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Multi-Team Support for Freight Brokerages

ARK TMS now supports multi-team brokerage operations with team-scoped work, HQ oversight, user team assignments, and cleaner data separation.

ARK TMS Team
6 min read

Multi-team support feature release graphic for ARK TMS freight brokerage workspaces

ARK TMS now supports brokerages that operate across multiple offices, an HQ team, and freight agents under one brokerage. Teams can keep their own customers, loads, spot quotes, locations, billing views, and reports scoped to the people who should see them, while leadership can keep brokerage-wide visibility from the same system.

One Workspace for Offices, HQ, and Agents

Multi-team support gives freight brokerages one ARK workspace with team-level operating scopes. HQ can review the whole brokerage, office teams can focus on their freight, and agent teams can work under the broker without inheriting every other team's data.

Load Board
All teams4 teams visible
Loads
5
Needs coverage
1
Margin
$2,425
LoadTeamCustomerLaneStatusMargin
#2482CHIChicago OfficeRetail shipperChicago, IL -> Atlanta, GANeeds coverage$520
#2481AGTAgent NetworkFood shipperDallas, TX -> Denver, CODispatched$610
#2479PHXPhoenix OfficeManufacturing shipperPhoenix, AZ -> Salt Lake City, UTLate risk$465
#2478HQHQBuilding materialsToledo, OH -> Newark, NJReady$390
#2477AGTAgent NetworkPackaging shipperMemphis, TN -> Charlotte, NCOn time$440

The dashboard scope follows the operator into daily work. Load boards, spot quote views, customer lookups, lane history, billing, and reports use the selected team set so the same page can support one office, several offices, or full HQ oversight.

Data Separation Without Splitting the Brokerage

Freight agents and office users can be limited to the teams they are assigned to. A Chicago dispatcher can work Chicago freight, an agent can work agent-network freight, and an HQ manager can see all teams without switching accounts or creating duplicate brokerages.

Team Visibility
Scoped
Current team
All teams
Customers
4 visible
Loads
5 visible
Customer lookup
Retail shipper
Chicago Office
Active
Food shipper
Agent Network
Active
Manufacturing shipper
Phoenix Office
Review
Building materials
HQ
Active
A/R aging
Retail shipper$18,420
Food shipper$9,860
Manufacturing shipper$13,240
Building materials$7,720

This keeps shared brokerage operations intact while reducing accidental visibility across teams. Direct links, realtime load updates, exports, report filters, spot quote activity, and customer search all respect team access.

Admin Controls for Team Access

Admins can create teams, maintain team contact details, assign users to one or more teams, and choose each user's default team. Single-team brokerages keep the same workflow and do not see extra team controls.

Admin Settings
Teams
Teams
NameHQ
NotesAtlanta operations
CountryUSA
NameChicago Office
NotesChicago operations
CountryUSA
NamePhoenix Office
NotesPhoenix operations
CountryUSA
NameAgent Network
NotesFreight agents
CountryUSA
User teams

For growing brokerages, this creates a cleaner path from one shared workspace to a multi-office or agent-supported operation. New users can start in the right team, create work in the right context, and expand access when their role changes.

Shared Customers Without Duplicate Records

Customers remain brokerage-level records, but their visibility can be mapped to the right teams. A customer can stay visible to one office, multiple offices, or HQ without copying the customer profile or fragmenting billing history.

That matters most when a brokerage serves the same shipper from multiple operating groups. ARK can keep one customer record while still making day-to-day work respect team boundaries.

Built for Brokerages That Are Adding Capacity

Multi-team support helps freight brokers add offices, agent teams, and specialized operating groups without rebuilding their TMS around each expansion. It is designed for the common brokerage growth model: central oversight, distributed operators, and clear separation between teams that should not see the same freight.

This release gives ARK customers more room to grow under one brokerage workspace.

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