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Carrier software

Looking for TMS software for carriers?

See Hawk Lane Carrier TMS for dispatch, documents, drivers, settlements, and invoicing.

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TMS overview

Learn what trucking TMS software includes

Understand how a trucking management system connects dispatch, loads, documents, settlements, and billing.

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Fleet operations

Running a fleet, not just a load list?

Fleet-wide load visibility, truck and trailer records, driver assignments, settlements, and load profitability in one system.

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Free plan

Need free TMS software for up to 3 trucks?

The Free Carrier TMS plan covers core dispatch, documents, PODs and basic invoicing for up to 3 active trucks. It is $0 per month.

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Pricing

How much does TMS software cost?

US prices are in US dollars: Free $0 up to 3 trucks, Growth $99 up to 10, Pro $199 up to 20. Custom is quoted.

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Custom build

Need custom TMS software beyond a standard plan?

Custom transportation management system work is quoted after discovery. It is not included in a monthly Carrier TMS or Broker TMS plan.

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Buyer guide

Compare TMS options for small carriers

Use a practical evaluation checklist for features, onboarding, pricing, and fleet fit.

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Broker software

Need freight broker TMS instead of carrier software?

See Hawk Lane Broker TMS for quoting, covering, documents, billing, and load-level margin.

Freight broker TMS
Owner-operator app

Running one or two trucks from your phone?

See Truck Office, the mobile TMS app for owner-operators and 1–2 truck operations.

TMS app for owner-operators
AI Dispatcher

Need automated load entry, not another guide?

AI Dispatcher prepares reviewable draft loads from voice, OCR on supported PDFs, CSV, email, Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp. Quoted separately from monthly TMS plans.

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Owner-Operators

TMS for owner-operators with 1–2 trucks

Why full enterprise TMS is often too much — and what a simple app-based trucking office should include.

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Product Choice

Carrier TMS vs Broker TMS

Clear differences between fleet software and brokerage software — so you buy the product that matches how you make money.

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Integrations

QuickBooks for trucking companies

Why QuickBooks alone does not run dispatch — and how TMS sync stops double-entry on invoices and settlements.

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Freight Brokers

Freight Broker TMS for new and small brokerages

What a freight broker TMS is, how it differs from a load board, and when a new brokerage should move off spreadsheets.

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Product Choice

TMS App vs Carrier TMS

Which product fits an owner-operator at 1–2 trucks — simple Truck Office or a full Carrier TMS with driver app.

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EDI / Brokers

EDI in trucking: 204, 990, 210 & 214

Plain-English guide to the EDI codes freight brokers need — and how a TMS handles tenders, status, and invoices.

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Owner-Operators

Full TMS or just a simple app?

Still on phone, spreadsheets, or paper? How to tell when a full TMS is overkill — and when it isn’t.

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Recordkeeping

What is IFTA reporting?

IFTA explained for owner-operators and small carriers — what’s required, and how TMS software helps organize mileage and fuel records.

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Driver Pay

Driver settlements in a Carrier TMS

What a carrier system should automate from completed loads through calculation, review, approval, and settlement history.

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Driver Pay

1099 vs W-2 truck driver pay

An educational overview of worker-classification factors, driver-pay records, and what a TMS can organize.

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Fuel & IFTA

Fuel card integration for trucking

How to evaluate fuel transaction fields, matching, reconciliation, IFTA record support, exceptions, and security.

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Customer Visibility

What is a shipper portal?

How customer access, shipment status, freight documents, permissions, and portal adoption work together.

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Freight Brokers

Carrier vetting checklist for brokers

A practical process for identity, authority, insurance, safety-data context, documents, fraud controls, and monitoring.

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Cash Flow

Freight factoring vs TMS invoicing

How factoring advances cash on receivables while a TMS runs dispatch, documents, billing, and settlements.

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Dispatch

What AI dispatch actually does

Human-reviewed load matching, lane context, and integration-aware suggestions — not autonomous dispatch.

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Accounting

QuickBooks vs Xero for trucking

Neutral comparison of invoicing and reconciliation workflows. Hawk Lane supports QuickBooks Online today.

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Documents

How to organize trucking documents and find an old POD

File the rate confirmation, bill of lading and proof of delivery on the load, then open that load when a customer asks.

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Operations

Why Gmail load handling costs time

What happens when rate confirmations and status updates live in a free inbox instead of a reviewed TMS draft.

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Websites

What brokers and shippers check on a carrier website

The public details a broker looks for before a call: legal name, authority numbers, equipment, lanes and a working contact path.

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Websites

Website checklist for a new freight broker

A short checklist for a brokerage site: authority, coverage, contact and what not to promise.

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Websites

Five things a trucking website needs before direct freight

Credentials, equipment, lanes, a phone that matches the paperwork, and a domain email — before you bid on direct freight.

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Australia

Regional product pages for Australian transport operators.

Australia

Carrier TMS for Australian transport operators

AUD pricing, regional onboarding and Australian dispatch, documents and settlements in Hawk Lane Carrier TMS.

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Australia

Proof of delivery software for Australian operators

Capture driver PODs and delivery documents on transport jobs inside Hawk Lane Carrier TMS.

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Australia

Transport workflow automation for Australian operators

Separately quoted draft-job, check-call and document workflows. A person still reviews before a job is live.

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India

Regional product pages for Indian transport companies.

India

Transport management software for Indian transport companies

INR pricing, IST demos and support in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dispatch, trips, documents, invoicing and settlements in Hawk Lane TMS.

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India

Trucking dispatch software for India

Assign vehicles and drivers, keep trip status and delivery documents on the job, then invoice from the same record.

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