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"I enjoy how easy this system is to use and schedule appointments. It is quick and very easy."
"Like the capabilities and ease of tracking shipments."
"Transwide is very easy to use and they provide outstanding customer service."
"Difficult to navigate and tailor to needs of particular business."
"Another downside to Transwide is that the TW slot facilities are not uniform in terms of what information is required when setting up an appointment."
"The notifications are sometimes delayed, on when they are going to have outages."
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Pam
Packaging and Containers, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2019
Logistics Manager
used to never go down... something has changed
PROS
convenience... I don't have to make apt.
CONS
It has been "down" a lot lately. very hard to make apt. when can't get into software
Vendor Response
Hi Pam, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent system downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied June 2019
Dave
Food Production, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2019
Roquette-1st in the U.S. to use Transwide
We use just the Call-Off product now, but looking at the TMS product also. Excellent Support in the U.S.
PROS
ease of use for shippers and carriers information organized in a logical format great visibility filter function helps manage shipments
CONS
system goes down and that creates major issues, all visibility is lost, don't know what tenders went through and what didn't. Every day there are Error messages meaning a problem with someone's call-off, I receive all errors (Roquette sites all over the world). Would be great if we could see only U.S. call-off errors.
Reason for choosing Alpega TMS
we wanted to control the tenders and not use TMS like all the other companies proposed and Transwide was the only one that enabled that. We were the first U.S. company to sign on with Transwide.
Vendor Response
Hi Dave, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Our support team will reach out directly regarding the email notifications. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent system downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied July 2019
Peter
Warehousing, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2019
Review Software
Controlling daily trucks is greatly organized, just needs to be updated.
PROS
Organized, informational, Changeable, Very User friendly.
CONS
Slow, Too many steps, Have to click too many pages to get what information is needed. Needs to have quick access to Daily Schedule upon logging in. Needs to be faster at loading up pages. It would be nice to have an App on phones for easy logging on delivery times and or changes.
Vendor Response
Hi Peter, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. You are able to set Current Schedules as your homepage. I will contact you directly to explain. Replied June 2019
Aimie
Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2019
Alpega (Transwide)
Alpega(Transwide) has given me a good experience. It is user friendly and allows my company to conduct business in the manner it needs to, to best serve our customers. The customer service team in Pittsburgh is always willing to help, and make it a priority to help find ways to make the system work more for our needs. CSR is always on top of finding solutions, and if she doesn't know the answer she makes sure to search one and get back to us.
PROS
This software makes it easier for my department to conduct business. It gives a line of communication between our customer service department and truckers in order to ensure the customer is getting their shipments. It is eye appealing and user friendly.
CONS
The notifications are sometimes delayed, on when they are going to have outages.
Vendor Response
Hi Aimie, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback and we're happy to hear our support team has been helpful. We are currently working on improving our communications around system access. Replied June 2019
Dave
Consumer Goods, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2016
Excellent Communication Tool
We were the first U.S. company to start using Transwide. We utilize the tendering product to get our orders to truckload carriers. It saves us a lot of time and errors in the tendering process. Our carriers like it a lot with the 24/7/365 system availability.
PROS
Simplicity of use and clear organized transport order information for the users. Login is fast, easy to add users, TW Support is very reactive and helpful for both Shipper and Carriers. Don't have to keep changing password like a lot of systems. System updates are always done on weekends.
CONS
Screen changes are a bit slow (about 15-30 seconds per screen). Scheduled down time is always planned for best time in Europe so is always during U.S. business hours.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the great review and feedback. WE appreciate our lengthy relationship with Roquette. You never forget your "first" ;-) Replied July 2016
Steyn
Environmental Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
DLF Asset management solution
We choose a solution that offered more than we needed, and therefore we had to abandon it.
PROS
Very comprehensive solution, offered dock scheduling and inter-company organization on an advanced level
CONS
Difficult to navigate and tailor to needs of particular business
Reason for choosing Alpega TMS
It was priced appropriately and was a sophisticated option
Reasons for switching to Alpega TMS
We needed more functionality than offered
Vendor Response
Hi Steyn, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. Replied July 2019
Delores
Consumer Goods, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2016
Transwide Feedback
Transwide allows us to manage our business versus our carriers managing our business for us. Demurrage costs have been slashed by 75%.
PROS
Click of a few icons and loading schedules are there and we know what is facing us for the next few hours - until it changes of course based on drivers or customer requirements.
CONS
Logs you out after x number of minutes of inactivity.
Vendor Response
Thanks Delores. We value your years of usage and your recent feedback.Transwide allows for 40 minutes of inactivity before logging out inactive users. Like most cloud solutions today, we have to trade-off how long we can allow our 80,000+ users to remain on the tool without activity vs. performance speed for those who are actively using the applications. Replied June 2016
Susan
Warehousing, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
transwide
It is easier to use than Schneider National site.
PROS
I can use the reference number to sort my screen by.
CONS
I don't like if I want to use the data option, I have to put in everything every time even though I only have one report. I do not like it times out. (not always 40 in between usage) It is SLOW!!
Vendor Response
Hi Susan,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback and that you find the tool easy to use. Our support team will reach out to ensure the best use of the reporting function. For your safety, there is a standard requirement that requires you to log in again after being inactive. Replied July 2019
Edgardo
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Alpega - Review
Transwide allows us to communicate with one of our top customers. It plays a significant part on our on-time communication and allows us to track loads that were accepted or cancelled.
PROS
This software is very user friendly. The amount of training needed to navigate is minimum. Everything is very straight through and I like the idea of having different communications tools with all parties involved.
CONS
The amount of notification emails. Alpega sends too many notifications in regards to one single load/event.
Vendor Response
Hi Edgardo, Thank you for the kind review. Regarding the email notifications, these preference are easy to set up per user. We'd be happy to show you how to pick and choose which notifications you would like to receive under My Notifications in Transwide. I will call you directly, but you can always contact us for help via live chat, emailing supportna@alpegagroup.com or dialing 877-778-9433. Replied June 2019
Matthew
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
transwide
I love the software, my most favorite online booking system
PROS
ease of use, ease to learn. I like that the process is simple
CONS
i dont like the difficulty making search criterias.
Vendor Response
Hi Matthew, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Once you create search criteria, you are able to save that search for later use. If you have questions about this, please contact our support team, supportna@alpegagroup.com 877-778-9433. Replied July 2019
Deborah
Mining & Metals, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2019
Value of Transwide
Reduced demurrage costs
PROS
Like the capabilities and ease of tracking shipments
CONS
Could be a little friendlier for the set up stage for schedule, customer service e-mail response could be timelier, recently there has been more unplanned downtime periods
Vendor Response
Hi Deborah, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent system downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied June 2019
Jennifer
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2019
Transwide
PROS
Easy to use program. Gives insight on number of loads for the days ahead that have not yet been communicated to the carrier.
CONS
Shippers are unable to load the trucks in the amount of time the timeslots allow. The drivers back up before getting checked in. Once the slot has passed the number is no longer good. Also, the products are not specific where the user books the timeslot.
Vendor Response
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Replied July 2019
Kellee
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2019
Decent software
Transwide makes is easy to manage appointments to ensure that our drivers aren't being held up when going to load or deliver.
PROS
It is fairly user friendly, and adding new users is easy. In addition, the support team is very helpful whenever assistance is needed with setting new users up or resolving general issues. Ease of use is the biggest pro of Transwide.
CONS
The system goes down quite frequently, at least once every other week. This is very inconvenient as transportation is a 24/7 industry, and appointments can fill up fast. Another downside to Transwide is that the TW slot facilities are not uniform in terms of what information is required when setting up an appointment.
Vendor Response
Hi Kellee, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent system downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied June 2019
Debbie
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2016
Transwide Review from AN/BR/MY
Good tool for scheduling loads. Reporting leaves a lot to be desired. System is slow. I am not privy to costs.
PROS
Ability to schedule loads.
CONS
It's slow.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your feedback Debbie. Since the Transwide solutions are all run in the "cloud", system speeds are subject to local bandwidth issues. Your site is the only one of 15 within your company that experiences speed issues. Also, Carmeuse should be implementing advance Reporting options from Transwide within the next few weeks that should provide you the reporting you are looking for Replied June 2016
Tara
Consumer Goods, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2016
Has made us more efficient
I have had an overall great experience with Transwide. It has helped us to become more efficient with tendering loads to the carriers and has helped out a lot with detention costs.
PROS
The carriers being able to get their loads almost instantly.
CONS
Sometimes when navigating through the system it can be a little slow.
Vendor Response
Thanks Tara. As a Transwide customer since 2008, we truly value your long-term relationship with us, and your positive feedback. Replied June 2016
Jake
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed July 2019
Transwide
negative at this point, too much downtime, takes too long to use.
PROS
The organization could be nice if it was more user friendly and much more reliable.
CONS
The system is always down and always runs slow. Constant down time when we need to use it to stay up to date.
Vendor Response
Hi Jake,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. Our support team will reach out directly to help you save steps, and ensure the best use of Transwide. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied July 2019
Harry
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Best software for Scheduling appointments
PROS
- Easy to make account - Helps you to schedule the dock appointments - Best customer service available - Recommended by the customers, Shippers and receivers
CONS
- No cons available or found for this application.
Russell
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed July 2019
Consumes to much time.
We only use because of customer requirement.
PROS
To be honest, none. The downtime is unbelievable.
CONS
It is non functional most of the time. Puts another activity between shipper and customer that we do not have time to implement.
Vendor Response
Hi Russell,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. Our support team will reach out directly to help you save steps, and ensure the best use of Transwide. We acknowledge the inconvenience of our recent downtime, resulting from our transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS Cloud). This upgrade will improve our users' experience moving forward and help us maintain our 99.5%+ up-time standards. Replied July 2019
Mike
Translation and Localization, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
User friendly
PROS
I like the way that you can organize your search and once you go into detail, you get all the details that you need.
CONS
Not really ran into any cons with this program
Vendor Response
Hi Mike, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Replied June 2019
Marissa
Executive Office, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
Receiving Department
My overall experience with Transwide is a fairly good experience. It is very helpful with what I need to make my work easier.
PROS
I like most about Transwide is setting up appointments when needed and checking for other in coming appointments.
CONS
What I like least about Transwide is the system is down quite frequently.
Vendor Response
Hi Marissa,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Replied July 2019
MaShayla
Retail, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
using transwide
PROS
you can check slots to get accurate time of when trucks are coming in for us to off load material
CONS
sometimes it glitches or goes down making it hard to see booked spots
Vendor Response
Hi MaShayla, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Should you need assistance, please contact our support team at 877-778-9433, supportna@alpegagroup.com, or via live chat. Replied June 2019
Liza
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2019
User review
PROS
Its easy to navigate and easy to learn.
CONS
Changing load times can be several steps
Vendor Response
Hi Liza,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Replied July 2019
Erik
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2019
Transwide
Overall the TMS is much better that others I use for other clients.
PROS
The easy of updating and changing dates and line items
CONS
Wish it was faster and more easy to change between shipments
Vendor Response
Hi Erik, Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback and we're happy to hear we provide a better experience than other systems you use. Replied July 2019
Joshua
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Transwide Review
overall experience is great! No issues with the site..
PROS
The ease of use / user interface is easy to maneuver around the site.
CONS
I don't utilize all aspects about this software so I don't have much input to say. All I do is schedule appointments.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Joshua for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback. Replied June 2019
Brian
Machinery, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
Transwide is down!
Emails that inform the site is down with promises of updates within an hour that are many hours later. No indication of when the site is going down, just an apology email.
PROS
Visibility into all of our facilities that use this for scheduling.
CONS
The lack of reliability and the fact that the majority of our carriers do not get the emails about the site being down. When the site is down (lately it has been weekly occurrences) none of our freight can be booked to unload, so our supply chain halts. Unacceptable.
Vendor Response
Hi Brian,Thank you for taking the time to review Alpega (Transwide)! We appreciate you sharing your positive feedback around increased visibility. We are currently working on improving our communications around system access. Replied July 2019