At the Transportation Intermediaries Association’s 2024 Capital Ideas Conference media day, Qued introduced new features to the software platform including:
- Pre-emptive scheduling: This feature allows users to queue up appointment requests before the scheduling window becomes available in a system.
- Automatic sending: Once the appointment window opens, the system automatically sends the pre-queued request, potentially giving users first access to prime appointment slots.
- Efficiency improvement: This feature aims to eliminate the need for manual reminders and repeated checking of scheduling systems.
Tom Curee, Qued’s president, emphasized the importance of efficient appointment scheduling in freight management. He stated, “You can have a great lane, a desirable lane, but if you have bad appointments, you have a horrible load.”
The introduction of this feature aligns with the broader industry trend towards business process automation and increased efficiency in logistics operations, as highlighted throughout Transport Topic’s article summarizing presentations by freight technology vendors at the media day event. Qued’s solution addresses a specific pain point in the freight management process, helping brokers and logistics providers to secure better appointment times and improve overall load quality.