123Loadboard - Blog: 2009

123Loadboard.com updates mileage and routing tool.

123Loadboard has updated the mileage and routing tool. PC*MILER has released their “Q3-2009 Routing and Map Data Update”.

Now, available to our members the following data enhancements:

79,000 new miles of roadway added, that’s a total of 104,000 miles added since the release of Version 23
150,000 miles roads were repositioned to ensure routing accuracy
150 counties were updated with new road network files, street-level addresses, repositioned streets and roads, and street address range updates
Metropolitan areas in this release with significant data updates include:
- Northeast: Bradford and Wayne County, PA
- Midwest: Douglas and Marinette County, WI; Otter Tail County, MN; Phelps County, MO
- South: Washington and Tazewell County, VA; Colquitt County, GA; Parmer, McCulloch and Swisher County, TX
- West: Franklin and Douglas County, WA; Rio Arriba County, NM
Updated and enhanced height restrictions/allowances in Washington, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago and Saint Louis.

New Feature - Credit Report Search for Carriers

We've been working hard and have added yet another feature for our members:

Credit Report Search Tool for Carriers

Members can now easily search for credit information on 123loadboard.com.

Get reliable credit information before you haul! Save time and money weeding through companies you wouldn't want to do business with. Check the credit status of your customer before you haul the load with unlimited access to our online credit database.

Key benefits and features:

Credit Ratings (updated daily)
Average Days-To-Pay
Trade Experiences
Full Legal Company Name and Contact Information
Authority and Licensing Information
Years in Business
Insurance (Bonding Company) Information

New feature - Mileage, Routing & Toll Costs

What's been keeping us busy... adding a new feature for our members.

Mileage, Routing & Toll Costs
Members can now easily calculate PC*MILER truck specific mileage, routing and toll costs on 123loadboard.com.

Easy to Understand Results
Truck specific routing, mapping, mileage & tolls

Ability to "Print" and "E-mail" routing directions.

Ability to Customize Your Settings

PC*MILER is the routing, mileage and mapping software depended on by today’s transportation industry

New Loadboard Feature: "MyDocs"

MyDocs allows carriers to store their Operating Documents electronically on 123Loadboard.com so that they can be sent directly to brokers and shippers.

MyDocs Advantages:

Save time faxing from the road
Save money (no more expensive per page fax charges)
No more waiting for delivery (brokers will get your paperwork without delay)
Instant electronic delivery to brokers and shippers

What Operating Documents can I Store to MyDocs (loadboard)?
Certificate of Insurance, Operating Authority, W-9, and more...

Get Started:

Upload your documents directly from within your loadboard account; or
Fax them to 1-877-875-0110 and we will add them to your account.

123Loadboard... going green!

Running our company in an environmentally friendly way is good for the world and good for our business. We're working to reduce waste and conserve energy, and are exploring the use of sustainable materials and products.

- Beverage container recycling
- Paper & carton recycling
- Composting in company cafeterias

New Loadboard Design

123Loadboard.com's front-end has been newly re-designed to adjust to the changing times. It was developed on the Microsoft .NET framework which combines unprecedented developer productivity with performance, reliability, and deployment. In plain English, it allows you to create great webpages with far less coding than classic websites, therefore dramatically increasing overall speed and compatibility.

In addition, 123Loadboard.com™ now manages application request over multiple servers by using load balancing technologies to dramatically improve speed and throughput.