Integrating Private and Purchased Transportation

Leveraging Transportation Across the Enterprise for Reduced Costs and Improved Service

Traditionally, private fleet and purchased transportation management have operated in isolation. However, enterprises are looking for new ways to reduce transportation costs, better utilize their transportation resources, and serve customers. Now there are transportation management solutions with the breadth and depth of capability to help holistically manage their transportation operations.

Asset Utilization

• Scheduling Drivers and Vehicles
• Compliance

Carrier Selection

• Contracting
• Carrier Performance & Management

Contracting

• Carrier Performance & Management
• Load Tendering

What’s Driving the Trend To Manage Transportation Resources Holistically?

• Reduce logistics costs by being able to select the most cost-effective mode
• Leverage backhauls and intracompany shipments to increase transportation utilization
• Leverage all transportation resources to offer better service to customers
• Desire to have a comprehensive real-time view of transportation resources and performance metrics

A Seamless, Multimodal Approach to Reduce Costs and Improve Service:

Fleet and For-Hire Transportation Management Platform

• Organize by transportation process, not mode
• Determine what combination of fleet and for-hire minimizes total costs
• Single unified view of transportation resources
• Functionality depth to manage modes

Keys to Successful Fleet and For-Hire Integration

• Know when it should be leveraged (e.g., backhauls)
• Use common carriers for the best cost and service
• Let the system dynamically optimize mode selection to eliminate costs