The TMS built for how carriers actually work.
Manage loads, drivers, documents, and compliance in one platform — purpose-built by a licensed carrier that uses it every day. No enterprise contract. No six-month onboarding. Start free in minutes.
Free plan includes 5 drivers and 10 loads/month. Upgrade anytime.
What is a TMS?
Spreadsheets can't scale a carrier company.
A Transportation Management System (TMS) is the operational core of a carrier company. It connects your loads, drivers, documents, and compliance data into a single platform that your dispatchers, fleet managers, and back-office staff can all use — without emailing each other attachments or hunting through folders on a shared drive.
Why small and mid-size carriers need a TMS
When you're running 5–15 trucks, spreadsheets work — until they don't. You miss a CDL expiration. A driver uploads a document to the wrong folder. A load gets assigned to a driver who's HOS-maxed. These are not hypothetical problems. They're what happens when you grow without systems.
Enterprise TMS platforms (McLeod, TMW, MercuryGate) cost $10,000–$50,000/year and require an implementation team. That's not built for a growing carrier trying to get from 10 trucks to 50. ESSE TMS was designed specifically for that gap — professional-grade features at a price that makes sense.
Why spreadsheets fail
Spreadsheets have no version control, no alerts, no document attachments, no driver login, no audit trail, and no compliance calendar. Every time someone opens and saves a shared Excel file, you've created a liability. Spreadsheets are not a TMS. They're a liability waiting to happen at a roadside inspection or an accident investigation.
Platform Features
Everything a carrier needs in one dashboard.
Eight core systems, built to work together out of the box — no integrations required, no consultant needed.
Load Management
Create loads, add pickup and delivery details, assign status (available, in-transit, delivered, invoiced), and track every load through its lifecycle. Filter by driver, date, or customer.
Driver Assignment
Assign drivers to loads from your roster. See driver availability, active assignments, and HOS status at a glance. No more phone-tag to find out who's free.
Document Workflow
Upload and organize BOLs, PODs, rate confirmations, and lumper receipts per load. Every document is timestamped, searchable, and accessible to your entire back-office team.
E-Signature
Send documents for driver signature directly from the platform. Signatures are captured with a tamper-evident audit trail including IP, timestamp, and device fingerprint. Verify any signed document with a public verification link.
Compliance Alerts
Automated expiration alerts at 30, 60, and 90 days before CDL, medical certificate, and insurance documents expire. Alerts go to your admin team — never miss a renewal again.
Reporting
Pipeline summaries, recruiter performance reports, compliance status exports, and driver activity logs. Download as CSV, PDF, or XLS — compatible with QuickBooks and most accounting software.
Carrier Portal
Give carrier companies their own login to manage their fleet, drivers, and loads independently. Multi-tenant architecture means each carrier sees only their own data.
Real-time Chat
Built-in dispatcher-to-driver messaging using Server-Sent Events. No third-party chat app required. Messages are timestamped and stored with the load record for dispute resolution.
Platform Preview
Clean, fast, built for dispatch.
The ESSE dashboard is designed for people who spend all day in it — not for a product demo.
Screenshots coming soon. Request a live demo to see the platform in action.
Pricing
Simple pricing. Free to start.
No contracts. No onboarding fees. Start free and upgrade when you need more capacity.
| Feature | Free | Pro — $49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Loads per month | 10 loads | Unlimited |
| Active drivers | Up to 5 | Unlimited |
| Document storage | 500 MB | 10 GB |
| E-signature | Basic (up to 5 signatures/mo) | Advanced + templates, unlimited |
| Compliance alerts | Included | Included + custom thresholds |
| Reports | Basic pipeline summary | Full suite: CSV, PDF, XLS export |
| Real-time chat | Included | Included |
| Carrier portal (multi-tenant) | Included | Included |
| API access | Not available | Full REST API |
| Support | Email support | Priority support + onboarding call |
All plans include driver onboarding portal, document uploads, and FMCSA SAFER lookup. Contact us for fleet or enterprise pricing at 100+ drivers.
Start free today — no credit card needed.
Create your carrier account in under 2 minutes. Add your first driver, create your first load, and see why carriers switch to ESSE from spreadsheets and legacy TMS platforms.