CHICAGO, IL:
September 2, 2010

Freight Access, Inc. announced their company was approaching its awaited introduction of the world’s very first freight marketplace. The software technology provider has been in analysis and production for longer than two years to design a system pertaining to virtually all stakeholders within the freight, cargo, transportation, trucking and logistics industry. Brad Hollister, the firm’s co-founder and Director of Business Development said “As a transportation executive who has a broad range of industry experience, we have identified the elements on the industry which cause problems for the stakeholders. We have focused on developing a suite of low cost solutions to help fellow transportation professionals have access to real time data to make informed and sound business decisions.”

Freight Access, Inc. (http://www.freightaccess.com) has concentrated on studying the problems of the freight market from virtually all points of view as well as designed solutions to them in to a innovative and hugely awaited system for only $11 per month. Freight Access, Inc. boasts their determination of seriously improving the lives of transportation professionals as a result of making day-to-day operations even better, making it possible for users to make better use of company resources and also choose only valuable business partners and lowering risk while seeking new freight partners.

Hollister explained “There are a lot of mis-conceptions in the industry pertaining to reducing transportation costs. Most former freight and carrier executives elect to take a position as a third party logistics provider or supply chain consultant, who are ready to teach shippers and manufacturers how to reduce transportation costs. The problem is these freight professionals themselves do not understand the forces the market plays on the freight industry, as they have come from a single carrier who focused on getting freight and adjusting pricing up and down to attract new shippers. These former LTL (less than truckload) and truckload vice presidents typically come and offer to take a freight profile, a company benchmark, and then send out a request for pricing with all carriers to get a ‘bid’ from all of them. The largest pricing requests I have seen include 150 or more carriers and take months to analyze. A seriously antiquated approach, which provides seriously limited results. The approach at www.freightaccess.com is different. Let’s do this for every shipment. Let’s get a new Request for Pricing for every single shipment sent out. This way carriers and owner operators win by filling empty trucks and shippers are able to benefit by filling empty capacity in real time.”

Freight Access, Inc. has observed a trend in the transportation industry amongst carriers during the last market cycle. Quite a few Owner Operators have realized that finding freight which is practical to haul is actually quite difficult, consequently sometimes these independent truck drivers turn out working for just one or several third party logistics firms or even national carriers. These ltl carriers or truckload carriers have got a primary interest in minimizing the particular amount the truck drivers are being paid therefore their profits increase and often times owner operators discover the amount they are actually being paid for a shipment is barely able to cover costs of driving. Furthermore, numerous third party logistics firms have sprung up which are not paying drivers in satisfactory terms, if at all in some instances.

The freight industry may be desiring the low cost tools offered by Freight Access.com for some time. Steve Obregon, Owner Operator from Obregon Trucking in Wisconsin is a strong supporter of Freight Access’s platform. “I’ve looked at what they’re doing and can’t wait to get going on it. I am sick of sitting for days for one of my brokers to call me with a load. I constantly call them to say you got one yet, you got one yet? It will so nice to find a load before I even get to the place and also to look about if I’m making or losing money on it.”

Freight Access, Inc.’s freight marketplace technologies is at present concluding beta tests. If you are interested in becoming a beta tester, contact Freight Access, Inc. by calling 312-450-3020 or by sending an email request (with “BETA TESTER REQUEST” in the subject line of your email) to marketing at freightaccess com.

http://blog.freightaccess.com/2010/08/freight-access-com-freight-marketplace-set-to-be-unvieled/

Author Bio: Brad Hollister – Brad Hollister is the Director of Business Development for Freight Access, Inc.. Brad Hollister loves Networking with Entrepreneurs, and learning about brand new business Opportunities. His professional focus on the transportation and logistics industry as well as assisting non-profit businesses.

Category: Business Management
Keywords: freight, loads, trucking, transportation, freight matching, backhaul, load board, owner operator,