AscendTMS review

AscendTMS is sold by InMotion Global and is used by carriers, freight brokers and shippers. Its pricing model is simple: you pay per office user, and the vendor states it never charges for drivers, trucks or loads. Basic costs $69 per user per month with over 230 standard features, including load management and load financials, invoicing and confirmations, carrier and driver management, credit checks and limited driver tracking through cell phone GPS. Driver pay can be set per mile, percentage, case, pallet or hundredweight, with accessorials, stop pay, per diems and deadhead pay. AscendTMS builds IFTA reports from the fuel purchases and routes it already knows. Premium at $119 adds 33 premium features, and Pro at $149 adds shipper leads, e-signatures, KPIs, outbound EDI and order management. Load searching and truck matching are included, but DAT and Truckstop access needs your own paid subscription, and the per user price adds up for a larger office.

Who it is for

Small carriers and dispatch offices that also broker freight and want load board searching inside the TMS.

Price

Basic from $69 per user per month; Premium $119 and Pro $149 per user; 30 day free trial.

Monthly Per User Cost: $69
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Load management with load financials, profit monitoring and route review
• Invoicing, confirmations, carrier management and driver management
• IFTA reports built from fuel purchases and routes already in the system
• Driver pay by mile, percentage, case, pallet or hundredweight, with accessorials and deadhead pay
• Load searching, posting and truck matching, plus 140+ pre-installed integrations

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Never charges for drivers, trucks or loads
• Strength: Setup, support and training are free
• Strength: No user limit on any paid plan
• Weakness: Per user pricing grows quickly as you add office staff
• Weakness: DAT and Truckstop load board access needs a separate paid subscription
• Weakness: Many features, such as KPIs and outbound EDI, sit on the $149 Pro plan

Key facts

• Basic plan: $69 per user per month
• Premium plan: $119 per user per month
• Free trial: 30 days
• Standard features: Over 230
• Integrations: Over 140 pre-installed

Where it ranks

AscendTMS is No. 4 in our Best Trucking Management Software verdict.