Two firms in the transportation industry started the new year by working together.

On Tuesday, Ship.Cars, a leading automotive transport technology company, announced a partnership with CarrierSoft, an automotive transport software provider.

According to a news release, CarrierSoft has integrated its Broker TMS platform, MegaBee, with Ship.Cars’s Market, enabling brokers to post loads directly from MegaBee to the load board, potentially providing thousands of new load opportunities for carriers and brokers.

The companies highlighted the new partnership is designed to create a seamless flow for brokers to contract with the tens of thousands of auto carriers on the Ship.Cars platform.

By leveraging the Ship.Cars suite of products, MegaBee users now have access to new tools and customer features. These include the ability to negotiate on the platform and receive automated notifications for carrier offers and status updates on loads processed post-dispatch.

CarrierSoft mentioned that its broker customers benefit not only with greater access to carrier capacity, but also improved visibility. Customers can receive automated dispatch process updates and timely status emails with the Electronic Bill of Lading (eBOL) attached, providing greater accountability and insight into each shipment’s condition throughout its journey.

“CarrierSoft’s MegaBee platform is a popular choice for brokers in the industry and offers a powerful, but user-friendly CRM tool,” Ship.Cars vice president of strategy Eftim Eftimov said in the news release.

“Through this partnership, Ship.Cars increases load capacity on the digital marketplace where the MegaBee broker network can now directly post thousands of loads, greatly expanding their access to our vast network of carrier partners and improving their overall user experience,” Eftimov continued.

In addition to granting access to thousands of carriers, Ship.Cars pointed out that its features include tracking loads in real time, negotiating and confirming bookings online, instant dispatching and enhanced electronic proof of delivery — all without the need of phone calls.