Freight Software is a broad term. Large shippers and carriers began developing freight software in the 1960s when mainframe computers became more widely available and affordable. Large LTL carriers such as Roadway Express and Red Ball were pioneers in the field. It is a little known fact that the freight industry created E.D.I. (electronic data interchange) during this time frame. Early freight software was custom built and run on company mainframes at the large carriers and shippers. As with so many other fields, freight software for small or medium sized companies did not begin to materialize until after the introduction of the I.B.M. personal computer in 1980. Freight software can be as simple as software used to calculate point-to-point mileage or complex enough to manage virtually all shipping functions of a carrier, broker or shipper.
Modern freight software has standardized into basic functional groups based on the needs of shippers and carriers/brokers. Much of the available freight software is sold with these functions as modules that can be purchased separately. Which modules are purchased is usually driven by the size of the company looking for the freight...
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