| Logistics solutions are steadily making improvements | | | | With the new technologies that are becoming so |
| in their technology and abilities to enhance the | | | | popular, companies are realizing savings that they |
| businesses prospective for many companies. They | | | | have been looking for some time now. Many of the |
| are already certified with the small parcel carriers | | | | companies are saving, at the minimum, ten percent in |
| such as FedEx, UPS, Canpar, USPS, BAX and others. | | | | only the first year of using the new software. |
| They are creating specialties in the area of less than | | | | When a company decides to move their business to |
| truckload shipping by using integration. They are hiring | | | | the next level, there are four simple steps that are |
| professionals in the areas of software, computer | | | | necessary to get them started. They need to have |
| engineering, electrical engineering, and former LTL | | | | an analysis run on their business needs. Once the |
| carriers. | | | | analysis is complete they will begin putting the pieces |
| Companies are turning their attention to logistics | | | | together. They will determine what tools are needed, |
| software such as RateLinx LTL Analysis. This | | | | which specific carriers are desired by the company, |
| software provides businesses with a greater level of | | | | what integration needs are necessary to get the |
| market visibility at a previously unrealized level of | | | | project moving, and what auditing and payment |
| granularity. It is providing them with answers and | | | | needs are necessary. |
| giving them plans that are specific to the shipping | | | | By taking business to the next level and taking |
| characteristics of their company. It will help | | | | advantage of the state of the art technologies that |
| companies execute their plans for improvements and | | | | are available, businesses are making their freight |
| give them outstanding results in the area of LTL | | | | management and pricing extremely simple. Because |
| pricing. | | | | the plan for improvements is made specific to a |
| The logistics software is reducing and eliminating the | | | | particular company, the cost reduction of the LTL |
| need to outsource. They are realizing market | | | | costs will be at ten percent before they know it. |
| discounts on a continuous basis and the ability to be | | | | They have trusted advisors for all of their LTL, TL, |
| setup with LTL carriers that they personally choose | | | | small parcel, international, ocean, and hazardous |
| and have developed a strong trustworthy relationship | | | | needs. |
| with. At the same time they are ending their reliance | | | | The process of moving to this new system will be |
| on the seemingly never ending software maintenance | | | | very smooth and integrated. They will ensure that |
| costs. They are, in essence, taking back the control | | | | overpaying for freight is something from the past |
| and making decisions regarding their freight on their | | | | and that the savings will continue as long as the new |
| own. | | | | technologies are being used. |