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PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH CABO TMS

Friday, September 19th, 2025

More Value, Better Rates! Your All-In-One Solution for Planning, Measuring, and Optimizing LTL, FTL, and Expedited Freight

Our mission is to simplify your LTL, FTL, and Expedited freight operations with a multi-modal platform designed by freight experts for shippers and agent partners. Our goal? To help you save time, secure the better rates, and optimize capacity—all in one innovative platform that puts quoting, booking, and tracking right at your fingertips.

Add a Payment Method

  • Key Benefit: Securely store your credit or debit card for faster, more convenient booking.
  • Where to Go: From the main navigation, head to Invoices > Cards > Add Card to set up your preferred payment method.
  • Why It Matters: Storing your card details streamlines your booking process and simplifies billing—no more re-entering payment info.
  • Need Credit Terms? Reach out to your dedicated Freight Specialist to apply for flexible payment options.

Save Time! Add Frequently Shipped Items as Inventory

  • Key Benefit: Eliminate repetitive data entry by reusing item details for quick quotes.
  • Where to Go: Access the Inventory section to input the items you ship most often—such as palletized goods or specialized freight.
  • What to Include: Weight, NMFC numbers, dimensions, and other critical specifications.
  • Why It Matters: With your inventory loaded, CaboTMS automatically populates shipment details during the quoting process, helping you move faster and avoid mistakes.

Store Common Lanes as Addresses

  • Key Benefit: Quickly select frequent origins and destinations without retyping details.
  • Where to Go: Add your warehouse and customer locations under Addresses (or your Address Book).
  • Why It Matters: Speed up quoting and reduce errors by having your most-used lanes ready to go—no more digging through spreadsheets or old emails.

All-in-One Multi-Modal Shipping! Book LTL, FTL and Expedited Freight

  • Key Benefit: Manage your freight in one place—optimize capacity, save time, reduce costs, and ensure timely shipments.
  • Where to Go: Select the LTL or FTL tab from the main menu to configure shipping settings and tracking preferences.
  • What to Do: Compare real-time LTL, FTL, and Expedited rates side-by-side to find your best option, then book and track everything in a single dashboard.

Take The First Step To A Better Shipping Experience

By bringing together all your freight modes—LTL, FTL, and Expedited—into one easy-to-use system, you can optimize capacity, secure better rates, and gain complete visibility into every step of the process. Built by logistics professionals, CaboTMS streamlines your workflow, reduces manual data entry, and eliminates the need for juggling multiple systems or carrier websites.

If you have any questions or need additional guidance, connect with your Freight Specialist to get an account set up for your business—they’re ready to help you every step of the way!

Happy Shipping!

About CABOTMS

Skip the back-&-forth emails and calls—manage every load online with CaboTMS. Get instant quote comparisons, plan future shipments, & set custom tracking alerts in one dashboard. Direct carrier connections automate every LTL, FTL, and Expedited shipment, streamlining communications, BOL creation, and POD capture so your team can focus on growth—not paperwork. From standard LTL and full truckload to expedited, box trucks, partial truckload, open deck flatbed, goose neck, temperature-controlled, and expedited sprinters, CaboTMS keeps every mode under one roof.

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