Source Map · Transportation management systems · Broadcastwell Research
The pages AI reads before it names a transportation management system vendor
The 20 pages cited most across 150 AI answers recorded on 22 September 2026, and the Index vendors each one lists.
From 150 answers recorded on 2026-09-22 (10 buyer questions, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode, three runs each), 439 distinct pages were cited. These are the 20 cited most often.
The plain lesson: of these 20 pages, fifteen are editorial roundups, three are vendors' own pages, one is a directory or review site and one is another kind of page. The page cited most, alvys.com, appears in 19 of the 150 answers. Roundups and directories are pages a vendor can ask to be listed on; a vendor's own pages are the ones it controls. Of the 17 third-party pages that could be read, AscendTMS is listed on 10, Rose Rocket on 9, Alvys on 8.
The 20 pages
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| # | Page | Cited in | Engines | Page type | Index vendors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alvys.com/ | 19 of 150 answers | Claude 4, ChatGPT 5, Google AI Overviews 4, Google AI Mode 6 | Vendor page | Lists Alvys. |
| 2 | princetontmx.com/blogs/the-best-tms-software-for-shippers-top-picks-in-2026 | 18 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 8, Google AI Mode 4 | Vendor page | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Oracle Transportation Management, SAP Transportation Management, e2open, Manhattan Active TM, Uber Freight TMS, Turvo, FreightPOP, AscendTMS, IntelliTrans, Princeton TMX. |
| 3 | arktms.com/blog/best-tms-platforms-freight-brokers-2026 | 16 of 150 answers | Claude 6, Perplexity 6, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 1 | Editorial roundup | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Descartes, Turvo, Descartes Aljex, Tai TMS, Rose Rocket, Alvys, AscendTMS, Revenova. |
| 4 | gofreight.com/blog/best-tms-software | 15 of 150 answers | Claude 6, Perplexity 9 | Editorial roundup | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Descartes, Blue Yonder, Oracle Transportation Management, SAP Transportation Management, Trimble Transportation, Descartes 3G TMS. |
| 5 | ubico.io/post/best-mcleod-software-alternatives | 15 of 150 answers | Claude 4, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 5, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Descartes, Trimble Transportation, Tai TMS, Rose Rocket, Alvys, AscendTMS, PCS Software, McLeod Software. |
| 6 | truckstop.com/blog/tms-for-freight-brokers | 14 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 5, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists Turvo, Tai TMS, McLeod Software. |
| 7 | onetracker.ai/logistics-tech/mercurygate-alternatives | 12 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists Infios (MercuryGate). |
| 8 | pcssoft.com/blog/best-carrier-tms-software | 12 of 150 answers | Perplexity 12 | Vendor page | Lists Descartes, Trimble Transportation, Descartes Aljex, PCS Software, McLeod Software, Axon Software. |
| 9 | softwareconnect.com/roundups/best-freight-broker-software | 12 of 150 answers | Claude 3, Perplexity 9 | Directory or review site | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Descartes, Blue Yonder, SAP Transportation Management, Descartes Aljex, Tai TMS, Rose Rocket, Alvys, AscendTMS, McLeod Software. |
| 10 | supplychaindesk.com/blog/freight-broker-software | 12 of 150 answers | Perplexity 12 | Editorial roundup | Lists Blue Yonder, Turvo, Rose Rocket, Alvys, AscendTMS, McLeod Software. |
| 11 | glideappsagency.com/blog/ascendtms-alternatives-logistics-software | 11 of 150 answers | Perplexity 6, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 2 | Editorial roundup | Lists Infios (MercuryGate), Blue Yonder, Oracle Transportation Management, Turvo, Alvys, AscendTMS. |
| 12 | truckbase.com/ | 11 of 150 answers | Claude 1, ChatGPT 6, Google AI Overviews 2, Google AI Mode 2 | Other page | Lists none of the Index vendors. |
| 13 | wearewarp.com/best-tms-for-shippers | 11 of 150 answers | Claude 4, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 1 | Editorial roundup | Lists Blue Yonder, Oracle Transportation Management, SAP Transportation Management, Trimble Transportation, Uber Freight TMS, Turvo, Kuebix by FreightWise, FreightPOP, Descartes 3G TMS, Rose Rocket, AscendTMS. |
| 14 | numeo.ai/best-tms-small-carriers | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 1, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists AscendTMS. |
| 15 | tentrucks.com/blog/alvys-alternatives | 10 of 150 answers | Claude 2, Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 2 | Editorial roundup | Lists Rose Rocket, Alvys, PCS Software. |
| 16 | ultraship.ai/blogs/best-freight-broker-software-compared-2026 | 10 of 150 answers | Perplexity 5, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 2 | Editorial roundup | Lists Descartes, Descartes Aljex, Tai TMS, Rose Rocket, Alvys, AscendTMS, McLeod Software. |
| 17 | brokerpro.com/compare/brokerpro-vs-ascend-tms | 9 of 150 answers | Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 6 | Editorial roundup | Lists Descartes Aljex, Tai TMS, AscendTMS. |
| 18 | brokerpro.com/resources/ultimate-guide-tms-software-for-freight-brokers | 9 of 150 answers | Claude 6, Perplexity 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists Turvo, Descartes Aljex, Tai TMS, AscendTMS. |
| 19 | datatruck.io/blog/truckbase-alternatives-ai-native-tms-for-carriers | 9 of 150 answers | Perplexity 3, Google AI Overviews 3, Google AI Mode 3 | Editorial roundup | Lists Rose Rocket, Alvys. |
| 20 | geotab.com/blog/tms-software | 9 of 150 answers | Perplexity 6, Google AI Overviews 1, Google AI Mode 2 | Editorial roundup | Lists Rose Rocket, McLeod Software. |
How to read this: a count is the number of answers that cited the page. The vendors column comes from fetching each page on 2026-09-28 (robots.txt respected) and matching the 25 Index vendors in this category by name; a vendor listed on a page is not a vendor the engines named. A page cited today may not be cited next month.
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. Absence Index release 2026-09, method v1.1, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695.
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