Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for business operations in the fields of trucking, freight transportation, and logistics, namely, software for shippers that provides the tools for running requests for proposals (RFPs), executing routing, providing quotes, booking, tracking and managing shipments and paying carriers; Providing online, non-downloadable software for supply chain booking, management and communication, for online scheduling of shipping dock appointments, and for messaging and communication between the parties in the supply chain