McLeod Software review

McLeod Software has served the trucking industry for more than 40 years from Birmingham, Alabama, and says it has served over 1,200 companies. It offers business solutions for truckload carriers, LTL carriers, private fleets and logistics brokerages, and its PowerBroker TMS covers the brokerage side. The company highlights a re-engineered user experience for trucking dispatch and freight brokerage management and FlowLogix, a workflow automation product that one carrier used to save more than 5,500 hours, according to a McLeod case study. McLeod also works with a network of more than 140 certified partners. This depth is the reason large carriers pick McLeod, but it also means a sales-led process, no public prices and an implementation project rather than a same day signup. For a fleet under 20 trucks, the lighter tools higher on this list will be faster to set up and far cheaper.

Who it is for

Large truckload and LTL carriers that need an enterprise TMS with a wide partner network.

Price

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Key features

• Business solutions for truckload carriers, LTL carriers, private fleets and logistics brokerages
• Trucking dispatch and freight brokerage management in a re-engineered user experience
• FlowLogix workflow automation
• PowerBroker TMS for brokerage operations
• More than 140 certified partners

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Over 40 years serving the trucking industry
• Strength: More than 1,200 companies served, per McLeod
• Strength: Separate solutions for truckload, LTL and private fleets
• Weakness: No published pricing; every deal is sales-led
• Weakness: Built for larger fleets, so it is heavy for owner-operators
• Weakness: Implementation is a project rather than a same day signup

Key facts

• Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama
• Companies served: 1,200+, per McLeod
• Certified partners: 140+
• Segments: Truckload, LTL, private fleets, brokerage and 3PL
• Pricing: Quoted after a demo

Where it ranks

McLeod Software is No. 8 in our Best Trucking Management Software verdict.