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PCS TMS vs DAT Load Board Comparison (2026)

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Overview

PCS TMS for Shippers and Carriers offers seamless management of your entire transportation network from the Cloud- especially for fleets with 25+ trucks. The cloud-based TMS is intuitive, efficient and affordable for shippers and carriers of all sizes.

Carriers, brokers, and shippers can all find valuable insights, boost revenue, and grow their business on the DAT Load Board.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

49

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

248

5

4

3

2

1

119

87

27

7

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
67%
would recommend this app

4.5

239

5

4

3

2

1

163

47

15

6

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
69%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The system helps streamline transportation operations by bringing dispatching, load management, invoicing, and reporting into one platform. While there is a learning curve for some advanced features and the interface could be more modern, it has improved efficiency and made day-to-day workflows easier to manage.”
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Yatin K.

Fleet Manager

“The system effectively manages attendance and time tracking, providing clear visibility into working hours and breaks.”
vG

vishal G.

senior Associate

“It handles fleet management, tracking, dispatch, and daily operations quite smoothly, making it a useful tool for companies looking to streamline their workflow.”
AP

Aman P.

Associate

Pros

“Not too bad it’s OK more options more loads more pays more locations more accuracy, better maps, and more phones not emails”
AM

Amar M.

Owner operator

“Everything is simple and there for you to book loads and fuel estimates and profits”
ms

muammer s.

Owner

“DAT shows the avialable freight for different vehicle types.”
MT

Monekea T.

owner

Cons

“One more thing, we can send invoices to customers but in the email that PCS sent, there's no receiver email address stated. When we forward the invoice email that we sent out from PCS to the customer to prove that we sent it out, they always say they didn't receive it, pointing out there's no receiver email address on it.”
JR

Jack R.

Accounting Specialist

“The system performance is slow, lacks user-level customization options, and offers limited flexibility for third-party app or API integrations.”
AS

Abdul S.

Assistant Manager

“My overall experience with PCS TMS has been mixed. While the system offers useful features and supports various operational areas such as maintenance and fuel management, its performance can sometimes be slow.”
AS

Abdul S.

Assistant Manager

Cons

“Need a button to report false postings sometimes postings come on the board with a Gmail address and brokers post the same load over and over and over”
SC

Sylvia C.

Owner

“low service high fees for bad service call many time no one help they don't check correctly for the account note they make dission without any investigate”
ba

baraa a.

owner

“There are also quite a few reposted loads that can clutter the results and waste time.”
GV

Gio V.

Sales Coordinator

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review8 months ago

Key features

  • Total features77
  • 3PL Management
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Carrier Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Record
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Driver Management
  • Driver Settlements
  • EDI
  • Electronic Signature
  • Fleet Management
  • For Freight Operations
  • Freight Shipping
  • Fuel Management
  • GPS
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • Ground Shipping
  • Historical Reporting
  • Import/Export Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Inspection Management
  • Invoice Management
  • LTL/Shared Truckload
  • Live Driver Tracking
  • Load Optimization
  • Local Forwarders
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Order Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Rate Management
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Route History
  • Route Management
  • Route Optimization
  • Routing
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipment Price Calculation
  • Shipment Tracking
  • Shipping Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Tire Management
  • Transportation Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Truckload Management
  • VIN Lookup
  • Vehicle Management
  • Total features55
  • 3PL Management
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Carrier Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Record
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Driver Management
  • Driver Settlements
  • EDI
  • Electronic Signature
  • Fleet Management
  • For Freight Operations
  • Freight Shipping
  • Fuel Management
  • GPS
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • Ground Shipping
  • Historical Reporting
  • Import/Export Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Inspection Management
  • Invoice Management
  • LTL/Shared Truckload
  • Live Driver Tracking
  • Load Optimization
  • Local Forwarders
  • Location Tracking
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Order Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Rate Management
  • Real Time Comparisons
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Route History
  • Route Management
  • Route Optimization
  • Routing
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipment Price Calculation
  • Shipment Tracking
  • Shipping Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Tire Management
  • Transportation Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Truckload Management
  • VIN Lookup
  • Vehicle Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations26
  • Corcentric
  • Descartes MacroPoint
  • Dynamics 365
  • EROAD
  • Fleetworthy Weigh Station Bypass
  • FourKites
  • Geotab
  • Kleinschmidt
  • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
  • ORBCOMM
  • Omnitracs One
  • One View
  • PC*MILER
  • Paycor
  • PeopleNet
  • QuickBooks Online
  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • SaferWatch
  • Sage Accounting
  • Samsara
  • Sertifi
  • Triumph ERP
  • Trucker Tools
  • Verizon Connect
  • Zonar
  • project44 Movement
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Corcentric
  • Descartes MacroPoint
  • Dynamics 365
  • EROAD
  • Fleetworthy Weigh Station Bypass
  • FourKites
  • Geotab
  • Kleinschmidt
  • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
  • ORBCOMM
  • Omnitracs One
  • One View
  • PC*MILER
  • Paycor
  • PeopleNet
  • QuickBooks Online
  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • SaferWatch
  • Sage Accounting
  • Samsara
  • Sertifi
  • Triumph ERP
  • Trucker Tools
  • Verizon Connect
  • Zonar
  • project44 Movement

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