BLOG 5

news, information and resources for all couriers

4 May 2010

PEBLS is learning fast!

by Mike George

Pebls, our unique Predictive Entry Behaviour Learning System, is already helping to speed up common tasks on Shed 5.

Not only does she remember each member’s most-used place names and pre-fills them on Shed 5 ‘tickets’, and remember preferences for vehicle sizes, she now searches for available vehicles while the load details are being typed in and suggests suitable matches.

So, in less time than it takes to post a load on an ordinary exchange site you could have found your subby, allocated the load and moved on to your next job!

18 April 2010

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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