Behind the scenes at TransCore, it’s been a busy month: We just released version 1.2 of our flagship load board, 3sixty Freight Match. It’s been the work of several months to gather feature requests from our users and translate them into a better product. (So yes, we do listen—and respond—to user requests)

If you’re a Freight Match user, you should automatically upgrade at your next log in (if you don’t, give us a call). There are a lot of enhancements in the new version; here are the eight we think will most delight you:

1. 1click2call. This is seriously cool stuff you’re not going to find in any other load board, since it gives you the ability to call a load or truck poster directly from your PC using Skype, the Internet’s premiere VoIP calling service. We estimate it will cut your contact time in half and—since it’s a PC to PC call—you don’t pay for a long-distance phone call. You’ll need a free Skype account to use 1click2call, but it’s easy to sign up. Learn more about 1click2call by visiting our website.
2. Alarm matches for specific dates. You told us you really needed the ability to narrow load or truck alarms to ONLY the time or date they requested, not a range of dates. We listened; let us know how well it works for you.
3. Filter results by company. Another heavily requested feature, Freight Match 1.2 allows you to exclude companies and affiliates from your  results. 
4. Forgot your password? You can now retrieve your password by entering your user name in the login box and clicking “I forgot my password.” It will be sent to the e-mail address we have on file.
5. Flexible load matching for full and partial loads. Now you can exclude partials from alarm match results or exclude full trucks from requests for partial loads.
6. Post and search templates. Now you can save your most commonly used searches and postings for reuse. (Customers tell us this one is a great time-saver)
7. ProMiles integration. Are you a ProMiles subscriber? Now you can seamlessly access ProMiles mileage and fuel tax services directly through Freight Match. 
8. Better administration tools. Freight Match’s new setup wizard makes it easy to quickly set up new users and work groups. 

So far we’re getting a lot of positive feedback from callers, but we’re anxious to hear from you: How does Freight Match work for you? What do you think of the new features? What do you want to see in our next release? Let us know, and your request might just appear in our next Top 8 list.