The wireless B2B marketplace solution is ideal for shippers and carriers who buy and sell transportation services over the Internet can now do so using a variety of mobile devices such as WAP-enabled phones, laptops, and palmtop computers.

Drivers equipped with a mobile device can take advantage of the following applications:

• Search for and book shipments tendered to NTE
• Identify available loads in any given region across the U.S.
• Retrieve pricing, attributes, and delivery requirements
• Receive status updates as to the whereabouts of their trucks and cargo
• Obtain accessorial change information

By mapping its existing browser-based applications, NTE, with the technical assistance from Novarra, has made its B2B marketplace accessible via wireless devices. The mapping process establishes new filters so key information can be presented on small screens without re-authoring existing Web content or altering current applications, the company said.

"Our goal is to provide meaningful data to our member companies so they can make intelligent transportation logistics decisions as efficiently as possible," said Stephen Baggett, director of strategic solutions development at NTE. "We are also investigating ways to use integrated voice response (IVR) technology, which should eliminate any equipment barriers."

NTE expects to launch its wireless trading access in the spring.

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