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TransCore : introduces Credit Patrol : , a credit monitoring service designed specifically for freight brokers and carriers. The new service alerts subscribers to any changes in their own credit record or that of their transportation business partners.

A change in credit score or days-to-pay can provide early warning of a business failure, and it is often

the first sign of fraud or identity theft. Credit Patrol enables subscribers to monitor changes to their own credit score and days-to-pay record, or to monitor any broker or carrier on TransCore’s DAT® Network : , the premier online marketplace for freight loads and trucks.

“Many of our customers tell us that this year’s volatile economy has led to an increase in bad debt,” said David Schrader, TransCore’s senior vice president of Freight Services.

“Our new Credit Patrol service is one tool that helps them to be more vigilant about monitoring the credit records of their own customers and vendors,” he said.

Motor carriers or freight brokers can enroll in Credit Patrol for $39 per month. The service enables them to protect their companies’ reputations and assess the creditworthiness of current and prospective business partners. Credit Patrol is provided by TransCore with support from TransCredit, a provider of credit information and scoring for the transportation industry.

About TransCore :



TransCore’s Commercial Technology Group is a leading provider of transportation solutions in the United States and Canada serving brokers, carriers, owner-operators and shippers with best-in-class products. Load boards include Loadlink in Canada and 3sixty Freight Match powered by the DAT Network in the United States, which has set the industry standard for the spot freight marketplace since 1978.
TransCore’s asset tracking and in-cab communications : solutions feature the industry’s fastest response times and state-of-the-art satellite networking.
TransCore provides fleet compliance, distribution and intermodal services, automated carrier safety and insurance monitoring, truckload rate indices for contract markets, and the most popular broker logistics software : . TransCore is also the largest global manufacturer of transportation-based radio frequency identification (RFID) applications with 37 million RFID tags and 58,000 readers distributed in more than 40 countries throughout the world. TransCore RFID products support the toll, traffic management, rail, access control, homeland security, and parking markets.



TransCoreBarbara Catlin, 972-740-7150 Barbara.catlin@transcore.com : mailto:Barbara.catlin@transcore.com