays available or soon-to-be available equipment in three different ways. One display lists available trucks and includes mileage between an individual truck and the pick-up point. Another shows the trucks and the pick-up point on a Google map. The third display is in a bull’s-eye graphic that breaks down the available trucks by miles from the pick-up in an easy-to-grasp form that conveys a sense of that geographic spot market. See lots of available equipment within 50 miles of a pick-up? Then a broker may be in a position to bargain. See just one truck 150 miles away? Then a broker knows in this era of tight capacity that he or she should probably book it quickly before someone else does. “By searching for equipment proactively rather than waiting for carrier responses, a broker can gain an edge over the competition by booking equipment before anyone else,” said Tom Heine, chief executive officer of Aljex. “The capacity crunch has changed the broker landscape, the way things were done in the past. We’re providing Aljex customers with a way to deal with the new realities and to succeed.” Carrier truck locations can come from fleets that regularly work with a broker or 3PL and provide data through Aljex. They can also be from major fleets that have established working relationships with Aljex. For more information, access www.aljex.com.

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