System for optimization of drayage services

A system for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising:

• a processor;
• memory operationally attached to said processor;
• an input device operationally attached to said processor;
• a storage device for storing:
• a plurality of drayage resource data fields, and
• drayage resource data associated with at least one drayage resource, said drayage resource data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
• a receiving unit for receiving query data, said query data associated with at least one drayage need, and said query data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
• a retrieval unit for retrieving, based on a match between said query data and said drayage resource data, a list of at least one drayage resource;
• and
• a delivery unit for delivering said list of drayage resources and said drayage resource data associated with each of said drayage components.

A method for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising the steps of:

• gathering data from drayage community participants regarding said participants' drayage resources;
• causing said data to be stored;
• gathering query data;
• comparing said query data against said drayage resource data;
• and
• identifying said drayage resources having resource data that match said query data.