freightquote.com Strikes Agreement With bbcn.com
16 March 2000
freightquote.com Strikes Agreement With bbcn.com; Alliance Between B2B dot-coms Offers bbcn.com Customers Time and Cost Savings For Shipping
HOUSTON, March 16 bbcn.com, a neutral digital marketplace
providing a consolidated e-procurement solution for automotive dealerships and
their suppliers, announced today its new alliance with freightquote.com, an
interactive freight solution for e-commerce auction and online transaction
sites. Through this partnership, bbcn.com customers can rate, schedule,
confirm and track their own freight arrangements in real-time, without leaving
the bbcn.com site.
"bbcn.com leads its industry in providing its buyers with innovative
efficiencies that allow them to save time and money," said Jason Beer,
director of business development for freightquote.com. "Our partnership is an
extension of that mission. With a simple point and click, customers obtain
their freight costs in advance, making the purchasing decision faster and
easier."
According to Jimmy Schermerhorn, director of Internet Business
Partnerships, "the bbcn.com and freightquote.com alliance is another example
of our dedication to providing a comprehensive e-procurement solution.
freightquote.com is the only fully online real-time rating, scheduling and
tracking mechanism in the eCommerce market," said Schermerhorn. "By offering
this new service, we continue to deliver measurable cost savings and
efficiencies to the customer base."
In addition to shipping, bbcn.com's alliance program delivers industry-
specific resources and other technology services. By providing immediate
access to a variety of products and services -- such as Internet access,
software, hardware and Web design -- bbnc.com helps customers rapidly realize
cost savings and their extend market reach.
About freightquote.com
freightquote.com is a leading B2B freight logistics company that is
revolutionizing the freight industry by providing real-time trading networks
for shippers and carriers. Headquartered in Kansas City, the Company is a
one-stop source for multiple modes of transportation that simplifies,
expedites and lowers the cost of shipping freight. Launched in May of 1999,
freightquote.com has enrolled over 8,000 commercial customers, has integrated
its freight solutions tools into more than 45 B2B marketplaces and has
strategic relationships with more than 40 national and regional carriers.
Investors include Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners and Menlo
Ventures. For more information about the Company please visit
http://www.freightquote.com or call 1-888-595-5664.
About bbcn.com
bbcn.com delivers the only comprehensive neutral digital marketplace
providing a real-time auction, exchange and direct e-procurement solution to
automotive dealerships and their suppliers. bbcn.com provides a secure,
efficient and centralized on-line process designed to measurably reduce
expenses and increase net profits for all participants. At bbcn.com, users
harness the power of a vertical portal that effectively matches buyers and
sellers within the automotive dealership industry. For more information, call
1-877-222-6266 or visit http://www.bbcn.com.