Set up in minutes
Your name, a work email and your USDOT number. Hemut reads your company from the FMCSA register, so there is almost nothing to type.
Hemut vs McLeod
Hemut vs McLeod: a modern TMS you can set up yourself today
McLeod starts with a demo and a quote. Hemut you set up yourself in minutes, with every price on the page, Hemi doing the office work, and your customers and loads brought over from your inbox.
- Driver ranking with hours of service
Ranks the drivers who can take each load, with hours of service, location and equipment counted in.
- HOS-adjusted ETAs and check calls
ETAs that account for hours of service, with voice check calls that ask the driver for an update.
- Rate confirmations into draft orders
Reads rate confirmations from your email and turns them into draft orders for your team to review.
- Phone bidding on loads
Bids on loads by phone, so your team spends less time on calls.
Hemut vs McLeod at a glance
What it takes to get started, to learn, and to switch.
| Hemut | McLeod | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Sign up yourself in about five minutes and dispatch the same afternoon | A demo request and a contact form; no self-serve signup on its site |
| Price on the website | Every price published. From $99 a month with 3 trucks included | No prices on its site |
| Free trial | 30 days or 5 loads per truck, no card, no contract | None on the pages we reviewed; it starts with a demo |
| Learning curve | Ask Hemi in plain words; one board for loads, drivers and trucks; a phone app for drivers | Not described on the pages we reviewed; it starts with a demo |
| Switching help | Your customers, lanes and past loads found in your inbox; drivers from a spreadsheet; connect your ELD; our team moves your data for larger fleets | Not described on the pages we reviewed; contact its sales team |
| AI | Hemi covers every desk: inbox, tracking, paperwork, billing, collections and settlements. Describe any other job and Hemi turns it into an agent | AI order creation through outside providers such as Vooma, Everest and Drumkit, which McLeod certifies |
McLeod facts are from its own pages and the reports listed under Sources, checked October 19, 2026.
Easy from the first day
Hemut is the AI operating system for trucking carriers, built so a busy office can start without a project.
Hemi does the work
Rate cons, check calls, PODs, invoices, collections and settlements are handled, and your team works the exceptions. Ask Hemi anything in plain words.
One clean screen
Loads, drivers, trucks and trailers on one board, with hours of service in view when you assign. Nothing to learn twice.
A phone app for drivers
Drivers see their loads and send paperwork from their phone, and the office sees it on the load.
Any agent you can describe
Tell Hemi the job in a sentence and it becomes an agent that runs on every load. On Command All-in, and on every trial.
A price you can read
Every plan and every per-truck rate is on the pricing page, and there is no contract on the self-serve plans.
Meet Hemi
Hemi, your personal assistant for the whole office
Hemi is the personal assistant built into Hemut. It turns rate cons into loads, keeps customers updated, chases PODs, sends invoices and works out driver pay. Your team only handles what Hemi flags.
Inbox and rate cons
Accounted for- Rate confirmations become loads
- Loads, stops and documents in one place
- Nobody retypes an email again
Every plan
Check calls and tracking
Accounted for- Live truck positions and ETAs
- Customers warned before a load runs late
- Revised ETAs sent when plans change
Every plan
POD and paperwork
Accounted for- PODs chased until they are in
- Expiring documents flagged before they lapse
- Driver files and permits kept together
Every plan
Billing desk
Accounted for- Delivered loads become invoices
- Factoring packets ready to send
- QuickBooks kept in step
Every plan
Payments and collections
Accounted for- Overdue invoices chased
- Payments matched to their invoices
- Short pays and deductions surfaced
Every plan
Settlements and IFTA
Accounted for- Driver pay worked out from the loads run
- Settlement statements ready to send
- IFTA quarters built from your miles and fuel
Every plan
Dispatch desk
Accounted for- The right driver ranked for every load
- Hours of service in view before you assign
- Backhauls found before a truck sits
Pro and up
Detention
Accounted for- Detention flagged while the truck waits
- Time at the dock on record
- Ready to bill with the load
All-in
Any job you describe
Accounted for- Describe the job in a sentence
- Hemi turns it into an agent
- It runs on every load from then on
All-in
Every trial runs on Command All-in, so you can try every role before you pick a plan.
Switching from McLeod
Moving to Hemut is a short afternoon, not a project. Here is what switching from McLeod looks like.
- 01.
Sign up yourself
About five minutes, with no card and no sales call. The 30 day trial runs on Command All-in, the whole product.
- 02.
Bring your business with you
Hemi finds your customers, lanes and past loads in your inbox, and your drivers come in from a spreadsheet. Connect your ELD and your trucks are on the map.
- 03.
Dispatch the same afternoon
Rate cons that arrive by email become loads, and your drivers get them on their phones.
- 04.
Bigger fleet? We move it for you
For fleets of 31 trucks or more, a named Hemut team moves your loads, customers and drivers from McLeod and trains your office.
What McLeod asks of your team
The older way to buy and roll out a TMS.
A demo before a price
McLeod's site shows no prices; you request a demo and wait for a quote.
AI from other companies
McLeod's AI order creation comes through certified outside providers. Of its roughly 70 integration partners, nine are AI providers.
No trial to try first
We found no free trial on McLeod's pages. With Hemut you try the whole product on your own loads for 30 days.
What Hemut costs
Command starts at $99 a month with 3 trucks included, and every rate is on the pricing page. See what it saves your fleet with the ROI calculator.
Command
$99 a month
Includes 3 trucks.
- $29 per truck, trucks 4–15
- $24 per truck, trucks 16–30
Command Pro
$248 a month
Includes 3 trucks.
- $39 per truck, trucks 4–15
- $34 per truck, trucks 16–30
Command All-in
$298 a month
Includes 3 trucks.
- $43 per truck, trucks 4–15
- $38 per truck, trucks 16–30
Sources
Checked October 19, 2026.
- McLeod Software home page, mcleodsoftware.com: demo and contact only, no prices
- IT Supply Chain, McLeod AI Order Creation with Vooma, Everest and Drumkit, posted November 25, 2024, itsupplychain.com
- FleetOwner, McLeod Software's new era of AI integration, September 23, 2025: about 70 integration partners, nine AI providers, fleetowner.com
Questions
Is Hemut a McLeod alternative?
Yes. Hemut Command is a full TMS for carriers: dispatch, tracking, documents, billing, settlements and IFTA, with Hemi covering every desk in the office. You can sign up yourself and dispatch the same afternoon.
How hard is it to switch from McLeod to Hemut?
Not hard. You sign up yourself, Hemi finds your customers, lanes and past loads in your inbox, your drivers come in from a spreadsheet, and you connect your ELD. A self-serve fleet can dispatch the same afternoon. For fleets of 31 trucks or more, a named Hemut team moves your data from McLeod and trains your office.
How much does McLeod cost compared with Hemut?
McLeod shows no prices on its website; buyers request a demo. Hemut Command starts at $99 a month with 3 trucks included, and every rate is on hemut.com/pricing.
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Working with Hemut has put us in the driver seat and given us control over the backbone of our operations.
Hemut is a fast-moving technology partner that has quickly become vital to the success of our company.
Start exploring Hemut on your own
Thirty days, no card. About five minutes to set up.