Auto Transport Software With QuickBooks Integration

Message Plane is auto transport broker software with QuickBooks integration included in every base plan — no add-on fee, no third-party connector. Invoicing and billing flow directly from your orders into QuickBooks, so your books match your board without double entry. It has been the accounting backbone for 250+ auto transport brokerages since 2016.

If you searched for this, you already know the problem. Your dispatch board says one thing, QuickBooks says another, and somebody on your team spends Friday afternoons retyping orders into invoices. Generic CRMs bolt on accounting sync as an afterthought. Most auto transport tools skip it entirely. Message Plane was built the other way around: the order is the source of truth, and billing follows it.

How the QuickBooks Integration Works

The integration is part of the base plan — listed right on our pricing as "QuickBooks + multi-merchant billing." There is nothing extra to license and nothing to duct-tape together with Zapier.

• Orders drive billing. When an order moves through your pipeline in Message Plane, the invoicing and billing records flow from that order. You are not re-entering customer names, vehicle details, or amounts into a second system.
• Multi-merchant billing, one ledger. Plenty of brokerages run more than one merchant account — different brands, different processors, different card programs. Message Plane connects to any merchant processor and handles multi-merchant billing alongside the QuickBooks integration, so charges taken in the CRM and the records in your accounting stay aligned.
• Card processing lives in the same system. Credit card processing is built into Message Plane, not a separate portal. The deposit you charge on a booked order and the invoice it belongs to come from the same place.
• Every feature included. There is no "accounting tier." The $399–499/month brokerage base plan includes QuickBooks integration for everyone, with users added at $59–79/user/month.

The net effect: the person who books the order does not have to be the person who babysits the bookkeeping. The order record does the handoff for them.

Spreadsheet Handoffs vs. Order-Driven Billing

Why Auto Transport Billing Breaks Generic Tools

Auto transport billing has quirks that generic software does not understand. A single order can involve a customer deposit on a card, a balance collected later, and carrier pay on the other side of the transaction — sometimes across more than one merchant account. When your CRM does not model any of that, the gap gets filled by a person with a spreadsheet, and every gap is a place where the numbers drift.

Message Plane models the order the way an auto transport brokerage actually runs it. That is the same reason the platform includes built-in VoIP calling, SMS, email, e-signatures, VIN decoding, and FMCSA carrier verification — the whole workflow lives in one system, so the billing that comes out the back of it is clean. Over 2 million transports have been delivered by brokerages running on Message Plane, which is a lot of invoices that never had to be typed twice.

And because billing connects to the rest of the pipeline, it also connects to your load boards: the same orders that drive your QuickBooks records post to Central Dispatch and Super Dispatch simultaneously from inside the CRM. One order record, from first call to posted load to closed books.

Who This Is For

• Brokerages doing real volume. If your team books enough orders that "just retype it into QuickBooks" costs hours every week, order-driven billing pays for itself fast.
• Owners who do their own books. When the owner is also the bookkeeper, every hour saved on reconciliation is an hour back on sales. The integration is included at the base price, so a small shop gets the same billing setup as a 30-seat floor.
• Multi-brand operations. Running two brands with separate merchant accounts? Multi-merchant billing was built for exactly this.
• Teams switching from a generic CRM. If you came from Salesforce, HubSpot, or a homegrown sheet, onboarding takes 7–14 days including data migration, so you are not rebuilding your history by hand.

If you are still comparing platforms, start with our overview of the full auto transport CRM, or see how Message Plane stacks up against a popular point solution in our Message Plane vs. Super Dispatch comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Message Plane integrate with QuickBooks?

Yes. QuickBooks integration is included in the Message Plane base plan for every brokerage — it is listed on our pricing as "QuickBooks + multi-merchant billing." There is no separate add-on fee and no third-party connector required. Invoicing and billing flow from your orders in the CRM.

How much does auto transport software with QuickBooks integration cost?

Message Plane runs $399–499/month for the brokerage base plan plus $59–79 per user per month. Every feature is included at that price — QuickBooks integration, load board posting, built-in calling and texting, e-signatures, and carrier verification. There is no mandatory contract, and a free demo is available.

Can Message Plane handle multiple merchant accounts with QuickBooks?

Yes. Message Plane supports multi-merchant billing and connects to any merchant processor, so brokerages running more than one merchant account — for different brands or card programs — can keep charges and accounting records aligned in one system.

How long does it take to switch to Message Plane?

Onboarding typically takes 7 to 14 days and includes data migration, so your existing customers, orders, and history come with you. Message Plane has onboarded auto transport brokerages since 2016 and currently serves 250+ of them.

See Your Billing Flow Before You Commit

The fastest way to judge an integration is to watch it run on an order that looks like yours. Book a demo and we will walk your actual workflow — order to invoice to QuickBooks — before you spend a dollar. No mandatory contract if you sign up; leave whenever it stops earning its keep.

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