PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyCarrier, provider of the industry's top-rated SMB transportation management system (TMS) and 2023 FreightTech 25 recipient, announced today that the MyCarrierTMS platform was 100%-compliant and ready to support carriers and shippers looking for fully automated electronic Bill of Lading (eBOL) support. MyCarrier, an early advocate and supporter of eBOL, welcomes increased carrier engagement in adopting functionality and the long-overdue NMFTA digital LTL council's standardization announcement.
MyCarrierTMS already delivers eBOL information to integrated LTL carrier partners supporting these APIs. Additionally, the platform has enabled 6000+ shippers to be fully eBOL-ready (dependent on their carrier mix), with over 1,800 customers enjoying the benefits today of a fully automated digital experience with one or more carrier(s).
"We started MyCarrier with the end goal of becoming the ubiquitous platform that connects small and midsize shippers and carriers," said Mike Bookout, MyCarrier CEO. "This is only possible through the digitization of the shipping process and industry standardization."
"The BOL process and associated documents are the bedrock to shipping anything. Updating BOLs to a digital form is long overdue in today's interconnected world, especially given our need for improved visibility," said Nic Bjone, Logistics Manager at U-Haul. "The eBOL eliminates common mistakes, allowing real-time updates across carrier-shipper-receiver, progressively removing cost while improving the user experience. MyCarrier is at the forefront of this technology, keeping pace with its other innovative and intuitive tools. Freight tech competitors, take notice."
"MyCarrier's goal is to drive the digitization of the industry," added Chris Scheid, MyCarrier President. "We architected MyCarrier from day one with the vision to digitally capture all variations of the traditional paper BOL and normalize to a universal data structure. Our view was that if we captured and transformed the shipper data in advance of broader industry adoption, we could then flip the switch as other parties adopt with no action required. This strategy will help us accelerate the transition and limit dependencies which historically have slowed other industries in achieving broad adoption of a digital standard."
"Carriers prefer digitally connected relationships with shipping customers, and electronic Bills of Lading are a huge step in the right direction," said Mark Davis, VP of Pricing and Traffic at Averitt Express. "Receiving an eBOL makes things easier for all involved. AverittConnect, powered by MyCarrier, enables our customers to send detailed shipment information via eBOL before scheduling a pickup, increasing efficiency, and improving our market agility."
The recent announcement by the NMFTA solidifies the importance by carriers, brokers, and shippers working together to standardize essential aspects of the shipping process. MyCarrier is committed to leading, adopting and deploying technologies that comply with these standards, prioritized based on user feedback. This customer-led approach catapulted and kept MyCarrierTMS into several top spots on G2 for the “Highest Rated”, “Easiest to Use” and “Easiest to Adopt” TMS categories.
“Adoption, maintenance, and ease of use will be focal points for our efforts,” said Travis Rhyan, MyCarrier Chief Product Officer. “Standardization efforts will simplify our efforts, crucial for SMB organizations who lack broad IT resources.”
MyCarrier is the only 100% electronic Bill of Lading ready platform for round-trip automation between carrier and shipper. MyCarrier expects more than 50% of our carrier network to adopt eBOL, supporting well over 5000 customers with fully automated digital experience in 2023.
About MyCarrier
MyCarrier, a transformative shipping management platform, has partnered with the industry's largest carriers to provide unprecedented efficiencies and value-based visibility. MyCarrierTMS and MyCarrierTMS Pro use innovative API technology to connect shippers directly to their carriers, creating a seamless end-to-end shipping process and providing unrivaled data that leads to easier shipping management, cost savings, and increased efficiencies. To learn more about MyCarrier, click here.
