ProTransport alternative

ProTransport is for carrier fleets. Keelway is for freight brokers.

Q: What is ProTransport?

ProTransport (often referenced as 'Pro Transport Software') is a carrier-operations TMS built primarily for small-to-mid asset-based fleets. The core product is dispatch, driver settlements, fuel, maintenance, and IFTA. A broker module exists but is secondary to the carrier workflow, and the company has expressed broker-pivot ambitions without changing the underlying architecture. Audience is fleet owners running their own trucks, not freight brokerages.

Q: How much does ProTransport cost?

ProTransport does not publish pricing. Demo-gated quotes typically land between $200 and $500/month per company depending on fleet size, modules selected, and user count, with implementation and training billed separately. Keelway TMS is $799/mo flat — unlimited users, no setup fee, no contract, published on the pricing page.

Q: Is ProTransport for carriers or brokers?

Carriers, clearly. The platform was built for asset-based fleet operations: driver dispatch, settlements, fuel cards, maintenance scheduling, IFTA reporting, and ELD integration. Brokerage features are an add-on module on top of a carrier-shaped database. Reviewers running pure brokerages consistently note that broker workflows feel thin compared to the deep dispatch tooling.

Q: Does ProTransport have AI carrier email triage?

No. ProTransport's automation is focused on dispatch board logic, settlement calculations, and EDI/document handling for carrier operations. There is no Gmail or Outlook integration, no inbound carrier-reply parsing, no rate extraction from quote emails, and no per-reply trust scoring. Keelway is built around carrier-email triage as the core product, not a feature.

Q: Can I migrate from ProTransport to Keelway?

Yes. Keelway accepts structured CSV imports for carriers, customers, lanes, and historical loads, plus direct migration support from any TMS — including ProTransport. Onboarding takes under a business day for standard setups. A dedicated migration contact stays with your team until you're running production loads on Keelway.

Q: Where does ProTransport actually win?

Small-to-mid asset carrier fleet dispatch. If you own trucks and need driver settlements, fuel-card reconciliation, maintenance, IFTA, and ELD-aware dispatch in one platform, ProTransport is a credible option. Keelway does not compete in that segment and does not pretend to — we are software for brokers who do not own trucks.

Q: When should I pick ProTransport over Keelway?

Pick ProTransport if you are an asset-based carrier (or hybrid carrier-broker primarily moving your own freight) and you need fleet operations tooling: dispatch, settlements, maintenance, IFTA, ELD. Pick Keelway if you are a pure freight brokerage covering 50-300 loads/month and your real bottleneck is carrier email volume, not fleet dispatch.

Last updated May 12, 2026

ProTransport — sometimes listed as "Pro Transport Software" — is a carrier-operations TMS: dispatch, driver settlements, fuel, maintenance, IFTA, ELD. There is a broker module, but it sits on top of a carrier-shaped database. Pricing is demo-gated and typically lands between $200 and $500/month depending on fleet size. Keelway publishes its number: $799/mo flat, unlimited users, broker-first, AI carrier-email triage built in. Here's the honest side-by-side.

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What ProTransport is

ProTransport is a carrier-operations TMS aimed at small-to-mid asset-based fleets. The core feature set is everything an owner-operator or 5-100 truck fleet needs to run trucks: dispatch board, driver settlements, fuel-card reconciliation, maintenance scheduling, IFTA mileage reporting, and ELD/HOS integration. The product is well-shaped for that buyer.

A brokerage module exists on top of the carrier core, and the company has expressed broker-pivot ambitions. But the underlying data model and UX assume you own trucks. Pure freight brokerages tend to find that the broker workflow feels thinner than the dispatch workflow, and that quote-to-cover, carrier email triage, and continuous FMCSA trust scoring are not really what ProTransport was built to do.

Side-by-side: ProTransport vs Keelway TMS

	ProTransport	Keelway TMS
Built for	Small-mid asset carrier fleets	SMB freight brokerages (3-30 users)
Pricing	Demo-gated, ~$200-$500/mo	$799/mo flat — published
Setup fee	Implementation + training billed separately	$0
Primary workflow	Carrier dispatch + settlements	Quote-to-cover for brokers
AI carrier email triage	No	Yes — core feature
Carrier rate extraction	No	Yes — >95% accuracy
FMCSA trust scoring	Onboarding check only	Continuous, per-reply scoring
SMB self-serve onboarding	No	Yes — live in <1 day
ELD / settlements / IFTA / maintenance	Yes (their strength)	No (not the buyer)

Sources: protransport vendor materials, third-party pricing aggregators, customer review aggregators (May 2026)

Where ProTransport wins

Small-to-mid asset carrier fleet dispatch. If you run 5-100 trucks and need driver settlements, fuel-card reconciliation, preventive maintenance, IFTA mileage, and ELD-aware dispatch in one platform, ProTransport is a credible option. The product is depth-shaped for that buyer — the dispatch board behavior, settlement math, and maintenance scheduling are the parts customers stay for. Keelway does not compete in that segment and does not pretend to. If your day is dispatching drivers more than covering loads, ProTransport is closer to your job.

Where Keelway wins

Everywhere else for a pure freight brokerage. Three concrete reasons:

Inbox AI is the core product, not an add-on. ProTransport has no Gmail/Outlook integration and no carrier-reply parsing. Keelway reads every inbound carrier reply, parses the offered rate from the body, scores the carrier against FMCSA, and ranks the top five inside Gmail. That's the actual bottleneck for a brokerage covering 50-300 loads/month.
Pricing you can see. ProTransport is demo-gated with implementation and training quoted separately. Keelway is $799/mo flat, no setup, no contract — printed on the TMS landing page. A 10-seat brokerage knows exactly what year one costs.
Broker-first by design. ProTransport's broker module sits on top of a carrier-shaped database. Keelway's data model — customers, lanes, carriers, quotes, replies, covers — is shaped for how brokerages actually work. You don't fight the tool.

Bottom line

ProTransport is a respectable carrier-ops TMS that is trying to extend into brokerage. Keelway is a broker-first TMS that is built for one buyer — the SMB freight brokerage drowning in carrier email — and prices itself accordingly. If you own trucks, ProTransport. If you don't, Keelway at $799/mo flat is the cleaner answer, and you get inbox AI in the same bill.

Frequently asked questions

What is ProTransport?+

ProTransport (often referenced as 'Pro Transport Software') is a carrier-operations TMS built primarily for small-to-mid asset-based fleets. The core product is dispatch, driver settlements, fuel, maintenance, and IFTA. A broker module exists but is secondary to the carrier workflow, and the company has expressed broker-pivot ambitions without changing the underlying architecture. Audience is fleet owners running their own trucks, not freight brokerages.

How much does ProTransport cost?+

ProTransport does not publish pricing. Demo-gated quotes typically land between $200 and $500/month per company depending on fleet size, modules selected, and user count, with implementation and training billed separately. Keelway TMS is $799/mo flat — unlimited users, no setup fee, no contract, published on the pricing page.

Is ProTransport for carriers or brokers?+

Carriers, clearly. The platform was built for asset-based fleet operations: driver dispatch, settlements, fuel cards, maintenance scheduling, IFTA reporting, and ELD integration. Brokerage features are an add-on module on top of a carrier-shaped database. Reviewers running pure brokerages consistently note that broker workflows feel thin compared to the deep dispatch tooling.

Does ProTransport have AI carrier email triage?+

No. ProTransport's automation is focused on dispatch board logic, settlement calculations, and EDI/document handling for carrier operations. There is no Gmail or Outlook integration, no inbound carrier-reply parsing, no rate extraction from quote emails, and no per-reply trust scoring. Keelway is built around carrier-email triage as the core product, not a feature.

Can I migrate from ProTransport to Keelway?+

Yes. Keelway accepts structured CSV imports for carriers, customers, lanes, and historical loads, plus direct migration support from any TMS — including ProTransport. Onboarding takes under a business day for standard setups. A dedicated migration contact stays with your team until you're running production loads on Keelway.

Where does ProTransport actually win?+

Small-to-mid asset carrier fleet dispatch. If you own trucks and need driver settlements, fuel-card reconciliation, maintenance, IFTA, and ELD-aware dispatch in one platform, ProTransport is a credible option. Keelway does not compete in that segment and does not pretend to — we are software for brokers who do not own trucks.

When should I pick ProTransport over Keelway?+

Pick ProTransport if you are an asset-based carrier (or hybrid carrier-broker primarily moving your own freight) and you need fleet operations tooling: dispatch, settlements, maintenance, IFTA, ELD. Pick Keelway if you are a pure freight brokerage covering 50-300 loads/month and your real bottleneck is carrier email volume, not fleet dispatch.