Aljex Software Inc has rolled out ARC, short for Automated Rate Confirmation, a web-based technology that automates critical agreements and routine data exchange between brokers and carriers.
“At its core, an Aljex ARC is a self-dispatching web document that will change the way brokers and carriers do business,” said Tom Heine, Aljex chief executive officer.
ARC begins with an email from broker to carrier with a link to a classic rate confirmation in electronic form. But with ARC, the digital document contains only the information the carrier has to know in order to accept the load assignment—origin and destination cities, for example. Not included is competitive data, such as shipper name and contact information—at least until the shipment is accepted and the ARC is signed by the carrier.