August 2026 ARK TMS Update: Cover Loads Faster and Bill With Confidence
See how ARK TMS helps freight brokers post loads faster, reconnect with proven carriers, track paid load costs, and catch missing paperwork before billing.
Freight moves faster when your team can find the right carrier, see the real cost of the load, and get clean paperwork to billing without bouncing between systems.
The August ARK TMS update brings four big workflows closer together: the load board, Lane History, load expenses, and billing.
Run More of the Load Board From ARK
Connected Truckstop accounts can post one load or multiple loads without entering the same freight twice.
Dispatchers can check posting status, update a post, refresh it, or remove it from the ARK load workflow. That means less tab switching, less duplicate entry, and more time spent covering freight.
Truckstop load posting is available for onboarding to customers with an active Truckstop account and the required access.
Turn Lane History Into Your Next Carrier Call
Lane History does more than show who has hauled the lane before. It now helps your team act on that history.
Dispatchers can open carrier contact details, call or email the carrier, copy MC and DOT numbers, review carrier ratings, or jump to the full carrier profile from the lane results.
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ProfileWhen a familiar lane comes back, your team can move from research to outreach in a few clicks.
See the Real Cost of Every Load
Vendor Expenses keep the extra costs of moving freight with the load where they belong.
Track lumpers, tolls, permits, washouts, scale tickets, storage, customs charges, transload services, and other already-paid third-party costs alongside payment details and notes. If the customer should pay the expense, your team can add the related customer charge without entering it twice.
The result is a clearer view of margin before a small expense becomes a big surprise.
Catch Missing Paperwork Before It Slows Down Billing
Deliver & Bill checks for customer-required documents before the load moves into billing.
If a POD, BOL, or another required file is missing, ARK shows the team what is needed and lets them upload it from the same step. Loads with complete paperwork keep moving, while incomplete loads get one last clean review.
That helps billing start with a stronger packet and fewer follow-up messages.
Keep Carrier Onboarding Connected
For brokerages using RMIS, ARK can keep more of the carrier onboarding record close to the carrier profile. Teams can invite new carriers or sync existing RMIS carriers, then review available contacts, insurance, authority, safety details, agreements, tax information, and onboarding documents in ARK.
RMIS workflows are available for onboarding to customers with the appropriate connected account and access.
One Clearer Path From Posting to Payment
These improvements are built around one simple goal: keep the work moving without making your team rebuild the same context in multiple systems.
Post the load. Call a proven carrier. Track the true cost. Check the paperwork. Move to billing with confidence.
Talk to ARK TMS to see how the latest updates fit your brokerage.