Providing multiple user access to an on-line electronic bulletin board for transmission of messages among computer users in the trucking industry for purposes of sharing freight shipment and equipment information and contracting with other industry participants to transport freight shipments and use freight shipment equipment

Electronic information storage of freight shipment and equipment data for use by participants in the trucking industry

computer software that enables participants in the trucking industry to post messages to a designated group of other participants in the trucking industry, and to access and search messages posted by other participants in the trucking industry, via the internet for purposes of sharing freight shipment and equipment information and contracting with other trucking industry participants to transport freight shipments and use freight shipment equipment