HaulHound, a tech startup seeking to eliminate billions of dollars in inefficiencies in the logistics industry, has launched a suite of features to its free online platform and mobile app for truck drivers and shippers. Features include instantaneous digital freight matching, and come after extensive user testing and feedback, the company says.
According to HaulHound, 30% of trucks on the road are empty at any given time because of an inability to find a shipper with appropriate freight. With conventional load-listing services, truckers typically wait up to 24 hours or more to receive a response from shippers. These hours waiting are a total loss for all parties and many times force drivers to hit the road empty.
To solve this problem, HaulHound now offers instant, automated results with its digital freight matching feature for free. A truck driver can simply enter his or her specifications and then receive a list of available loads to fill the empty trucks.
To round out the platform update, HaulHound is also launching: Quick Pay options in partnership with Express Freight Finance, which helps truckers get paid sooner; Lane alerts, like hotel and flight price alerts, to notify shippers when a driver is available to move a load at a pre-determined cost; and Compatibility with three times more equipment types and special load capabilities that other services overlook.
For more information, visit the HaulHound website.
