ATLANTA, GA -- March 07, 2005 -- Carrier411 Services, Inc. today announced the introduction of its innovative web-based carrier monitoring service. The new service enables transportation brokers and shippers to monitor insurance and authority changes of trucking companies, plus validate motor carrier credentials in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

Available now at www.carrier411.com, visitors can create a free 30-day trial account to register the trucking companies they use and begin the monitoring process. There is no limit to the number of carriers that can be spot-checked or registered for monitoring, and the cost is only $99.00 per month without any hidden charges or additional fees.

Before unveiling its new carrier monitoring service, the company invited others to test it thoroughly, including Comdata Corporation. Select divisions within Comdata use Carrier411 to monitor clients, explains Brett Rodewald, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Transportation Services.

"When done manually, monitoring the insurance and authority status of motor carriers can be a laborious, paper-intensive process," says Rodewald. "But failing to maintain accurate, up-to-date carrier records can pose bigger problems in terms of risk, financial liability and loss of business. Using Carrier411 helps Comdata automate its monitoring processes and stay on top of changes."

In an effort to validate carrier credentials, most transportation brokers rely on a faxed copy of the carrier's operating authority and insurance certificate. Sometimes, the broker may even be named as a certificate holder for notification purposes.

"It is misleading for brokers to believe they performed adequate due diligence simply by being named on the carrier's insurance certificate," says Michael Dawson, President of Carrier411 Services.

Dawson further explains the carrier's insurance could be canceled within weeks of the broker receiving the certificate, and the broker may never be notified of the change. He says the same applies to having a copy of the carrier's operating authority.

In addition to monitoring changes in insurance coverage and operating authority, Carrier411 members can also view information on registered motor carriers including types of cargo carried, inspection summaries, crash summaries, safety ratings and more. Members can also find qualified carriers across the country with extra trucking capacity using the Carrier411 radius search engine. Information is even provided about new trucking companies that just received their authority.

About Carrier411 Services
Carrier411 helps transportation brokers avoid using uninsured, underinsured or unauthorized motor carriers. It provides continuous monitoring of more than 385,000 companies and alerts members instantly by fax, email and online of changes in insurance and operating authority as soon as they occur. Larger brokerages with existing transportation software can benefit from a direct data feed. In addition to its standard monitoring service, Carrier411 also offers electronic data for all insurance and authority changes. Data can be delivered by file transfer twice a week, enabling companies to import changes into their software system for in-house monitoring.

Media Contact Darren Brewer Carrier411 Services, Inc. Email: support@carrier411.com Toll-Free: (888) 411-9661 Fax: (678) 205-0743 Website: www.carrier411.com

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