ATLANTA – October 29, 2020 – With demand for transport carriers at an all-time high and route efficiency critical to meeting shipper deadlines, Manheim Logistics is responding by enhancing Central Dispatch, the nation’s largest real-time auto transport marketplace, which connects shippers and carriers. Previously, carriers spent a lot of time searching for relevant vehicles to move. Now, Central Dispatch’s new search experience has been completely redesigned with carrier efficiency and ease in mind, so they can spend less time searching and more time delivering vehicles—which benefits both sides of the transaction.
“Helping our carriers connect more quickly with loads is the key to keep vehicles moving efficiently,” said Joe Kichler, vice president of Manheim Logistics. “The easier we can make it for carriers to quickly find and build loads along their routes, the faster shippers can get their vehicles to the right place.”
The new search experience on CentralDispatch.com gives carriers the flexibility to create several searches at once, with multiple pickup and drop-off locations in a single view. So instead of continuously refreshing numerous browser tabs with different search criteria, they can now see the relevant results all on one page. Real-time filtering and sorting make the process go even faster, leaving more time to respond to shippers’ listings—and most importantly—deliver vehicles.
Carriers can also now view their searches on Google Maps™ mapping service, which will help them create highly efficient routes. Saved searches and paid notifications, a carryover from the previous search experience, help speed up the process even more. The new Central Dispatch search works smoothly across any device and web platform, so carriers can work more efficiently from anywhere—especially on mobile.
All these enhancements equate to carriers building more profitable—and more efficient—loads, which means that shippers get their vehicles either to their lots or to an auction even faster. And in a time when high volumes at auctions have combined with a shortage of carriers due to the pandemic, this new functionality couldn’t have come at a better time.
Central Dispatch is a self-managed transportation solution that matches dealers shipping vehicles with a nationwide network of professional auto carriers for inbound and outbound transportation. For more information about Central Dispatch, visit CentralDispatch.com.
About Manheim
Manheim®, the nation’s leading provider of end-to-end wholesale vehicle solutions, is celebrating 75 years as an industry innovator, driving success for clients, the company, its team members and the industry. The dream of five men who auctioned off a handful of cars in 1945 from a single-lane location in Manheim, Pennsylvania launched a company that today offers 7 million used vehicles annually and facilitates transactions representing nearly $67 billion in value with the grit and determination of our team members. Through its physical, mobile and digital sales network, Manheim offers services for decisioning, buying and selling, floor planning, logistics, assurance and reconditioning. Operating the largest vehicle wholesale marketplace, Manheim provides clients with more efficient ways to connect and transact business how and when they want. Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim is a Cox Automotive™ brand. For more information, visit http://press.manheim.com
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