Cox Automotive’s Central Dispatch looked to give shippers and carriers an upgrade on Tuesday.

The automotive logistics operation said it has enhanced its artificial intelligence-powered Price Check Plus tool with three updates meant to better reflect what’s happening in the market right now due to recent macroeconomic pressures. They include:

—Refresh pricing data more frequently, incorporating signals from across its marketplace

—Adjust more dynamically to real-time supply and demand shifts

—Incorporate new inputs that improve pricing accuracy as conditions evolve

“Vehicle transport pricing is moving faster than we’ve seen in years,” said Lainey Sibble, head of Central Dispatch. “By continuously updating our pricing models with live data from millions of transactions across our network, we’re helping customers price loads more accurately, reduce time to dispatch and improve acceptance rates, so vehicles move faster and with greater confidence.”

Central Dispatch acknowledged two industry situations are dictating these moves, including:

—Factors such as a growing nationwide carrier shortage, rising fuel costs, global instability and seasonal demand fluctuations are pushing vehicle transport pricing beyond traditional patterns.

—When transport pricing lags behind market conditions, loads may take longer to move, margins tighten and efficiency suffers.

Since the launch of Price Check Plus in 2025, Central Dispatch said customers have used Price Check and Price Check Plus together to make more than 16 million pricing decisions across the marketplace.

Price Check provides visibility into comparable loads, including listing prices, route data and dispatch outcomes, helping customers benchmark against the current market.

Price Check Plus, powered by Cox Automotive data, builds on that foundation by using AI and transaction data to deliver predictive insights, including recommended pricing and estimated time to dispatch.

“Pricing intelligence is only as good as the network behind it,” Sibble said. “The scale of Central Dispatch’s marketplace allows us to detect market shifts faster than traditional pricing approaches and help customers respond before conditions change again.”