FreeTMS is the complete transport management system for Canadian & US carriers — dispatch, driver compliance, IFTA, customs, accounting and AI document processing in one platform.
Most TMS platforms are built — and priced — for 100-truck fleets. So small carriers run on spreadsheets, paper folders and late nights. That costs real money:
The average FMCSA enforcement case settles at $7,155 — and a single hours-of-service violation can run up to $19,246. Most start with a missed expiry date.
Late or inaccurate filings trigger $50 or 10% penalties plus interest, and sloppy records let auditors assign default MPG — meaning you pay tax you never owed.
Replacing one driver costs $6,000–$15,000 in recruiting, onboarding and lost productivity. 40% of first-year turnover starts with bad onboarding.
Manual billing typically leaks 2–5% of revenue through unbilled accessorials, lost PODs and late invoices nobody chased.
Every module below ships on every plan — including the free tier. No add-ons, no "premium feature" upsells.
Full lifecycle from quote → dispatched → delivered → invoiced → paid. Multi-stop trips, trailer swaps, loaded/empty miles, order templates for repeat lanes.
Upload a rate confirmation PDF — AI extracts every field instantly. Email documents to your inbox and AI routes them to the right order, driver or carrier.
Document vault with expiry alerts (CDL, medical, abstract, CVOR), coaching sessions with templates, safety scores over time, citation & inspection tracking.
IFTA filings, NY HUT, KYU, HVUT 2290 and carrier reviews auto-generated on schedule. Never miss a deadline, never fail a DOT audit unprepared.
Import ELD mileage (BigRoad, Samsara, Motive) and fuel cards (WEX, Comdata). Auto jurisdiction calculation, plus AI that recommends the cheapest net fueling states.
PARS/PAPS processing with multi-engine OCR, one-click ACE/ACI eManifest via BorderConnect, auto-generated barcode coversheets. Canada–US handled natively.
CAD & USD multi-currency books, bank reconciliation, auto driver settlements with GST/HST and IFTA deductions, full payroll, recurring transactions.
PWA for drivers: load info, POD photo upload, receipt capture, repair requests and an AI chat assistant — straight from their phone, no app store.
Self-service portals for customers (track orders, request quotes) and partner carriers (onboarding, documents, insurance tracking) — fewer phone calls.
Estimated annual impact for a typical 10-truck cross-border fleet, based on industry research and FMCSA data:
| Category | Without a TMS | With FreeTMS | Annual saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFTA & fuel optimization | Missed credits, overpaying tax | AI fuel-stop optimizer active | $20,000–$50,000 |
| Admin time (IFTA, dispatch, billing) | Hours per quarter, per person | Automated, minutes | $8,000–$15,000 |
| DOT compliance violations | 1–2 violations/yr (avg $7,155 each) | Auto-alerts, audit-ready records | $5,000–$30,000 |
| Driver turnover & training | $6k–$15k per replaced driver | Structured onboarding & coaching | $6,000–$15,000 |
| Customs errors & border delays | Manual entry, re-submissions | AI OCR + one-click eManifest | $3,000–$10,000 |
| Invoice leakage | 2–5% unbilled or delayed | Auto-invoice on delivery | $10,000–$25,000 |
| TMS software itself | $500–$2,000/mo elsewhere | $50/mo for 10 trucks | $5,400–$23,400 |
| Total estimated annual impact | $57,000–$168,000 | ||
Sources: FMCSA civil penalties · US Compliance Services 2025 · FleetCollect IFTA research · SambaSafety driver retention. Figures are estimates; results vary by operation.
*Scaled from the 10-truck model above. Your fleet qualifies for the free plan — $0 forever.
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The FreeTMS driver app installs straight from the browser on any iPhone or Android — no app store, no MDM, no per-seat fee.
Competitors charge $500–$2,000 a month. FreeTMS is free for fleets under 7 trucks — then a flat $5 per truck per month.
| Feature | FreeTMS | TruckingOffice | ITS Dispatch | Toro TMS | McLeod |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (≤6 trucks) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PARS/PAPS + BorderConnect | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | — | — |
| AI OCR (rate con / customs) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | — |
| IFTA + AI fuel optimizer | ✓ | — | — | ✗ | — |
| Driver app + AI chat | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | — | ✗ |
| Built-in payroll | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | — |
| Price per truck / month | $5 | $17–25 | $50–75 | $50–150 | $200–500+ |
✓ full support · — partial or add-on · ✗ not available. Competitor pricing from public sources, 2026.
Yes. Fleets with 6 trucks or fewer use FreeTMS free forever, with every module included — dispatch, IFTA, compliance, customs, accounting, AI document OCR and the driver mobile app. From 7 trucks it costs a flat $5 per truck per month with no contracts or setup fees.
A TMS is software that runs a trucking company's daily operations: taking orders, dispatching loads to drivers, tracking compliance documents, calculating IFTA fuel tax, invoicing customers and paying drivers. FreeTMS bundles all of this in one web platform built for small Canadian and US carriers.
Yes. Drivers get a mobile app that installs straight from the browser (PWA) on iPhone or Android — no app store needed. They see assigned loads, update stop statuses, photograph proof of delivery and receipts, upload customs paperwork, review and verify pay settlements, file repair requests and get push notifications for new loads.
Yes. FreeTMS imports ELD mileage (BigRoad, Samsara, Motive) and fuel card data (WEX, Comdata), calculates tax per jurisdiction automatically, and generates quarterly IFTA filings. An AI fuel optimizer also recommends the cheapest net fueling states for each trip.
Yes — cross-border is built in, not an add-on. FreeTMS processes PARS/PAPS documents with multi-engine OCR, submits ACE/ACI eManifests in one click via BorderConnect, and auto-generates barcode coversheets. Drivers can upload customs paperwork to the broker straight from the mobile app.
Most fleets go live in a day. FreeTMS is fully web-based — nothing to install in the office, and drivers add the mobile app to their home screen from a link. There are no implementation fees, and a live demo with sample data is available to try before signing up.
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