Transportation Insight creates custom solutions to improve service and reduce transportation costs. The following are some examples of how our solutions benefited the client.

In order to speed cash flow, a major distributor of store fixtures and point-of-sale displays wanted to invoice their customers within one day of shipment and to include freight as a separate line item in sales invoices. This posed a timing problem because paper freight invoices are not usually available until after the carriers deliver the shipments and provide the freight bills. Transportation Insight integrated several information technology processes to help solve this technical problem and expedite cash flow.

First, each of the client's carriers converted their freight bills into electronic (EDI) format for faster receiving.  Next, Transportation Insight developed a nightly software routine to process the carrier shipment data files automatically.  Finally, the client began receiving a nightly email with a freight invoice file containing one order per page to be stored electronically or printed.  Now, each shipping invoice is easily matched with its appropriate sales invoice and both are sent to the relevant customer for payment. 

As a result of Transportation Insight’s involvement and system integration, the client now enjoys faster cash flow through freight invoice automation and next day billing to their clients.

A leading distributor of satellite and consumer electronic equipment was looking for a solution that would create Bills of Lading using order information generated and passed into their ERP application. Transportation Insight provided an integrated solution that not only quickened the pace for completion but also provided stronger mechanism with which to audit and report freight transactions.

Transportation Insight's programmers worked with the client's Information Technology Development Team to make a seamless call from their ERP system to the Insight BOL systems for creating a new BOL. To the user, it appears that the BOL application is part of the client’s application system. Once users create the BOL, they can then either print, fax, or email it to the corresponding carrier for shipment pickup. Not only did this partnership reduce development costs and shorten development time schedules, the amount of time require to produce bills of lading for processing was also reduced.

By reducing company overhead, development time and improving reporting and audit capabilities, Transportation Insight together with the client have created a process that produces significant savings and opportunity for further future integration.

A major retailer requested a solution to help improve inbound freight management. Because their suppliers were not shipping with core carriers delayed transit times and higher transportation costs resulted. By selecting Transportation Insight's recommendation, they minimized the number of carriers bumping the dock, significantly reduced transit time, and reduced their overall transportation cost.

"The input from Transportation Insight's organization has contributed to our vendor compliance and understanding of tariffs and proper carrier utilization within specific tradelanes" says the Chief Operating Officer. "Transportation Insight's ability in meeting our highly specialized transportation needs has played a vital role in helping us achieve exceptional service and pricing."

 Challenge: An emerging commodity distributor recognized an opportunity to capture additional market share through improvements in its distribution network. Customer service is a differentiating factor in their highly competitive marketplace. Most times, business is awarded to the fastest distributor.

Solution: Contract with Transportation Insight to implement a web-based traffic management tool that can easily identify carriers with shortest transit time at competitive rates for each shipment.

Result: Comparative transit information on an individual shipment basis has enabled client to gain new business and grow rapidly.

Challenge: An international freight consolidator was facing long LTL delivery times and increased transportation costs. They wanted to transfer their freight from national to regionalized carriers but were uncertain of the strongest carriers for each market throughout the United States. Their shipping and distribution patterns were a highly complex puzzle. They needed guidance and education to help optimize carrier options.

Solution: Transportation Insight evaluated their specific freight profile and recommended the strongest regional carriers to optimize both delivery cost and service time. Additionally, Transportation Insight met with regional carriers to educate them on the consolidator’s unique requirements and secured high-level support from each carrier to serve the client.

Result: 25% improvement in delivery time and substantial improvement in bottom-line savings. Transition to new carriers was seamless with no missed deliveries or dissatisfied customers.

Challenge: A major contract manufacturer with multiple distribution points faced increased LTL freight costs on inbound and outbound shipments. Additionally, they were having difficulty measuring local compliance to corporate routings and the associated costs.

Solution: Contract with Transportation Insight to evaluate entire distribution network and identify opportunities for carriers to reduce their costs. Transportation Insight met with carriers to review cost reduction opportunities and renegotiated new carrier pricing. In addition, Transportation Insight provided individual location compliance and cost reports associated with nonconformance with corporate routings.

Result: New lower pricing created considerable bottom-line savings (exceeding 15%) and subsequent reporting provided information needed to secure improved core carrier compliance throughout the company which created additional saving opportunities.