---
title: "Announcing BrokerPro 5.3"
url: "https://www.brokerpro.com/products/documentation/brokerpro-53-release-notes/"
---


BrokerPro 5.3 helps freight brokers reduce manual TMS work with faster global search, automated load-status emails, an improved QuickBooks Desktop workflow, and new EPay, RoadSync, and DAT Convoy integrations. The release also improves LTL execution, load tracking, rate quotes, and accounting workflows.

## General Improvements

- Global Search supports more fields and loads faster. The following have been added:
  
  - Pickup #
  - Delivery #
  - PO #
- Active Load Map
  
  - Performance improvements
  - Improved Rate History
- Dashboard
  
  - Performance improvements
  - “Key Figures” are a separate widget
- Improved tooltips they appear instantly on hover
- Added support for 254 countries and over 3500 states/provinces.
  
  - Go to Account Settings > General Settings to update your supported countries
- Loads
  
  - Check Call / Status Update Emails can now be automated
  - Added an option to include a link with Bid Requests that allows Carriers to enter a Bid. These bids will be displayed in the Carrier Offers section of Loads.
  - Added an option to Email the Carrier a Request for Freight Bill. There is also an option to include a link with this email that allows the recipient to upload the Freight Bill themselves.
  - Added Notes to Customer Tab
  - Internal Rate History is faster and has more details
- [Integrations](/integrations/)
  
  - [QuickBooks Web Connector](/integrations/partners/intuit-quickbooks/)
    
    - We have re-designed and improved our QuickBooks Desktop integration to be “set it and forget it”
    - Most exports are now automatic by default, and should require much less user intervention and many fewer support calls
    - Customers on the old version of the QuickBooks web connector will need to be migrated. Please [reach out](/contact-us/) to begin the transition.
- [TruckerTools - LoadTrack](/integrations/partners/trucker-tools-loadtrack/)
  
  - Tracked Loads open faster
  - More tracking data is captured and displayed
  - Tracking information can be displayed on the Load List
  - Can now be used for EDI 214 Status Updates!
- [Banyan](/integrations/partners/banyan-technology/) / [LTL Improvements](/products/#ltl-product-features)
- Improved Order Flow
  
  - We’ve improved the order flow, so you can more easily start from a Quick Quote, save it as a Rate Quote, and then eventually Convert it to a Load, Book it, and Dispatch it, all in one click.
  - LTL Load List
    
    - Added a new ‘LTL Load List’ to track LTL Quotes and Shipments throughout their life cycle.
- [Epay](/integrations/partners/epay-manager/)
  
  - Our Epay integration is rolling out over the next few weeks. If you are interested in using Epay for payments, please [reach out](/contact-us/) .
- [RoadSync](/integrations/partners/roadsync/)
  
  - The RoadSync Integration is rolling out over the next few weeks. If you are interested in using RoadSync for payments, please [reach out](/contact-us/) .
- [DAT Convoy](/integrations/partners/convoy-platform/) (Formerly Convoy/Flexport)
  
  - Our DAT Convoy integration is rolling out over the next few weeks. If you are interested in using Convoy, please [reach out](/contact-us/) .
- [TextLocate](/integrations/partners/textlocate/)
  
  - Added an option to begin tracking on all loads automatically.
- Rate Quotes
  
  - Added a Documents Tab
  - Added Customer Tab (& Notes)
- Reports / Accounting
  
  - Payment History - Added Payment Method field
  - QuickBooks Reports - All QuickBooks Reports now default to the Pending status, with no default date.
  - Add Receipts & Pay Carriers
    
    - Users can now see the Loads they have selected at the bottom of the page all the time.
  - Enter Freight Bills
    
    - Added an option to include a link with Freight Bill Request Emails. This link allows the Carrier to upload the Freight Bill themselves.
    - Added Sales Rep & Dispatcher search fields