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commercial carrier journal | october 2016 43 providers do, Hamidi said. This would help Cargo Chief use the real-time data to improve the accuracy of its freight- pricing algorithm, he said. If there is a potential conflict, such as Cargo Chief and a carrier having a mu- tual customer, Cargo Chief will notify the carrier, Hamidi said. In such an instance, Cargo Chief likely would give the carrier additional business from the customer, acting as a broker. The launch of Tracks TMS supports Cargo Chief 's mission to connect small and medium-size carriers to shippers. The company can use data from the Tracks TMS user community to deter- mine which lanes are the best fits for carriers in the system and to reward them with more business that fits their needs. "It helps to match up freight at the highest level of efficiency," Hamidi said. "You can only get that if everyone has data in the same system. The problem we are trying to solve is to create a better economy and ecosystem for small- to medium-sized fleets." Cargo Chief also is working on a TMS for shipping de- partments to book capacity. MAKING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WORK FOR YOUR FLEET BY AARON HUFF INTERESTED IN TRUCKING TECHNOLOGY? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter. AARON HUFF is Senior Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail ahuff@ccjmagazine.com or call (801) 754-4296.

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