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18 April 2010

Get courier work on Shed 5 for free!

by Mike George

From now until the end of April 2010 new members can get free trial membership on Shed 5, the leading ’small’ courier exchange site that’s big on features.

New members get completely free and no-obligation use of the full site and all its features (subject to provision of GIT), and 25 free credits for SMS text alerts, so they can see for themselves how Shed 5 can help boost profits for all couriers.

More new features on Shed 5

by Mike George

I have added a Predictive Entry Behaviour Learning System (PEBLS) to Shed 5, to make many common tasks easier and quicker.

Pebls’ first job is to remember where members have previously been available for work and suggest place names when they start to enter a new ‘ticket’ for availability.

Pebls remembers the name, county, country, and latitude and longitude of places so the validation step can be skipped, saving time and improving accuracy, which is especially useful for busy mobile couriers.

Pebls works alongside Wilma (Web Intelligent Load Matching Assistant) to provide Shed 5 members with a simple and easy-to-use system, adding to the high level of automation which keeps Shed 5 at the bottom of the price league but at the top of the features league in the courier/freight exchange marketplace.

I have purpose-built Pebls, Wilma and all Shed 5 systems in house, using PHP, MySql, XML and Javascript/Ajax on Shed 5’s new Linux server hosted by Bytemark.

Pebls and Wilma will soon be joined by Fred (Feeback Recording with Entropic Display), a state-of-the-art reputation system to give Shed 5 members yet another top-rate feature at rock-bottom prices.

2 April 2010

The Courier List is launched as a free service for Shed 5 members

by Mike George

Shed 5 members how have the option of a free entry on The Courier List

The Courier List is a directory of couriers and hauliers, to help the public and businesses find dependable professional transport for all their goods.

The Courier List only lists Shed 5 members, so is the only public list which checks insurance coverage to help give customers confidence their goods will be properly covered during transit.

For new or occasional users of courier and haulage services, The Courier List also has information to help them choose and use a courier service.

Shed 5 now has HGV coverage

by Mike George

Shed 5 has been upgraded with extra features to cover the full range of vehicles from motorbikes to 44-tonne trucks.

So your favourite freight exchange now includes work for 17 tonne, 38 tonne and 44 tonne lorries and you can specify a wide range of extra features such as Moffet and HIAB.

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