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02 — Transportation Management SaaS Platform

Car Hauling Load Board & Carrier TMS

A unified platform for load posting, carrier dispatch and mobile job management across the vehicle hauling industry — a KPI-driven load board with real-time matching, iOS and Android apps, and SaaS portals for shipper and carrier TMS.

CompanyShip.Cars LLC
RoleSenior Product Manager
Timeline2019–2020
CategoryTransportation Management SaaS
Load postings growth
Carrier adoption
#2Marketplace by volume

Customer

Who was the customer?

Auto transport carriers, dealership networks, and automotive logistics brokers seeking a unified platform for load posting, carrier dispatch, and mobile job management across the vehicle hauling industry.

Problem

What problem did it solve?

Fragmented load discovery, low carrier adoption of digital tools, limited mobile-first workflows for drivers, and lack of monetization mechanisms in the existing marketplace — resulting in low load volumes and poor carrier economics.

Solution

What was delivered?

  • KPI-driven load board marketplace with real-time load matching and negotiation capabilities
  • Technical product roadmap spanning iOS and Android mobile apps, SaaS portals for Shipper and Carrier TMS and API integrations
  • Carrier onboarding flows and strategic partnership monetization features
Ship.Cars SmartHaul TMS Platform
Ship.Cars SmartHaul TMS — Load Board, Mobile App, and Carrier Management Platform

Impact

What was the outcome?

  • 4× increase in monthly load postings
  • 5× growth in active carrier adoption on iOS & Android mobile apps
  • Ranked #2 marketplace by total load volume

Stack & methods

Voice of Customer Driver Ride-alongs Product Vision Product Strategy Product Operations Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Definition User Adoption Feature Monetization Product KPI Product Roadmap Agile Scrum Usage Analytics A/B Testing Optimizely JIRA Figma Moqups Confluence Postman REST API Pendo FullStory Python Django