LoadMatch vs RXO Connect

LoadMatch connects buyers and sellers of intermodal and import/export transportation services across North America, matching loads with truck capacity, intermodal equipment, and terminal locations. Its customers include freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal marketing companies, beneficial owners, motor carriers, and equipment suppliers. Members can post availability through a web form, batch file, FTP, or a direct connection; both free and paid members can also post from dispatch software. Batch uploads support text, Excel, and Access files, with XML accepted and tab-delimited text preferred. The free plan allows posting loads, equipment or power, and jobs, but excludes viewing loads and equipment and receiving email alerts. Paid membership costs $600 a year and adds full access and visibility, alerts, load and equipment viewing, and a company logo and directory link. New paid-account customers receive a 30 day free trial. LoadMatch says there is no contract and members can cancel at any time, but payments are non-refundable after payment. It is a web service, and the company was incorporated in 1999.

RXO Connect is a digital freight platform for carriers and carrier representatives to find loads, make offers, manage active loads, and view payments. Its load board covers full truckload, LTL, refrigerated, expedited, power-only, and last-mile freight, with thousands of daily loads available to choose from. Carriers can find dedicated lanes, bid, negotiate rates, and make counter-bids. Load tools include Hot Deals filters, GPS tracking updates, and driver dispatch with fleet oversight. When available, users can book two loads at once or post a truck to receive load notifications. RXO Drive provides Connect functionality on smartphones through iOS and Android apps. RXO's proprietary API can bring available loads into a carrier's preferred platform and allow loads to be bought directly. Users can submit payment paperwork through Connect, and RXO Extra adds a marketplace with fuel-card programs, factoring services, vendor discounts, and brokered freight. The platform is free for carriers and carrier representatives, for commercial or business use by people aged 18 or older in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Multi-factor authentication is required; some functions need an active internet connection.